House Judiciary Democrats are calling for a public hearing on the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying top officials in both the Justice Department and the FBI should account for their handling of information surrounding the deceased financier. The Justice Department last week
Vermont was named the best state for quality of life by CNBC for the fifth year in a row, according to a Monday release from the news outlet. Maine, New Jersey, Minnesota, Connecticut, Hawaii, North Dakota, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Virginia also made the top 10 list for a
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok has been plagued by controversy recently over its responses to users, raising questions about how tech companies seek to moderate content from AI and whether Washington should play a role in setting guidelines. Grok faced
A grand jury indicted the man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses on six federal charges Tuesday, moving the case forward as prosecutors signal the death penalty is on the table. Vance Boelter faces murder charges for allegedly assassinating
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Tuesday called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over her response to the catastrophic flooding in Texas that caused a triple-digit death toll. In an interview on “CNN News Central,” Markey pointed to reporting
President Trump on Tuesday touted $92 billion in new private data center and energy investments as his administration seeks to boost the nation’s power supply amid a push to rapidly develop energy-hungry artificial intelligence (AI). Trump unveiled investments from 20 major
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wants to repeal parts of the "big, beautiful" law he just voted for. Hawley on Tuesday introduced new legislation to roll back some of the Medicaid cuts that were included in the massive tax cut law, which passed the Senate two weeks ago and was signed
Plus: Johnson tells Bondi to explain statements {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP and Congress are moving this week to address the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency industries, as Washington sets its sights on a next generation of technologies with the potential
Ukrainians have begun to credit First Lady Melania Trump for her husband’s 180 on support for Russia and President Vladimir Putin in their all out war on Ukraine. “My conversations with [Putin] are always very pleasant. I say, isn’t that a very lovely conversation? And then the
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday pushed for the Trump administration to release files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “and let the chips fall where they may." “This is why people don’t trust government. You can never go wrong with being transparent.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is taking steps to connect with Washington's political class amid signs of division within the Democratic Party over his insurgent mayoral bid. Mamdani, who won the Democratic nomination for mayor in an upset against former New
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Monday said he would consider jumpstarting his career as a politician by campaigning for the presidency. “You want to start as president of the United States?" Stephen Colbert asked on “The Late Show.” “Why not?" Smith responded. Smith
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon went to bat Tuesday for the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, as the White House pondered ousting him over disagreements about the path of short-term interest rates. Multiple media outlets reported that Dimon, who has reined in
Asked whether Attorney General Pam Bondi told him his name is in the Epstein files, President Trump doubled down on the far-fetched notion that the whole thing is the product of a Democratic conspiracy against him. Speaking to reporters, the president revealed that he’d
Even after President Donald Trump publicly gave her the go-ahead, Attorney General Pam Bondi desperately skirted questions about the release of additional files on Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, the Department of Justice published a two-page memo declaring that the alleged sex
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi needs to explain her statements regarding Jeffrey Epstein after the Department of Justice announced it would not make any more disclosures in the case of the disgraced financier. The statement marks a
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz portrayed the international body as bloated and rife with antisemitism during his confirmation hearing.
The Education Department announced on Tuesday it is opening a foreign funding investigation against the University of Michigan after alleged inaccurate disclosures in the school's foreign reports. The department is demanding the university provide a litany of documents within
Whoopi Goldberg took aim at former President Obama and billionaire investor Mark Cuban for criticizing the way Democrats have been responding to various actions and policy initiatives undertaken by the Trump administration. Goldberg cited recent criticism from Obama, who urged
Critics claim public media leans liberal. What they really mean is: any criticism of Trump is unacceptable.
