Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) said that President Trump would fire his commerce secretary if he heard the testimony that he provided Congress on Wednesday about his relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he
House Democrats on Wednesday blasted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, arguing that his claimed lack of knowledge about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes is part of an “egregious cover-up.” Lutnick
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is among the handful of Democrats running to become California's next governor, on Tuesday said if President Trump attacks California in any way, "F him." CNN's Kaitlan Collins was co-moderating the network's California gubernatorial debate
Airline fuel costs went up 56 percent in March, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT) — a sharp spike in the first full month after the outbreak of the Iran war. In a Wednesday release, the DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said that U.S. scheduled
The U.S. and Iran are reportedly trying to hammer out the details of one-page memorandum to end hostilities, the latest back-and-forth amid the stalemate over the months-long conflict. The U.S.-proposed memo would establish a framework for future talks on Tehran’s nuclear
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned Iran's statements warning against a "military solution" as talks with the U.S. to end hostilities in the Middle East "progress." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on the social
The FBI raid on the office of a Virginia state senator Wednesday in Portsmouth, Virginia, was reportedly spurred on by a former Justice Department lawyer who thought it would help Republicans in the midterms. MS NOW reports that Lindsey Halligan, who was forced to leave the
Donald Trump is insulting his supporters—again. In the midst of a White House press event Wednesday promoting the executive mansion’s upcoming UFC tournament, mixed martial artist Justin Gaethje attempted to praise the president for normalizing UFC tournaments and humanizing
The Commerce Secretary sat for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
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Tennessee Republicans kicked Democratic lawmakers, journalists, and constituents out of a special redistricting session Wednesday as protests over their new congressional map engulfed the state House. After one round of protests forced Republicans to shut down their meeting,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to end its shortened training programs intended to release new officers out on the street sooner, multiple outlets reported. Two Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told The Washington Post that ICE will revert
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Wednesday to doxing the home address of a Supreme Court justice, according to the Justice Department. Kyle Andrew Edwards, 59, appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to posting the justice’s home address online with the intent to
The 29-year-old woman Kristi Noem handpicked to oversee ICE’s billion-dollar budget just lost her nomination bid in an Ohio congressional primary. Madison Sheahan, a f ormer ICE deputy director, was in third place Wednesday when the Associated Press called the state’s 9th
A Texas man has been charged in the recent shooting near the Washington Monument on the National Mall, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday. In a press release, the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia said that 45-year-old Michael Marx, from Midland,
It's illegal to harm or kill the birds, which are a federally protected species.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee claimed Wednesday that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick lied several times during his testimony about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. During a closed-door hearing to discuss his ties to the alleged sex trafficker, Lutnick reneged on past
The Tennessee GOP’s new election map would eliminate the state’s only Democratic representative and carve up the majority-Black Memphis-area district he represents. The map would gerrymander away Democratic Representative Steve Cohen’s Shelby County district and likely give
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt called the reported U.S.-Iran draft agreement a “terrible deal” on Wednesday, two days after President Trump appeared on his show. The president suddenly paused the U.S. Navy’s “Project Freedom” operation in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, as its closure has left oil and other cargo vessels stranded for two months amid a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. On the social platform X, Macron wrote that he met with
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The affected products were made with milk powder that may be contaminated with salmonella.
What happens when the work of writers, the people who spend years building stories, ideas and entire worlds, is used to teach machines how to recreate them in seconds?
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) told reporters ahead of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony before the panel that Lutnick had not been “100 percent truthful” about whether he had been on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey
The Justice Department sued the state of Colorado Wednesday over a gun control law that has been on the books for more than a decade. The state passed the law, House Bill 13-1224 , in 2013, months after a gunman opened fire on a movie theater in Aurora, killing 12 people and
At some point, leaders of the Democratic Party will have to confront the radicals in their midst.
