Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pressed President Trump for a “short but forceful response" to Iran as peace talks stay stuck at a standstill. “I have every confidence that President Trump fully understands the situation with Iran and will not continue to tolerate a refusal to
Despite the current political climate, Democrats are struggling to take a stand on important issues, leading to individual candidates rising in popularity by taking their own stands and calling for Democratic leadership to either do the same or step aside.
Tens of thousands of children have been separated from their families during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a new analysis by the Brookings Institution . The report, released Monday, suggests that more than 145,000 children have been separated
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Saturday that the U.S. "is not about one individual" as he conceded the race to Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming (R). Letlow, who was endorsed by President Trump, and Fleming will face one another in a runoff on June
The mid-decade redistricting wars are a race to the bottom. But the further down we go, the harder it will be to climb back up.
It’s Monday. The Washington Nationals hat giveaway over the weekend has been the talk of the city. You are a local celebrity if you got one of the “BAD DAY TO BE A 🌭” hats. Oh, and DC has its first heat alert of the season today. It’s going to be very hot for the next few
For those not familiar with Sun Tzu, he was a famous Chinese strategist and military philosopher living between 400-600 B.C.E. His most important book, "The Art of War," is the ancient companion to Karl Von Clausewitz’s modern masterpiece "On War." Sun's most interesting pieces
Senator Rick Scott thinks President Trump should “bomb the living daylights” out of Iran so that “we all don’t get killed” by Iran’s nonexistent nuclear weapon. The GOP hardliner stumped for more death, destruction, and war crimes against Iranians on Fox Business Monday
President Trump is planning to build a helipad at the White House for the new Marine One helicopter, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the president has discussed placing a helipad at the White
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) on Saturday said Democrats and his fellow candidates for governor "can't put everything" wrong with the Golden State on President Trump. Villaraigosa kicked off an interview on MS NOW's "The Weekend: Primetime" calling the
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Prediction market analysts uncovered what looks like blatant insider trading within the U.S. military after a group of nine connected Polymarket accounts won more than $2.4 million by placing bets on Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Nicolas Vaiman, the CEO of data analytics firm
Practically no one attended Donald Trump’s eight-hour religious program Sunday on Washington’s National Mall. Even the president—or his cabinet members—couldn’t be bothered to show up to Rededicate 250 , which was billed as a “national jubilee of prayer, praise and
Upheaval among the top ranks of the Food and Drug Administration continued late Friday when Tracey Beth Høeg, the agency’s top drug regulator, was ousted. Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) since December, and was the
Instead of attending his administration’s nine-hour prayer festival on Sunday, President Trump decided to play golf at his club in northern Virginia. Rather than speak at the Christian nationalist event, held as part of the America250 celebrations for the anniversary of the
The Pentagon’s policy chief announced Monday that the United States will suspend its involvement in a joint body that coordinates military consultation with Canada, pointing to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to the World Economic Forum earlier this year. The
President Trump is officially dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, opting instead to create a roughly $1.8 billion fund to further enrich himself, January 6 rioters, and virtually any right-winger who felt targeted by the Biden administration.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said in a new interview that the Republican Party never got “back to sanity,” Hogan told The Washington Post that he thought the GOP would eventually get “back to sanity” after the 2024 presidential election in which President Trump won a
The Pentagon is pushing back on allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is politicizing the military with his planned Monday appearance in Kentucky to campaign for the man who is challenging Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) in Tuesday’s Republican primary. “Secretary Hegseth
Electric companies NextEra and Dominion will merge, they announced on Monday. The merger would create the world’s largest regulated electric utility, the companies said in a press release. The move comes as electricity prices have been on the rise — up an average of 6.1 percent
President Trump is scheduled to host a healthcare affordability event on Monday afternoon at the White House. Trump in January unveiled an affordability framework aimed at lowering drug prices and insurance premiums, as he seeks to address a major Republican political liability
Fox News host and former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Sunday praised Spencer Pratt, a candidate in the Los Angeles mayoral race, saying he is "going to forever change how political ads are done." Pratt's campaign has pushed AI-generated ads depicting incumbent Los Angeles
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) again pinned an ongoing Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike on the Trump administration, continuing a days-long feud between Albany and Washington over the strike. “Let me be clear, this strike would not have been possible if the Trump
Rubio has been an active participant in Trump’s relentless campaign to prevent the U.S. from being the country he described.