David Sacks, President Trump’s artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar, urged tech billionaire and friend Elon Musk to reconsider his recent third-party push, arguing his political goals could be achieved through the Republican Party. Sacks, a Silicon Valley venture
Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) gubernatorial campaign said it raised $10.2 million in the second quarter of 2025. The haul is the highest amount ever raised by a statewide candidate in Virginia in the second quarter of an election year, according to Spanberger’s
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday that Democratic voters are “fully caffeinated, double espresso” when it comes to involvement in politics at the moment. “If you look at every special election and every primary, Democratic turnout since 2024 is way up
House Democrats are hammering President Trump and his GOP allies for pushing to alter Texas’s congressional lines ahead of the midterms, accusing the Republicans of rigging the system to stay in power. "It's painfully clear why Republicans are doing this: They know they are
A Justice Department memo seeking to douse conspiracy theories around Jeffrey Epstein has split the MAGA influencer ecosystem into competing factions, with some of President Trump’s loudest backers refusing his demand to drop the issue. The memo said there was no evidence
Inflation moved up in June, due partially to businesses passing tariff costs onto consumers. Despite the uptick, President Trump is on the warpath for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, a move that would stimulate markets and investment, but that could also push
The new national survey indicates that Trump's "big bad budget" is unpopular with Americans, and Democrats now have the opportunity to build a new foundation for the party by proposing innovative policies and programs to fix the problems created by Trump's policies.
Twelve hardline House Republicans tanked a procedural vote on Tuesday over concerns with cryptocurrency legislation the chamber is preparing to consider, bringing the floor to a standstill and dealing a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and GOP leadership. The vote on the
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought told reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans Tuesday that the White House is on board with a substitute amendment to the rescissions package that would exempt PEPFAR, the global anti-AIDS initiative from cuts. Vought
The latest attempt by House Democrats to force a vote on releasing files related to the disgraced, late financier Jeffrey Epstein failed on Tuesday. Democrats unsuccessfully urged the chamber to oppose a routine procedural vote — known as the motion on ordering the previous
Just three percent of Americans say they’re satisfied with the amount of information the federal government has released in the case involving disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a CNN/SSRS survey released Tuesday. Meanwhile, 50 percent
Several companies have said they'll be removing artificial food dyes in the coming months and years.
House Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic attempt to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, with zero Republicans supporting the measure. The final vote was 211 to 210. One Republican with a spine would have tipped the scale and given the American people greater
The frigid waters that surround Antarctica may be inhospitable to human inhabitance, but they are churning with the manmade relics of toxic chemical production, a new study has found. Certain types of “forever chemicals” are present in ocean areas west of the Antarctic
President Trump is in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to tout his technology and energy agenda. Trump, participating in a conference alongside Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), is expected to announce tens of billions of dollars of investments in the sectors within the Keystone State. The
President Trump said he hopes Texas Republicans will pick up five seats in the House from a redistricting plan they hope to enact in a special legislative session later this month. Trump told reporters that it’s “OK” if other Democratic-leaning states like California or New
Mike Waltz at his Tuesday Senate confirmation hearing faced scrutiny for retaining his six-figure White House salary despite being ousted from his post as national security adviser. Trump in May removed Waltz from his role at the National Security Agency and announced his
President Trump told reporters Tuesday that Ukraine should not target Moscow with military attacks and that the U.S. was not looking to give long-range missiles to Kyiv in its ongoing war against Russia. “No, he shouldn’t target Moscow," Trump said of Ukrainian President
President Trump’s former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, emerged Tuesday from a Senate confirmation hearing largely unscathed over his role in mistakenly adding a journalist to a group chat discussing sensitive military attack plans against the Houthis in Yemen. While
In their appropriations bill, House Republicans take a whack at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget, proposing to slash its funding by 23 percent. While dramatic, the cut is still not as severe as the administration’s proposal, which would have slashed the EPA’s
Conservative commentator Candace Owens said on Monday that President Trump thinks his "base is stupid" and that "people around him" think he is "stupid" during the latest episode of her show. Owens accused Trump of "gaslighting the public" after the FBI and Justice Department
President Trump on Tuesday expressed his support for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein amid uproar from his supporters over a lack of transparency. Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for a trip to
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) staffers who received reduction in force (RIF) notices months ago were informed Monday that they were officially separated from the department after the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration could move forward with layoffs.
President Trump on Tuesday said his administration will impose a 19 percent tariff on Indonesia, lowering the import tax rate he slapped on the nation last week, which was set to go into effect Aug. 1. “We made a deal with Indonesia. I spoke to their really great president,