Close watchers of the Supreme Court knew that the conservative supermajority was about to murder what was left of the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday's decision in Louisiana v. Callais took down Section 2 of the law, clearing the way for racist gerrymandering, because it is now
Susan Collins was the first Republican senator to change a vote on the Iran war.
Now that he’s no longer eligible for the office, Donald Trump—a 79-year-old who routinely falls asleep in critical meetings—believes it’s pertinent for all future presidential candidates to undergo a cognitive examination. “Anybody running for President or Vice President should
The Senate unanimously agreed to a resolution Thursday barring its members from trading on prediction markets in the face of growing concerns about insider trading on the platforms. The resolution, which was introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) last week, amends the
Centrist Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Thursday broke ranks with Republican leaders and most GOP colleagues by voting for a war powers resolution sponsored by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to halt military actions against Iran, the first Republican senator to change her
The Senate on Thursday passed a 45-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, rejecting a longer House-back proposal and teeing up continued debate over how to reform the program. In turning to a 45-day extension, the Senate rebuffed a House package passed Wednesday
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through their employers. The executive order does not create a new government retirement plan but rather helps match workers with
President Trump said Thursday that he is removing tariffs on Scotch whiskey after the visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla. “I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland’s ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Wednesday slammed the Supreme Court's ruling that Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was unconstitutional, which limited the scope of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as "Jim Crow in new clothes." Court justices
Democrats say they didn’t learn anything new; Republicans said Democrats just asked about Trump.
Meta says it may be forced to pull Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp from New Mexico if the attorney general gets his way. The state is demanding a host of changes that the company says are impossible to achieve. After winning a $375 million jury award against Meta in a trial
President Trump will sign an executive order expanding workers' access to retirement accounts in the Oval Office on Thursday, according to the White House. He is also expected to create a government website where they can compare private-sector accounts. The online marketplace,
Elon Musk is not availing himself well in court. The tech mogul and fascism enthusiast is suing Sam Altman and OpenAI, the organization he co-founded, for moving the nonprofit organization to a for-profit company. Musk took the stand three days this week in Oakland, and his
Comedian Jon Stewart said Wednesday the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the party's leaders were “lost” while discussing the Maine Senate campaign. Stewart was interviewing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who said he had not been contacted by the DNC or
President Trump tapped Dr. Nicole Saphier on Thursday to be the next U.S. surgeon general. The president called Saphier a “STAR physician” in a Truth Social post, specifically commending her work on breast cancer treatment. “She is also an INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR, who makes
Nearly 30 Democratic senators warned two government agencies against taking “any illegal activity” to carry out a March executive order from President Trump seeking to force states to verify citizenship in order to vote. Voting is already limited only to U.S. citizens, and the
After a week filled with criticism — and even a promise from a lawmaker to shut them down — Camp Mystic's owners announced Thursday they will not reopen this summer amid multiple investigations and lawsuits.
The staffer received $6,000 in contributions to his legal expense fund stemming from the incident.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said he was not pressured by President Trump or the White House to open an early review this week of several local broadcast stations owned and operated by Disney. "No, this was a decision that we made inside this
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack Governor Janet Mills’s decision to suspend her campaign effectively hands the Democratic nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat to Graham Platner. In the latest
Maine Governor Janet Mills’s decision to suspend her U.S. Senate campaign and effectively concede to upstart Graham Platner is a huge temporary victory for progressive Democrats in their ongoing fight with the party’s center-left establishment wing. But it will only be a true
The Voting Rights Act was born out of the Civil Rights Movement to open the ballot box to Black Americans who were systematically denied access. So when those protections get narrowed, even subtly, it raises a bigger question: Are we moving toward a system that prioritizes
For the first time in seven years, a U.S. flight took off for Venezuela on Thursday. The flight, operated by Envoy Air — a subsidiary of American Airlines — departed Miami International Airport at 10:11 a.m. EDT and landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport outside of
In a federal courtroom in California on Thursday, Elon Musk testified that his own AI startup, xAI, has used OpenAI's models to improve its own. The matter at question is model distillation, a common industry practice by which one larger AI model acts as a "teacher" of sorts to
The chairman of the DNC is refusing to release the 2024 autopsy. Why? That’s the question.