Fox News was on the scene immediately when the F BI raided Virginia state Senator L. Louise Lucas’s legislative office in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Wednesday, and that may not have been by accident. Portsmouth is in the southeastern corner of the state, far from Washington,
The U.S. military disabled an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker on Wednesday morning that attempted to breach the U.S. naval blockade, as Washington and Tehran have seemingly made progress in potentially ending the conflict. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said the tanker, M/T
Dave Chappelle says the headlines get "more appalling" each day, telling Michelle Obama that the current political climate "doesn't seem like it's ever going to end." The comedian appeared on "IMO," Obama's podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson, in an episode released
Former Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) on Wednesday endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in a hotly contested Democratic Senate primary in the state. In a video that Stevens’s campaign posted online, Stabenow said it was “the honor of my lifetime to suit up every day and
A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official who quit her job with the agency to run for Congress came up short Tuesday in her bid to secure the GOP nomination for a northwest Ohio-based seat in the U.S. House. Madison Sheahan, 29, finished third among a crowded
The Home and Community-Based Services Access Act and the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act have been introduced to provide much-needed support for caregivers and direct care workers, and to ensure that home and community-based services are a guaranteed Medicaid benefit.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado on Wednesday, alleging that its ban on “large capacity” magazines violates the Second Amendment. State law makes it a misdemeanor to possess or sell assault weapons that hold more than 15 rounds of
CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour voiced discomfort with the possibility of Paramount Skydance taking over her outlet if the cable channel's parent company is allowed to merge with the David Ellison-led media conglomerate. “Clearly I’m concerned, and I’m not sure how much I’m
The Trump administration’s long-awaited counterterrorism strategy will put the focus on left-wing “violent secular” groups that officials argue are responsible for most of the politically motivated assassination attempts and other violence in recent years. The administration’s
Federal authorities executed a search warrant on Wednesday morning at the offices of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas (D), a key player in the state's congressional redistricting fight, as part of a corruption investigation, a source familiar with the
President Trump's nominee for surgeon general, Nicole Saphier, previously criticized healthcare guidance and recommendations from the administration in now-deleted social media posts unearthed by CNN. Saphier, a former Fox News contributor and radiologist, seemed less than
Why did Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito step in to maintain abortion pill access? And why are he and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sparring over Louisiana's congressional map? The high court's emergency docket is roaring back. What does that mean? Plus, what's next for
President Trump announced a sudden end to his operation to break Iran’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday night, hours before reports emerged that Washington and Tehran are closing in on a framework of a deal to end the war. The president again threatened to resume
Reps. Brad Schneider and Brian Fitzpatrick have introduced the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger-Barklage Act, which seeks to add bereavement leave for the loss of a child, in honor of Barry Kluger's daughter Erica who was killed in a car crash 25 years ago.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday said "nope" to President Trump's claim that the outlet reported his approval rating among Republicans was at 100 percent. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office earlier Tuesday about the supposed poll, suggesting that "I am at, according to
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump honored mothers who serve in the U.S. military and the moms of service members at the White House on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the upcoming Mother's Day holiday. The event in the East Room comes as the U.S. and Iran are reportedly
The Department of Justice has dropped thousands of criminal cases in order to aid and abet Donald Trump’s agenda—and now it seems to be on the verge of assisting some of the president’s allies. The DOJ seems to be preparing to end a nearly two-year probe into Tennessee
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in recent months stopped publication of studies about the safety of COVID-19 and shingles vaccines, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed. “The studies were withdrawn because the authors drew broad
President Trump lauded CNN founder Ted Turner following his death Wednesday, calling him “one of the Greats of All Time.” "Ted Turner, one of the Greats of All Time, just died. He founded CNN, sold it, and was personally devastated by the Deal because the new ownership took
President Trump has enlisted the Justice Department to help him appeal the $83.3 million defamation judgment he owes former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. The DOJ plans to ask the Supreme Court for the power to directly represent Trump in his appeal, arguing
What the big beautiful bill's surge of money did for ICE was create a para-military unit within the federal government, under the direction of the administration. ICE operations are certainly more efficient than anything recent presidents have implemented in apprehending
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied Tuesday that Iran has “kamikaze dolphins.” But Hegseth did not rule out that the U.S. military has them. When a reporter at Tuesday's press briefing asked whether Iran has kamikaze
Several hiking trails in Yellowstone National Park remain closed on Wednesday after two hikers were injured in a bear attack in the southwest region of the park earlier this week, according to the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS said in a Tuesday news release that the
Oil prices plunged around midday Wednesday as reports emerged that the U.S. and Iran are nearing an agreement on a one-page memorandum that could result in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The international benchmark, Brent crude oil, reached $101.75 at 11 a.m. EDT while