U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to California, rejecting the notion that recent anti-ICE/Border Patrol protests amounted to rebellion. “The founders designed our government to be a system of checks
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) expressed fear on Tuesday that President Trump is “sleepwalking us into a war” with Venezuela in the wake of recent tension between the U.S. and the South American country. “I’m afraid that Secretary [Pete] Hegseth and President Trump are sleepwalking
Trump’s plan demands full Palestinian demilitarization while imposing hardly any limitations on Israeli military power.
House GOP leaders will bring a vote next week on a package of health care bills that does not include an extension of expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, as Republicans remain divided about how to address the health care cliff ahead of a midterm election year. Speaker Mike
The Trump administration has tapped Gregg Phillips, who gained notoriety for claims about noncitizens voting in the 2016 election, for a leading role at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “Gregg Phillips is joining the FEMA leadership team, bringing experience in
Every Democrat on the the Senate Armed Services Committee, with the exception of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), has expressed their “serious concerns” to Navy Secretary John Phelan over his review of the Arizona Democrat's conduct, pressing him to drop the probe. Kelly, a retired
President Donald Trump threatened to fire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent—not over interest rates, as he did in November , but over something even less under Bessent’s control: putting people in jail. As part of a longer rant Tuesday about how much better the country is now
The Department of Defense didn’t have a plan to deal with survivors after launching its boat bombing campaign in the waters around central America. The New York Times reports that after a mid-October strike in the Caribbean Sea left two survivors in U.S. military custody,
Congressman Johnny Olszewski is introducing a constitutional amendment to give Congress the power to overturn presidential pardons and commutations, in order to restore trust in the democratic system and ensure that all laws apply equally to all Americans.
As President Trump recoils at the very mention of affordability, bemoaning it as a Democratic scam (still unclear what that means exactly), over half of the country is struggling to pay for basic necessities—and blaming Trump for it. New polling from Politico and Public First
Republicans are taking credit for Representative Jasmine Crockett’s last-minute decision to run for the United States Senate, as part of their efforts to recruit “very vulnerable Democrats” to run for office, NOTUS reported. Crockett’s surprise announcement last week reportedly
Foreign tourists to the U.S. could be required to disclose the past five years of their social media activity if a Tuesday rule proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is approved. “In order to comply with the January 2025 Executive Order 14161 (Protecting the United
The question isn’t whether we need labor. We do. The question is whether we want that labor documented, taxed and accountable, or underground, ad-hoc and impossible to track.
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) said Wednesday she filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him “the biggest self-created threat to our health and safety.” “RFK Jr. has got to go. Today, I introduced articles of
A new law banning kids from prominent social media sites took effect in Australia on Wednesday, teeing up a key test of one of the most far-reaching approaches to protecting children online. The effects of the Australian law will be closely watched by other countries,
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex-trafficking case can be unsealed. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman of the Southern District of New York, in a four-page decision, cited a law passed last month requiring the Department
President Trump acknowledged Tuesday he had referred to some developing nations as "s‑‑‑hole countries," confirming he had made the inflammatory comments he repeatedly denied having said at the time. Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday touted he had paused migration
President Trump went after The New York Times late Tuesday over “seditious” reporting about his health. “The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am ‘slowing up,’ am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true,
Two U.S. military fighter jets flew over the Gulf of Venezuela amid President Trump’s continued pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter planes flew over the gulf in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, spending over half an hour in
What example would Congress set by extending a temporary pandemic subsidy that notably worsens the nation’s fiscal trajectory?
A federal judge ordered President Trump to end his deployment of the California National Guard in Los Angeles, ruling Wednesday that he must return control of the force to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Roughly 100 troops remain in the city, and U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (D) on Wednesday launched a bid to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) — months after losing the party primary for the city's mayoral race. “I’ve spent my life organizing my neighbors to win big fights — stopping evictions,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is finalizing a revised peace proposal that he will deliver to the U.S. soon, hinting at potential progress as President Trump increases pressure on Kyiv to agree to a peace deal with Moscow. Zelensky said he is speaking with the
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) urged the country to “act with moral clarity” and “lay down your swords” as the two men warned of increasing political violence across the country. “We — a Republican and a Democrat, a Morman, a Jew — we need you
Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday was supposed to be about affordability. Instead, it devolved into him bashing immigrants and using an epithet that he’s previously denied saying. In Mount Pocono, Trump related to the crowd a meeting in which he said, “Why is it we
More good news for Democrats headed into the midterms: Liberal candidates saw unexpected wins in two Southern states Tuesday night. Miami residents just elected their first Democratic mayor in almost 30 years . Eileen Higgins, a former Miami-Dade county commissioner, beat
President Donald Trump is convinced Black people “love” him because “they know a scam better than anybody.” These peculiar comments came Tuesday night at a rally-style event in Pennsylvania. “Lemme tell ya. Black people love Trump. I got the biggest vote,” he said, before
American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland on Tuesday said farmers would need more than President Trump’s $12 billion relief package to overcome losses from new trade policies. “This is a Band-Aid on an open wound. And, again, we’re thankful that there’s something
To determine which states are lacking in traffic safety and which are ahead of the curve, the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety releases an annual report that grades every state on how safe their traffic laws are.
What can travelers do to avoid being caught in a cascade of flight cancellations?
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was “somewhat successful” in a new podcast episode. “We're a little bit successful, we were somewhat successful. I mean, we stopped a lot of funding for — that really just made no
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) claimed on Tuesday that officials “falsified” much of a police report that accused her of berating airport security and escalating a “minor miscommunication” by police into a “spectacle” that left employees “visibly upset.” “Well, part of the report was
Maduro's strategy is clear and simple: wait, resist and recover.
President Donald Trump seems to think that having to take more cognitive tests than his predecessors is a good thing. In a furious, lengthy rant on Truth Social Tuesday night, Trump attempted to defend himself against recent reporting that he has been showing signs of aging and
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is holding a press conference Wednesday morning in support of extending health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act as insurance premiums are set to rise in 2026. The upper chamber of Congress is expected to vote Thursday on
House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as the fight over health care premiums enters a critical stage. Affordable Care Act subsidies — tax credits that help make insurance costs cheaper for lower-income Americans — are set to expire after the most
Federal prosecutors are appealing an order blocking access to the communications of a close associate of James Comey, saying the move was a “strategic tool to obstruct” their case against the former FBI director. A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Justice
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and GOP leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday morning following a closed-door meeting. Their remarks come a day after the House Rules Committee advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following months of work. The large
Despite his big promises, Donald Trump just doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing.
The House will take its first votes on the must-pass Defense funding bill on Wednesday afternoon, after the Rules Committee advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) late Tuesday. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is also expected to cut interest rates, its final
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will grapple with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability in imposing a death sentence in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers to evade execution if their IQ falls short of certain standards. The justices are
By conceding party control to America’s ideological minority, Democrats are diminishing their political competitiveness.
Researchers found that pregnancy was linked to accelerated biological aging of up to 5.3 years.
Nearly half of Americans say they oppose the Trump administration’s military strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela, according to new polling. In a Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Wednesday, 48 percent say the U.S. should not be conducting the strikes
President Trump’s promised executive order that would kneecap state laws aimed at regulating artificial intelligence is likely bound for the courts. The president announced his plan Monday to create “one rulebook” by which the tech industry will abide when it comes to AI, a
Moderate Democrats are already pushing to delay the mesure, understanding that New York is suffering from an affordability crisis.