President Trump on Thursday accused Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) of playing "political games" that ended his second surgeon general nominee's confirmation in the Senate, comments that came as Trump was announcing his decision to withdraw her nomination. In a post on Truth Social,
That new matching contribution, known as the Saver’s Match, comes from 2022 legislation passed under Democratic President Joe Biden.
Boycotts against the film have been spreading across China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued Thursday that the 60-day clock for the conflict with Iran stopped when President Trump announced a ceasefire, as Democratic senators tee up yet another war powers vote. Trump notified Congress of the military operations in Iran on March 2,
Republican and Democratic senators are calling on President Trump to counter China’s broad influence in Latin America ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May, according to a resolution obtained exclusively by The Hill. Introduced
The recall warns "the stopper can forcefully eject when opened" if food and beverages are stored in the containers for too long.
President Trump said Thursday that he spoke with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) about redistricting in the state to give Republicans a leg up in congressional races ahead of the November midterm elections. The conversation comes after a Wednesday Supreme Court decision limiting
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignored military officials when he gutted a Pentagon oversight office designed to limit the risk of civilian deaths in war. Then the U.S. killed thousands of Iranian civilians amid its war with Tehran. The results of the war were apparently beyond
Americans lost nearly $21 billion to fraud last year, with cryptocurrency-related scams accounting for the largest share of losses, highlighting the need for Congress to close the regulatory gap and apply the same anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act standards to digital
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that other states should redraw their congressional maps in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. “The Supreme
The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending the record-breaking, 10-week shutdown. The bill passed by voice vote less than an
The House acted after weeks of delay to fund most Homeland Security agencies, which have gone unfunded for 76 days.
President Donald Trump announced a new surgeon general nominee Thursday, and unsurprisingly, it appears to be someone that he’s seen make frequent appearances on Fox News. In a post on Truth Social, the president announced that he had named Dr. Nicole B. Saphier to take the new
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said the cost of the Iran war is likely double the total that Pentagon officials provided to lawmakers on Wednesday. The independent senator told CNN on Thursday that he's heard estimates that the conflict has cost the U.S. around $50 billion. The
President Trump on Thursday pulled the controversial nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, announcing on Truth Social that her replacement would be Fox News contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier, marking his third nominee for the post. "Nicole is a STAR
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te was forced to cancel a trip to Eswatini due to intense pressure from Chinese authorities, demonstrating Beijing's increasing efforts to isolate Taiwan from the international community.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) on Thursday lauded his state’s governor, Janet Mills (D), after she dropped out of the state's Senate race, saying she “has dedicated her career to this beautiful state.” With Mills's exit, Platner will almost certainly clear Maine's
As inflation hit 3.5 percent in March—its highest rate in three years—congressional Republicans are urging Americans to cover their eyes and ears. The Commerce Department revealed Thursday that prices increased 3.5 percent since last year, thanks to surging gas prices amid the
⛳ Plus: Saudis yank LIV Golf funding, leaving golf stars in limbo {beacon} It’s Thursday. We have a new Wall Street acronym, folks! Instead of TACO (Trump always chickens out), we now have … NACHO, which stands for “Not a chance Hormuz opens.” Thank you to Bloomberg columnist
Two nonpartisan election handicappers identified seven districts that could be at risk of being redrawn to favor Republicans following the Supreme Court's Wednesday decision limiting the scope of the Voting Rights Act provision that creates majority-minority districts. Both
Earlier this month, someone at the FBI made an extraordinary decision: to send a plane to Cuba to bring home an American child who had allegedly been kidnapped. It was a possibly unprecedented intervention, apparently connected to a family member’s reported fear that the
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) snapped at a reporter for TMZ who peppered him with questions about Congress's inability to pass a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and the upcoming recess. "It's good to see you bro," the video the outlet posted showed TMZ's Charlie
The Justice Department has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center with 11 counts of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, alleging that the organization paid informants to infiltrate hate groups without disclosing the payments to donors, while the
Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) on Wednesday became the latest House Democrat to accuse Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of war crimes, accusations that have mounted amid the Iran war and the U.S. military's lethal boat strikes on alleged drug runners. When asked Wednesday on CNN’s