In defending his record on measles, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. twice said during a recent Senate hearing, “We promote" the measles vaccine. While it’s true that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend the shot,
💵 Plus: Trump officials push for $250 bill with Trump’s face {beacon} Happy Thursday. Have you heard of the infamous egg roll filled with Skyline chili that was sold as a promotion during the Reds-Mets game? This clip of a broadcaster sampling the ~creative~ concoction had me
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead Thursday afternoon's White House press briefing, hours after the new app for the Trump administration's newborn investment accounts went live. President Trump has touted the investments, dubbed "Trump Accounts" and established under
The lessons of the FBI failures in microscopic hair and bloodstain pattern analyses are clear.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said the Trump administration would use a more than $400 million grant to upgrade Washington Union Station after restoring federal control of the facility last year. “In our effort to follow the president's call to make D.C.
The Justice Department is trying to obtain the names, addresses, financial data, and other personal information of Reddit and X users who criticize ICE’s violent immigration tactics. Bloomberg reported that U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and former Fox News host
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a swing at the Trump administration over a reported push for President Trump to be on a $250 bill. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which is charged with printing U.S. currency, had
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued another warning to Oman Thursday morning after President Trump said the nation should “behave or we’ll have to blow ’em up.” “The United States Government will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz,”
The Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act is based on the simple idea that workers should be able to pay for daily essentials before they are taxed.
President Trump on Wednesday refiled his $10 billion lawsuit against Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, for an article covering a birthday letter to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A federal judge dismissed the case last month, ruling
The Trump administration has doubled down on Donald Trump’s threats against Oman. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Thursday that Washington “will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz.” “Oman, in particular, should know the U.S.
President Trump on Tuesday again refiled a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a July 2025 report that he submitted a letter and explicit drawing to a birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit last month, ruling
A U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Wednesday. U.S. Southern Command posted a 13-second video to social platform X showing a boat struck by an explosion and the aftermath of the vessel engulfed in flame and smoke. The command
The federal court in the Southern District of Florida has one straightforward and clear path to nullify Trump’s overreaching scheme.
President Trump said this week that he wants to help U.S. energy companies “gain access” in Central Asia, saying an agreement with Armenia is in the works. “Soon, the United States and Armenia will break ground together on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,
More California voters are leaning toward backing Democrat Xavier Becerra, the former Health and Human Services secretary, in the state’s gubernatorial race, according to a new survey. The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released polling Wednesday, which showed
The Trump administration is giving Venezuela’s new leadership a free pass. The White House has instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid criminal investigations into acting President Delcy Rodríguez, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Rodríguez has been on the Drug
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said Thursday that she will not run for president in 2028, taking herself out of what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field. “There will be a robust group of people running for president. I will not be one of them in 2028, I can
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked a judge Wednesday to throw out a Biden-era settlement with Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by billionaire investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The agency said it determined that “inappropriate tactics” were
House Democrats are planning to introduce a bill Friday in an attempt to block President Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch project. The Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act seeks to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for the arch and other
The Treasury Department launched a new app Thursday corresponding to its investment accounts for kids, dubbed "Trump Accounts." “The Trump Administration is taking another step forward in expanding opportunity for American families," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a
President Trump requested that Senate Majority Leader John Thune fire the Senate Parliamentarian for blocking his request to include $1 billion for White House security in the budget reconciliation bill, which was met with outrage from both parties and ultimately dropped due to
Key 2026 races are heating up across the country, including the Texas and Michigan Senate contests, the California governor's race and Los Angeles mayoral showdown. Plus, a new poll shows former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leading among potential Democratic
The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned an Iranian agency attempting to control the Strait of Hormuz. In a release, the department said the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) — which the Iranian government formed earlier this month to manage the passageway — is a “new
Katie Miller doxed the Democrats’ social media manager after the party’s official account called her husband an “ugly fuck” following his transphobic comments towards Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. “The Democrats made history in Texas by nominating their
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) defended Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) amid backlash over his controversial tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, saying Platner took responsibility for it and that it should not disqualify him from the race. “Graham clearly made a mistake,”
Despite its rhetoric, this administration has done a great deal to make pregnancy and childbirth a dangerous enterprise.
President Trump wants something else with his name and face on it: American currency. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and his senior adviser Mike Brown, both political appointees, have been pushing staff at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for prototypes of a $250 bill with
Multiple artists listed as entertainers for a massive bash slated for next month on the National Mall to celebrate America’s 250th birthday have pushed back on reports of their participation. Young MC, Morris Day and The Time and the C+ C Music Factory group each shared
CNN has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity, claiming that the startup's AI tools generate "verbatim" copies of its work, as reported earlier by CNN. The lawsuit, filed in a New York court on Thursday, also alleges that Perplexity provides users with information locked behind
A small band of House Democrats has formed a new group designed to combat corruption in Washington — a move that comes amid growing criticism that President Trump is abusing his powers for personal gain. Launched by Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
Donald Trump may well congratulate himself on another primary win, but he might have second thoughts when the Senate convenes in 2027.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is casting doubt on a new piece of legislation introduced by lawmakers in the Senate that would regulate the big business of college sports. The bill's "primary effect," Murphy wrote in a social media post on Wednesday night, "seems to be to limit
The White House paid tribute this week to Harambe, the gorilla whose 2016 death resulted in him becoming an internet meme. On Wednesday, which would have been his 27th birthday, the White House wrote on the social platform X, “Today, we remember a legend.” The White House
Two major performing artists have bailed on President Trump’s America 250 celebrations on the National Mall since the administration included them in the lineup. Freedom 250 on Wednesday announced a list of performers for the “ Great American State Fair ,” which will take place
A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for President Trump’s March executive order beefing up rules surrounding mail-in ballots to stand in the face of legal challenges from Democrats. The order would require the federal government to establish a list of eligible voters
A top White House adviser intervened to send a massive defense loan to a company linked to Donald Trump Jr., ProPublica reported Thursday. In November, the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan to Vulcan Elements, a start-up manufacturer of rare earth elements. Just three
Texas Senate Democratic candidate James Talarico announced Thursday that his campaign brought in over $3 million after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) won the GOP runoff against Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Tuesday. “In just 24 hours, working people from every corner of
Donald Trump’s retribution campaign is turning the Justice Department against E. Jean Carroll. The DOJ has opened a criminal investigation into the writer, probing whether Carroll committed perjury in her previous cases against Trump, reported CNN Wednesday. Carroll has a long
A former CIA official allegedly stole hundreds of gold bars from the federal government, amounting to over $40 million. David Rush, who had top secret-level clearance during his tenure at the CIA, was charged with criminal theft of public money and arrested last week after
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) fired back at White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller Wednesday, urging him to “shut up” after criticizing Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico (D). “Fired up. Ready to go. It’s time to take back Texas,” the DNC wrote in a post on
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said Wednesday that state Rep. James Talarico (D) is the “best” candidate he has seen during his time in Lone Star State politics. “He’s the best I’ve seen over the course of my life, running and being involved in politics in Texas,”
What looks like a danger to the things we enjoy signals deeper vulnerabilities in the food system we depend on.
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) early Thursday accused Iran of violating the temporary ceasefire with a ballistic missile attack aimed at Kuwait. “At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces,”
A federal judge refused Thursday to block President Donald Trump’s executive order to illegally limit mail-in voting, clearing the way to disenfranchise millions of voters for the upcoming midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee based in
The U.S.-Israel relationship remains one of the most consequential in history, and its slow depletion — evidenced by poor public opinion — should trouble leaders in both countries.
The White House has confirmed reporting, based on American sources, that the U.S. and Iran have reached a tentative agreement to extend the conflict's ceasefire another two months. President Trump needs to sign off on the arrangement. Axios first reported on Thursday the deal
Iran reupped its backing for Oman on Thursday, after President Trump warned the latter nation to “behave” or face consequences. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in a statement that Iran would support the Gulf nation, which is separated from Iran by the
Again and again, diplomatic engagement has coincided with — and appears in some cases to have facilitated — sudden military escalation.