Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Thursday that of the top contenders to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, she is most concerned with National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. “I am most worried about Kevin Hassett. … He has made clear that he will do
Retired Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO allied supreme commander, touted the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as a “legal” operation that was perfectly executed. In an interview on “CNN News Central,” Stavridis praised the Coast Guard for conducting
The anti-abortion group SBA Pro-Life America warned House lawmakers Wednesday it would negatively score those who sign a discharge petition to trigger a vote on legislation extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premiums tax credits, as it would include coverage for
The Trump administration is refusing to face the facts that they are the ones responsible for the suspected national guard shooter’s presence in the country. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was grilled during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday on
Immigration judges are supposed to be unbiased jurists. Their job is not to “bring down the hammer” or end a so-called “invasion.” It is to follow and apply the law.
An FBI official on Thursday struggled to answer basic questions about the structure of antifa after President Trump designated the group as a domestic terrorist organization, prompting a top Democrat to say the bureau failed to prove it merits the label. A portmanteau for
A group of House Republicans are rebelling against legislation leadership intended to put on the floor next week.
The Trump administration will add a militarized zone in California along its border with Mexico as part of President Trump's crackdown on unlawful migrant crossings, the Department of the Interior stated on Wednesday. The department will transfer the jurisdiction of around 760
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday questioned the Trump administration’s escalations in Venezuela after the U.S. seized an oil tanker from the country. Schiff also mentioned the series of strikes on smaller boats allegedly running drugs to the United States, which have
Democrats on the bicameral Joint Economic Committee (JEC) estimate that, on average, U.S. households have paid nearly $1,200 in additional costs in connection to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. In a report released Thursday, the committee found that consumers paid more than
The spray was distributed nationwide, according to the recall notice.
A federal judge slammed Justice Department lawyers Thursday for blatantly lying about their efforts to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongfully deported to El Salvador last spring—and she ordered the government to release him. In a 31-page opinion , U.S. District Judge
The Trump administration might be exaggerating their employment figures, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday. In a press conference, Powell said that staffers at the Fed think that the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each
Donald Trump has been accused of launching a racist attack against Somali Americans in Minnesota, and his policies have been described as racist, while the Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could strip many Americans of their birthright citizenship.
The Senate on Thursday will take up competing health care bills as Affordable Care Act subsidies, which took over headlines during the record-long government shutdown, are set to expire at the end of the month. GOP leaders are faced with a political dilemma: Either extend the
Venezuela has condemned the Trump administration’s Wednesday seizure of an oil tanker, calling it an “act of piracy.” Attorney General Pam Bondi accused the tanker of illegally sending oil to terrorist groups, justifying the administration’s hostile takeover. “For multiple
Andrew Tate, the self-avowed misogynist and accused sex trafficker with a massive online following, has a powerful ally in the White House: Barron Trump. The college-aged Trump has been building a steady bromance with the woman-beating influencer since at least 2024, the pair’s
After her husband died in 1996, Brunnie Lebron—now age 71—picked up her two daughters and moved into the third floor of a prewar building near West Harlem, right off St. Nicholas Avenue. The rent-stabilized building always had its problems, she said, but with enough income to
President Trump’s approval rating on the economy reached its lowest point in recent days, according to a new poll. The latest AP-NORC survey, released Thursday, found that just 31 percent of respondents said they approve of the president’s handling of the economy. That marks a
The best safeguard is a culture that trusts and empowers its people to act before it's too late.
House Republicans have voted to punish Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for not releasing footage of the Pentagon’s extrajudicial executions of alleged drug traffickers. The GOP-led House on Wednesday passed an enormous annual defense policy bill that included a measure to
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he can’t think of anything “more American” than informing migrants of their rights in this country. In an interview with MS NOW, Mamdani defended his video advising migrants on what to do if approached by Immigration and
A federal judge on Thursday ordered that immigration officials immediately release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the wrongfully deported man who is now back in the United States and faces criminal charges. Abrego Garcia remains protected from being removed to El Salvador again, but
The United States has a history of intervening in resource-rich nations behind noble-sounding pretexts.
The Walt Disney Company made a major push further into AI on Thursday, announcing a licensing agreement with OpenAI that gives it access to Disney's vast library of content and characters. The three-year deal, worth an estimated $1 billion, will allow consumers to use the Sora
At least 254 people are in quarantine in South Carolina after the state confirmed more than two dozen new cases of measles over the weekend, according to local health officials. As of Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported 27 new cases of the
President Trump late Wednesday renewed a threat to primary Republican lawmakers who oppose the GOP's push to change Indiana's congressional map, ramping up pressure on holdouts in the Hoosier State. The Indiana state Senate is set to vote on the new Republican-proposed map
Even the Justice Department lawyer who defended the George W. Bush administration’s decisions to waterboard, bind, and sleep-deprive prisoners in the infamous 9/11 “Torture Memos” of 2002 thinks the Trump administration’s drug boat strikes are going too far. “I don’t think
Senate Democrats, along with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes, want an independent review of Epstein case files released by the government to ensure that the records haven’t been tampered with or concealed. Senators Adam Schiff and Dick Durbin wrote a letter to the
The Senate Armed Services Committee is convening Thursday morning to hear testimony from military leaders on the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops across the U.S. President Trump ramped up his immigration crackdown last month after two National Guard
Recent developments in our political history bolster my view.
Be honest: Did you fall for the video of the bunnies on the trampoline?
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will testify before the House on Thursday about threats to national security. Noem last week said the Trump administration is looking to expand its travel ban to more than 30 countries in the wake of a shooting last month in
House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t seem to understand why President Donald Trump’s violent racism is his problem. Trump confirmed Tuesday that he’d used the epithet “shithole countries” eight years ago during a closed-door meeting with senators, though he had initially denied
President Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to end the chamber's blue slip tradition, which Trump complained has gotten in the way of confirming many of his judge and attorney nominees. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, bemoaned that blue
AUKUS will be a new foundation of our shared security for generations to come.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday called President Trump's positive grade for the state of the U.S. economy "insulting" and a "poor reflection" on the commander in chief. "Look, electric bills have gone up," Greene told CBS News. "Everyone's bills have either
Donald Trump’s big mouth could cost him more Republican votes in Indiana as he pushes the Hoosier State to redistrict. Anxious about the 2026 midterms, Trump issued directives to several red states, including Indiana, to redraw their congressional maps in order to bolster
Time named the business leaders behind the AI boom as its person of the year on Thursday, describing 2025 as the year when the technology’s “full potential roared into view.” The magazine pointed to the likes of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, xAI CEO Elon
Our elected representatives in Congress have passed civil and criminal sanctions to deter people from using sham marriages to evade immigration laws. And the Trump administration is serious about enforcing these sanctions.
Durham, N.C., County Commissioner Nida Allam (D), backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other progressives, launched a primary challenge Thursday against Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.) for her House seat next year. “Everywhere you look in our district, people are working,
President Trump confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in the latest escalation of tension with the Latin American country and its President Nicolas Maduro. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. A large tanker, very
Senators will go on record Thursday on competing health care plans that try to address enhanced ObamaCare tax subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. A vote on the Democrats' three-year extension was promised as part of the end of the government shutdown. The GOP's plan
Shutdowns reflect the gridlock of Washington, not the commitment to action found in our states and territories. At the state level, leaders do not have the luxury of stalemate. We must deliver. Governors embody the politics of problem solving, and that spirit is urgently
Army chief Asim Munir has effectively become Pakistan’s ruler behind a civilian façade.
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was jailed on Wednesday, according to court records, hours after he was fired for what the university said was an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”