Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday demoted the state Department of Human Services (DHS) commissioner after 70 days in the role and a funding battle with the Trump administration over allegations of Medicaid fraud. Shireen Gandhi was demoted to deputy commissioner months after
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the initial U.S. operation in Iran has concluded, distinguishing between that and the newer effort by the U.S. Navy to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “The operation is over. Epic Fury, as the president
Presented by ACT The App Association {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story White House, Pentagon drift further apart on Anthropic The White House and the Pentagon are taking significantly different approaches to how — and whether — the federal government
House Democrats on Monday urged the Trump administration to answer questions about Israel's undeclared nuclear program. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and more than two dozen lawmakers signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio about "multiple nuclear-armed states...
After spiking last week, double-digit dips could be coming soon.
President Trump mocked a group of Republican state senators in Indiana as voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the state’s primary elections. Trump has endorsed a slate of challengers in the GOP primary against seven state lawmakers who opposed his push
Marco Rubio, the secretary of State and national security adviser for President Trump, tried on yet another hat Tuesday at the White House press briefing, taking questions on the Iran war and foreign policy in a performance that had all the bearings of a presidential tryout.
GOP frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor is running in a Tuesday primary against one other candidate. Ramaswamy, a businessman and former 2024 presidential candidate, is facing off against business owner Casey Putsch. Ramaswamy will almost certainly advance to the
Several of Republican state senators are fighting for their political lives Tuesday as they face challengers backed by President Trump over their opposition to the state's failed redistricting push last year. Twenty one GOP state senators voted against the push, drawing the ire
Voters in Indiana are heading to the polls Tuesday, when they'll weigh in on several House primary elections. Incumbent Republican Reps. Rudy Yakym of the 2nd Congressional District, Marlin Stutzman of the 3rd Congressional District, Jim Baird of the 4th Congressional District,
Sen. Jon Husted (R) and former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown are expected to face off this fall to fill out the remainder of Vice President Vance's seat in the Senate. Husted, who was appointed to the seat by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) in 2024, faces no primary challenger. Meanwhile,
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice was forced Tuesday to clean up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s outrageous lie about the Southern Poverty Law Center. Speaking to Fox News on April 21, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche claimed that the government had “no
Even the president’s Cabinet is having a hard time subscribing to what Donald Trump is saying about Pope Leo XIV. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to cover for his MAGA boss, telling a reporter at the White House Tuesday that she had mischaracterized Trump’s recent
President Trump’s administration is targeting The New York Times , claiming that the newspaper discriminates against white men. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the newspaper in federal court Tuesday on behalf of a white man who alleged his race and sex were
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday indicted the man accused of attempting to violently disrupt the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last month on four charges. The charges faced by Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman, include attempting to
Retired four-star Army Gen. Jack Keane predicted on Tuesday that it is “inevitable” that the U.S. would return to combat with Iran due to Tehran firing shots in the Strait of Hormuz amid a shaky ceasefire. Iranian cruise missiles this week have targeted Navy ships and merchant
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor in New Hampshire is facing federal charges after authorities said he threatened to kill President Trump and used a work computer to research previous assassination attempts against the president. Dean DelleChiaie, 35, was
A rare, rodent-borne illness potentially at the center of an outbreak that has killed three people, sickened others, and left passengers stranded aboard a cruise ship has been detected in the U.S.
The Senate Judiciary Committee late on Monday added $1 billion to a spending package for the U.S. Secret Service to allow for security upgrades to the compound tied to the construction of the White House ballroom. The $1 billion makes up part of a $72 billion budget
Delta Air Lines will soon end its free snack and drink service for most passengers on flights shorter than 350 miles. The change comes amid growing cost pressures on the airline industry amid the war in Iran, which has spurred rising airfares and increased fees for checked bags
President Trump is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to approve flavored vapes as his approval rating with young people continues to tumble. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump expressed frustration with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on the phone over the
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday called for Anthony Fauci, former longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), to be indicted for what the senator claimed was his lying under oath about gain-of-function research. "6 days from now, on
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of allowing an environment of “political violence” to persist in an interview released Tuesday. “Look, our leaders set the tone in this country, and I think that the President of the United States has set a tone where
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday that the Iranian military has attacked U.S. forces more than 10 times since the two sides agreed to a ceasefire on April 7. “Since the ceasefire was announced, Iran has fired at commercial vessels nine
The Trump administration is pushing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council condemning Iran's effective shutting down of the Strait of Hormuz and calling for open passage on the critical maritime route, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday. The resolution
Some senior GOP lawmakers have been concerned for months about accusations surrounding Rep. Chuck Edwards.