MAGA Republicans are teaching a scary lesson in the wake of Senator Bill Cassidy’s weekend primary loss: Do not cross Donald Trump. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham appeared on NBC News’s Meet the Press Sunday to spread the word. “Are you glad that Senator Cassidy is no
President Trump in a filing on Monday moved to dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over an agency contractor who leaked his tax return information to news outlets. The notice of voluntary dismissal was filed in a federal court in Miami. Trump’s civil lawsuit sought
A new poll shows Republicans trailing Democrats by double digits on a generic congressional ballot. The survey results released Monday by the New York Times/Siena poll show that 50 percent of respondents said they would vote for the Democratic candidate in their district.
The Supreme Court said Monday it will not consider whether a suburban Chicago teacher was rightfully fired over inflammatory Facebook posts in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. Jeanne Hedgepeth was a teacher at Palatine High School in Illinois for 20
Military and veteran family caregivers provide $119 billion in unpaid care annually, yet 35 percent of their households live below the poverty line, and they face a lack of support from Congress.
A CSPAN caller who identified himself as a three-time Donald Trump voter compared the president to Adolf Hitler. In a damning pulse-check on Trump’s second term, a caller, who identified himself as “Thomas from Hawaii,” told CSPAN’s Washington Journal Saturday that he regrets
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a former congressman’s bid to toss his conviction on insider trading charges. Former Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) was convicted in 2023 on four federal charges tied to hundreds of thousands of dollars he earned trading inside
President Trump capped off a long weekend of boomer-AI shitposting on Truth Social with a bizarre picture of him walking next to a handcuffed alien. The Sunday afternoon post, made without comment, is perhaps his strangest since he posted himself as AI Jesus. And its timing
President Trump's approval rating dipped to a second-term low in the latest New York Times/Siena poll published Monday. Pollsters found Trump's approval at 37 percent, with 59 percent of respondents saying they disapprove of the president's job performance. The previous
The Supreme Court said Monday it will weigh whether federally funded school employees can privately sue over sex discrimination at their jobs under Title IX. MaChelle Joseph, a women's basketball coach, was fired from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2019 after filing a
Less than one-third of Americans think President Trump’s war with Iran was a good idea. A new poll from The New York Times and Siena University shows Trump’s decision to go to war has hurt his popularity, with his approval rating falling to a second-term low of just 37 percent.
The GOP is increasingly embracing racial politics, with many of its members either expressing racist views or playing along by ignoring them, as evidenced by the recent Supreme Court ruling that dismantled protections for Black voters and the racist text groups involving young
Congress appears poised to intensify its scrutiny of major sports leagues and their gambling partners in response to a growing number of scandals involving illicit wagering that have rocked college programs and professional teams in recent months. An explosive scandal that
Republicans in the Senate are clashing over President Trump's wish for $1 billion in security funding for a White House ballroom. The battle comes as the Senate parliamentarian rules the money cannot be included in a budget reconciliation package under Senate rules. Meanshile,
Most Americans say President Trump made the wrong decision to initiate a military offensive against Iran, according to the latest New York Times/Siena poll released Monday. The poll found that 64 percent of respondents say they think the war in Iran was the wrong decision, with
The fight over immigration enforcement funding will take center stage in Washington this week ahead of a scheduled Memorial Day recess. Lawmakers are also racing to meet a June 1 deadline set by President Trump. One piece of the legislation that needs to be reworked is funding
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s controversial affordability remarks, describing his stance on the Iran war as his “Churchill moment” in spite of the financial hurdles faced by Americans. “That's his Churchill moment. When Churchill came into
Last Month's Los Angeles arsonry offers clearest expression of America’s class resentment since Luigi Mangione.
The Washington Nationals say the team has identified and banned at least one person who unveiled a sign espousing white nationalist ideology during a Sunday home game. Video taken from the team's stadium on Sunday showed at least two people in an Upper Deck section of the
An increasingly hostile political environment for Republicans has put the upper chamber squarely in play for Democrats.
Four crew members safely ejected from their aircraft on Sunday following a mid-air collision at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho during an event commemorating the nation's 250th birthday. Two EA-18G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island,
With oil and gas prices controlled by global markets, and coal and nuclear power producing dangerous wastes, renewable resources are the true path to America’s energy independence. They are the “America First” options.
Members of both parties see passing legislation as critical to combating a narrative with voters that Capitol Hill is mired in political dysfunction.
President Trump late Sunday doubled down on his efforts to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), telling voters he “must be thrown out of office.” “Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX