President Trump on Thursday praised the House Energy and Commerce Committee's vote to report a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. The committee voted 48-1 to report the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Florida Republicans Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Vern
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday predicted that the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season could be below normal as El Niño intensifies amid its development. NOAA's outlook predicts a 55 percent chance of a below-normal season, with between
House Republicans are seething at the Senate’s decision to push back a vote on an immigration funding package until next month, steamrolling over President Trump’s self-imposed June 1 deadline to get the bill to his desk. The decision to punt action on the package, which
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) said on Thursday that he thought Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin should “move on” following the botched rollout of an autopsy report on the party’s 2024 election losses. “There doesn’t seem to be a plan to turn things around and
He spoke to at least two county party chairs on Thursday as attention to his undisclosed illness grew.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said Thursday the U.S. is pausing a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan because of the Trump administration’s war with Iran. Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, Cao insisted the U.S. still had "plenty" of missiles
Congressional Republicans are lashing out over a nearly $1.8 billion fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to give payouts to those who claim to have been the target of a “weaponized” government. Discontent over the fund contributed to senators abruptly
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) is attempting to end speculation about when he may return from a mysterious months-long absence from Congress, telling a New Jersey newspaper Thursday that he plans to be back “in the next couple of weeks.” “I anticipate that in the next couple of
A federal judge is officially being tasked with deciding whether to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster. More than 30 states are asking Judge Arun Subramanian to order a sale of the ticketing giant, a "sufficient number" of large amphitheaters, and limit its ability to tie access
His family reported that he had been hospitalized with a severe illness.
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The House punted a vote Thursday on a Democratic-led war powers resolution aimed at limiting President Trump’s military action on Iran. House Republicans appear to have pushed the vote over attendance issues. Trump and GOP leaders have argued that the president has the
Hundreds of Greenlanders took to the streets Thursday to protest the opening of the U.S. Consulate, chanting that the Americans must "go home." Protesters waved Greenlandic flags and held signs that read "USA Asu," or Stop USA," The Guardian reported. Others shouted "Greenland
Rock star Bruce Springsteen took shots at President Trump and Paramount owners Larry and David Ellison during an appearance on Stephen Colbert’s late-night show. After Colbert introduced Springsteen before his performance on the second-to-last episode of “The Late Show,”
The House on Thursday was unable to pass a bill authorizing the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be located within the reserve of the National Mall and outlining a framework for selecting the museum’s leadership and its content. The bill failed by a vote of
New GOP language sought to block the institution from portraying “any biological male as a female.”
Moderna’s experimental mRNA flu shot will be reviewed by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel next month, a move that suggests a more stable approach to drug reviews after the firing of former agency head Marty Makary. The panel will meet June 18 to discuss and
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday slammed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for accepting the Trump administration’s proposal to establish a $1.8 billion legal compensation fund for people who claim they were wrongfully prosecuted by the
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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday urged Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to push back against what he called “misguided decisions” to ease regulations on flavored vaping products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that 15 people were charged in connection to an alleged $90 million healthcare scheme in Minnesota following a joint investigation with the FBI. “The defendants defrauded Minnesota public healthcare resources for tens of
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President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. is sending 5,000 additional troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon canceled the long-planned deployment of 4,000 service members to the Central European country. Lawmakers have expressed deep frustration and concern over the
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Wednesday he will not vote for a war powers resolution to withdraw U.S. armed forces deployed against Iran. Tillis ruled out joining four Republican senators who said they will back a motion to discharge a vote on a war powers resolution. "They're
Democrats' postmortem report on the party's 2024 losses was riddled with annotations and apparent errors when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) bowed to pressure and released it to the public Thursday. DNC Chair Ken Martin had made an initial commitment to release the
Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant has provided the House Oversight Committee with the names of three new alleged co-conspirators. Sarah Kellen appeared before the committee in a closed-door hearing Thursday. Committee Chairman James Comer described her participation as
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said Wednesday that Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) primary loss shows that there is “no room for ideological diversity” in the GOP under President Trump. “There’s no room for ideological diversity or independence in the Republican Party right now,” Crow
Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) on Wednesday voiced his opposition to Democratic candidate Graham Platner’s bid for Maine Sen. Susan Collins’s (R) seat. “How in the world does this guy want to put together a working-class coalition?” Scott told Fox News. “It’s impossible,
Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday slammed the narrative that Havana is a threat to the national security of the United States, categorically rejecting statements made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The U.S. Secretary of State lies once again to
The charges against the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters were dropped Thursday, in a win for anyone who has protested ICE activity under the Trump administration. The six protesters were hit with felony conspiracy charges carrying a maximum sentence of six years in prison
GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan on Wednesday said there could be a jump in gas prices next week if the U.S. and Iran do not reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. De Haan wrote on the social platform X that as stations sell through their fuel, oil
The United Nations voted this week to affirm that countries have a responsibility to protect people from climate change, while the U.S. was one of a handful of member states to vote against the resolution. The measure, brought by Vanuatu, calls on countries to take steps to
The White House on Thursday pushed back on reports that it resisted allowing an American physician who was exposed to the Ebola virus back into the U.S., calling them “absolutely false.” “President Trump has consistently taken great risks to ensure Americans exposed to deadly
When Republicans allowed the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act to expire last year, most people predicted that many Americans would drop their insurance coverage because they couldn’t afford premiums without those subsidies, and that the
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday added a Trump-pushed rail safety bill to a major transportation package, in a move that divided Republicans and inflamed ideological tensions on the right. The Railway Safety Act amendment, brought by Rep. Troy
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved a modified design of President Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch to be built at the entrance to Washington, D.C., marking an integral step in the project’s process. Trump first heard about the design’s approval at a
On Monday morning, a judge overseeing the New York state case on the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO ruled that some evidence collected by police could not be shown to a jury. It wasn't the only news coming out of the hearing. Outside the courthouse, Molly Crane-Newman, a
Democratic activist David Hogg is demanding that the head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) step down following the delayed release of a flawed autopsy report about the 2024 election. The former DNC vice chair called the delayed release of these findings “a
On Thursday, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said the death threats he received while his reality TV fame was at its peak were what pushed him to join the Republican Party. Pratt, who entered the nonpartisan race against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in January, was
President Trump said Thursday he is unsure that he will go to his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, noting the Iran war and "other things" he has on his plate. “He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small, little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it,” the...
Even members of Congress are taking the opportunity to cash in on Donald Trump’s slush fund. The DOJ created a $1.8 billion honey pot earlier this week, offering “anti-weaponization” payouts to virtually any right-winger who felt targeted by the previous presidential
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Thursday released its contentious postmortem of the party’s 2024 losses, a report it had intended to keep under wraps to avoid distraction and infighting during the midterms. DNC Chair Ken Martin had faced backlash for reversing on an
Ahead of a meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the White House sent a document to GOP senators on Thursday explaining why President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund is actually a great idea. The document says the fund is about “seeking accountability” for
Republican senators oppose President Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” so much that they’re going home early. Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced to his colleagues Thursday afternoon that the Senate will recess until June without a vote on their planned reconciliation
Russia has promised to provide “active support” to Cuba as the U.S. seeks to tighten its economic grip on the island’s communist government. “We reaffirm our full solidarity with Cuba,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said during a briefing on Thursday,