The Miami U.S. attorney’s office is in turmoil. The legal office has steered resources away from criminal cases in order to aid Donald Trump’s personal revenge tour, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The decision to explicitly aid Trump’s agenda has triggered a mass exodus of staff,
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe prices will be higher than they are today a year from now, according to a new poll. In the survey from The Economist/YouGov, 59 percent said they believe prices are set to be “higher" than they currently are in 12 months. Fifteen percent said
House progressives in leadership positions knocked the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) — their own campaign arm — on Monday for endorsing a candidate in a contested primary. The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (CPC PAC) publicly took issue with the DCCC
The Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act last week came about thanks to a conspiracy theorist who participated in the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. Democracy Docket reports that Phillip “Bert” Callais, the lead plaintiff in Louisiana v. Callais , has long
Billionaire investor Ken Griffin on Monday predicted that Democrats will take back the House in November. “It’s almost a certainty the Democrats will take the House. That’s the nature of almost every midterm election cycle, is the House seats swing in the favor of the opposing
Louisiana’s secretary of state has already received tens of thousands of absentee ballots for the state’s primary elections, but now won’t count them because of Republican Governor Jeff Landry’s desperate move to please Donald Trump. The Supreme Court voted 6-3 last week to
President Trump has trademarked the name “Donald J. Trump International Airport”—and could soon generate millions of dollars for his family. Palm Beach County commissioners will vote on Tuesday on whether to use taxpayer dollars to rename Florida’s Palm Beach International
Pennsylvania is suing an artificial intelligence company to stop it from misrepresenting its AI chatbots as licensed professionals who can provide medical advice. The lawsuit alleges Character.AI chatbots claimed to be licensed medical professionals, including psychiatrists,
One of the world’s largest container shipping firms on Tuesday said transits through the Strait of Hormuz are not yet possible a day after the U.S. began escorting vessels through the vital waterway. “At this point in time our risk assessment remains unchanged,” German company
President Trump reignited his attacks on Pope Leo XIV on Monday, accusing the pontiff of condoning Iran’s development of nuclear weaponry. “I think he’s endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people,” Trump said in a recent interview with Hugh Hewitt. "But I guess if it’s
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced his new initiative boost "deprescribing" psychiatric medications, during a Make America Healthy Again Institute summit on mental health and overmedicalization. “Today, we take clear and decisive
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will brief reporters from the White House on Tuesday as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz. The press conference comes a day after Iran and the U.S. exchanged fire after the Trump administration began “Project Freedom,” an effort to guide some
The successful Artemis II mission has inspired lawmakers to use the momentum to pass the Housing for the 21st Century Act, which aims to address the national housing affordability crisis by cutting red tape, supporting innovative housing solutions, and modernizing federal
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) poked a hole in Rahm Emanuel’s strategy ahead of the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. In a lengthy interview with Politico’s Jonathan Martin published on Tuesday, Pritzker said that he considers the former Chicago mayor a “friend” and
The first wave of tariff refunds is expected to be issued electronically starting on May 12, just under three months after the Supreme Court invalidated the cornerstone of President Trump’s trade agenda. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shared the updated timeline in a
The question is not whether she’s qualified. It’s whether the political conditions, and the memory of 2024, will allow voters to see her differently this time.
Since politicians aren’t going to do anything about fraud, can we get an AI on this?
Here’s a simple thought experiment for you. The Justice Department, as you know, is prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime foe of Donald Trump. Now imagine if acting Attorney General Todd Blanche remarked to a colleague: “I know this prosecution is nonsense on
House Republicans are committed to supporting small businesses, providing tax cuts, cracking down on retail theft and fraud, and restoring accountability to small business programs, resulting in improved cash flow, job growth and economic opportunity.
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Monday that Republicans will be “slaughtered” if they distance themselves from President Trump before the midterm elections later this year. “Is there room for Republicans to move away from Trump?” NewsNation’s Leland Vittert asked
Tens of millions of Americans may qualify, according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service.
A sublime, sacred view view is about to be desecrated by President Trump’s proposal to erect the giant United States Triumphal Arch on the Virginia side of the Potomac River.
Senate Republicans are looking to funnel nearly $70 billion with absolutely no strings attached to Donald Trump’s lawless immigration enforcement campaign. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley unveiled the legislative text Monday night for the Republicans’
Bipartisan senate appropriators are urging the State Department to restore $600 million the Trump administration is withholding from Gavi, an international humanitarian group that distributes vaccines to developing countries. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio led