Former Vice President Kamala Harris will appear at multiple state Democratic Party fundraisers across the South next month, CNN reported Thursday. Harris will reportedly appear at fundraisers for the Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina state parties the week of April
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) issued an indirect plea to President Trump on Wednesday to stop Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) from advising on the conflict with Iran, as the senator presses for a more aggressive approach to the conflict. “I want President Trump to take Lindsey Graham
President Trump says there's a national security component to the construction of the White House ballroom that was "supposed to be secret." "Now it's no secret, the military wanted it more than anybody," Trump said of the construction of the ballroom Thursday during a Cabinet
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A majority of Americans say they do not approve of the U.S. military action in Iran and that attacking the country late last month was the wrong idea, according to a poll released Thursday. The Pew Research Center found 61 percent of respondents disapprove of President Trump's
The solar deployment industry has lost its bipartisan support due to the industry's dependence on Chinese supply chains, its framing as a symbol of climate ambition, and its failure to address Republican concerns about supply-chain security, unfair trade practices, and domestic
The swing-seat Pennsylvanian said he’s “never a fan of single-party bills.”
Conservative activist Laura Loomer said Wednesday that Mark Zuckerberg's appointment to the inaugural President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is a “slap in the face” to MAGA. “We went from Zuckerberg for Prison to Zuckerberg now being appointed to President
President Donald Trump was spotted snoozing while his Cabinet members delivered their dismal defenses of his disastrous war in Iran. As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed military operations in Iran at a Cabinet meeting Thursday, Trump appeared to fight to stay conscious.
Of the country's more than 3,000 counties, about 80% saw declining population or slower growth between July 2024 and July 2025.
After Democrats snagged a likely House seat in Salt Lake City County, Utah, in February, the GOP was furious. Republicans control all four House districts in Utah, and despite about 40 percent of residents voting Democrat in 2024, they considered losing even one unacceptable.
President Trump said Thursday that Iran’s “present” to the U.S. he mentioned two days earlier was the passage of 10 oil-carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told reporters at the White House he was having “very substantial” talks with Iran as the conflict
Yucatan is a major Mexican economy ATM.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed at a Wednesday service in the Pentagon for violence against those “who deserve no mercy” and for god to "break the teeth of the ungodly." Hegseth read a prayer that he said was first delivered by a chaplain to troops ahead of an operation
The White House is not only celebrating, but taking credit for the International Olympic Committee’s decision to ban trans women from competing in the 2028 Olympic Games. The IOC announced Thursday that eligibility for female category Olympic events will be “limited to
New polling shows the race for Senate between former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D) and incumbent Senator John Husted (R) is tight. This puts Ohio on the map as a battleground state for the first time since it swung right in 2016, according to a new Decision Desk HQ memo.
Europe and Canada had a 20 percent surge in defense spending in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to the annual report by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who said the alliance has “started a new chapter.” “We took big decisions and decisive action to defend
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) suggested Wednesday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) should have less access to President Trump as the conflict with Iran persists. “I absolutely think he should have his Oval Office credentials revoked,” Cammack told Migrant Insider’s Pablo Manríquez
On Wednesday, the U.S., Israel, and Argentina were the only countries to reject the formal recognition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade—which saw millions of Africans kidnapped, trafficked, brutalized, and dehumanized for centuries—as the “gravest crime against humanity.” The
The U.S. public health system and the CDC are in crisis.
Joe Rogan said Wednesday Democrats were tougher on the border than President Trump, citing past comments from both former President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The podcaster described Clinton’s rhetoric on the border during her first presidential
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday it will ban transgender women athletes from women's events ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The policy states that eligibility to perform in women's sports will first be based on SRY gene screening "to detect
Iran’s retaliatory strikes have rendered many of America’s 13 military bases in the Gulf region “all but uninhabitable,” forcing U.S. military service members to work remotely from hotels and office spaces, The New York Times reported Thursday. Within the first two weeks of the
A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official warned late Wednesday that the ripple effects of the partial government shutdown could cause headaches at airports for weeks or potentially months to come, even if lawmakers strike a deal to end it soon. Deputy TSA
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation Thursday that would ban the federal government from obtaining or operating unmanned Chinese robots. The American Security Robotics Act seeks to bar government use of “unmanned
The Bipartisan Fiscal Forum is urging Congress to adopt a 3 percent deficit-to-GDP target to stabilize the national debt and ensure the US can maintain a healthy economy.
Inflation is projected at 4.2 percent this year amid economic concerns surrounding the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In a new report, the OECD made 2026 inflation projections for multiple
Some Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have started checking travelers' identification documents (IDs) after receiving standard training from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), officials from the latter agency said. Acting TSA Administrator Ha
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday said the “big present” President Trump received from Iran was likely a tanker filled with oil. “I think I've speculated about this before and it's still speculation, but I think it is a tanker loaded with Iranian oil
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has settled a lawsuit from President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn over claims he was wrongfully prosecuted for making false statements to the FBI during its probe of Russia's ties to the Trump campaign during the 2016
Lee is advocating steps that could end in another war on the Korean peninsula.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that his country's military killed the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' navy, Commodore Alireza Tangsiri. The commander, along with other senior naval commanders, were killed in an Israeli strike
The Trump administration has hit its legal limit for leaving the position of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vacant after firing the sitting director last year. Former CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired on Aug. 27 after officially serving in
Bill Maher will be the twenty-seventh recipient of the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor despite the White House’s earlier claims that no such thing would happen. Last week, The Atlantic reported that the openly racist, misogynist, and astonishingly unfunny
Donald Trump admitted that he is referring to the Iran war as a “military operation” to circumvent the Constitution. In remarks at a National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising dinner Wednesday night, the president joked : “I won’t use the word ‘war,’ because they
A Democratic lawmaker has asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center from sticking President Trump's name on its building and other branding. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the performing arts center's board of trustees, argued in a motion filed
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Wednesday criticized the Trump administration for not providing more information on the ongoing conflict with Iran, as the U.S. and Tehran outline demands for bringing an end to the Middle East war. “We want to know more about what’s going on, what
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has been known to buck his party in recent years, said he is confused about his popularity with Republicans. “I, for some strange way, I am more popular with Republicans, which is, it's confusing because I vote, I vote in the 90s
It appears that the war on Iran—the one President Trump keeps saying is already over—is so costly that the Pentagon is weighing taking weapons and resources from Ukraine to use in the Middle East. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the U.S. may divert air defense
President Trump's characterization of the U.S.-Israeli aerial bombardments of Iran as a "little excursion" has been met with criticism, as the conflict has already cost the U.S. billions of dollars and resulted in numerous casualties.
President Trump's disapproval rating hit its highest rating across both of his terms, according to a new Fox News poll. The survey, released Wednesday, found that 59 percent of registered voters do not approve of Trump's handling of the presidency, with 47 percent who say they
President Donald Trump raged against the filibuster and his fellow Republicans Thursday morning. In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump urged Republican lawmakers to eliminate the dastardly filibuster once and for all. Republicans have previously fought to maintain the
Bill Maher will receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, in what organizers say will be the final event at the Kennedy Center after President Trump announced it would be shuttered for two years for renovations. The HBO "Real Time" host will receive the award at
Missed your flight due to long TSA lines? Here's how airlines are handling it.
President Trump will convene a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on Thursday morning as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches into Day 41. The forum comes as pressure mounts over travel woes caused by airport security staffing shortages amid the
Straus and his allies showed that science-based advocacy backed by sustained grassroots pressure can hold policymakers accountable.
Members of both parties are facing increased pressure to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as long lines extend throughout the nation's airports. Are the long lines at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints actually adding political