House Ethics opens Eric Swalwell investigation

The panel said it’s looking at sexual misconduct allegations.

Trump picks fight with the pope, then posts AI photo depicting himself as Jesus

It’s Monday. You have two more days to file your taxes if you haven’t done so already! In today’s issue: ⛪ IN THE WHITE HOUSE President Trump goes after … *checks note* … the pope: President Trump fired off a lengthy post on Sunday night bashing Pope Leo XIV, accusing him

Trump on AI Jesus image: 'I thought it was me as a doctor'

President Trump told reporters Monday that the AI image appearing to depict him as Jesus Christ was actually an image of Trump as a doctor healing people.  "I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with the Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker there, which...

Melania Trump to head to Capitol Hill to talk foster care improvements

First lady Melania Trump is expected to head to Capitol Hill this week to discuss ways to improve foster care efforts. The first lady will be speaking at a closed-door roundtable Wednesday with members of the House Ways and Means Committee and witnesses form the foster care

Tina Shah raises nearly $1M, mostly self funded, in Democratic primary for New Jersey House seat

Democrat and ICU physician Dr. Tina Shah raised close to $1 million in her bid to take on Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) in November, which included $650,000 that she personally loaned to her campaign, according to figured first shared with The Hill. “We know that we have the

Eric Swalwell exposed for sexual misconduct; Katie Porter worse?

California Democrats are bringing their dysfunction to prominent national attention.

Trump says 34 ships passed through Strait of Hormuz on Sunday

President Trump said Monday that 34 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as the U.S. moved to block ships from transiting the critical body of water from Iranian ports. “34 Ships went through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, which is by far the highest number

Trump's blockade on Strait of Hormuz begins: What to know

President Trump’s new blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, during which the U.S. military will block Iranian ports and stop some ships looking to enter the key waterway, took effect Monday as talks with Iran faltered over the weekend. The blockade began at 10 a.m. after 21 hours

Watch live: Trump speaks at White House unexpectedly

President Trump delivered unscheduled remarks to reporters on Monday morning, shortly after his blockade on the Strait of Hormuz came into effect. President Trump announced Monday afternoon 34 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, "which is by far the highest

Trump Deletes Photo of Himself as Jesus and Makes Up Pathetic Excuse

Donald Trump has deleted a post containing an AI image of himself as Jesus after backlash from his supporters and religious leaders. The Truth Social post showed an illustration of the president, in the style of art usually found in Bibles, dressed in white in a red shawl with

Growing Number of Democrats Call on Eric Swalwell to Leave Congress

Multiple House Democrats have called for the resignation of California Representative Eric Swalwell following serious sexual assault allegations against him. Swalwell dropped out of the California gubernatorial election Sunday, but remains in the House. He admitted to “mistakes

Trump Was Telling UFC Fighter How Hot He Is as Iran Talks Fell Apart

While U.S. negotiators shattered peace talks with Iran, Donald Trump was at a UFC event in Miami, fawning over the body of a Brazilian mixed martial artist. The president shared some soft words with fighter Paulo Costa cageside Sunday evening, telling the sweaty light

Trump takes down Truth Social post of AI image portraying him as Jesus

The AI image posted by President Trump on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ appears to have been removed from his account. The link where the image previously was posted on Sunday, which was Orthodox Easter, reads "This resource could not be found” as

The 'special relationship' may not be so special anymore

There is still a long way to go in changing European and many U.S. perceptions of the first branch of its government.

Netanyahu Reveals Trump Reports to Him Every Day on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Trump administration reports to him every day about the ongoing war in Iran. In a meeting with Israel’s Cabinet ministers, Netanyahu said , “I spoke yesterday with Vice President JD Vance. He called me from his

Four Senate Races Shift Toward Democrats—All Thanks to Trump

The Cook Political Report adjusted the ratings Monday for four Senate battles in favor of Democrats, as President Donald Trump’s leadership has resulted in an “increasingly sour national environment for Republicans.” In Georgia, the crop of conservative primary candidates have

Mehdi Hasan’s arguments against Israel’s right to exist fall flat

Why did an Oxford-educated journalist say something so transparently foolish?

These Democrats are calling on Swalwell to leave Congress

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who on Sunday suspended his campaign for California's governor amid sexual assault allegations he has denied, is now facing pressure from fellow congressional Democrats to leave his seat in Congress. In a post on the social platform X, Rep. Teresa

Does Trump have a right to expect ‘his’ judges to side with him?

So much for an independent judicial branch of government!

Fuller's swearing-in

NATO Dumps Cold Water on Trump Claim About Hormuz Strait Blockade

America’s allies will actually not be joining the White House’s Strait of Hormuz blockade. NATO has no intention of cooperating in the military endeavor, despite Donald Trump’s repeated insistence that “many other countries” plan to help U.S. forces take control of the vital

Hundreds of Hollywood figures come out against Paramount, Warner Bros merger

More than 1,000 professionals in the entertainment business are voicing their opposition to a planned mega merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, which are eyeing a deal that would deliver a major shake-up to the TV and movie business. In an open letter,

Trump’s budget puts war first, and Americans last

President Donald Trump’s new budget proposal exposes the emptiness of his claims to put Americans first.

Judge Throws Out Trump’s Lawsuit Over Epstein Birthday Letter

A federal judge has tossed out President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over their reporting on his salacious birthday letter to infamous sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. The Journal successfully argued that Trump “fail[ed] to adequately allege that

Trump Stuns Maria Bartiromo by Admitting Gas Prices Will Get Worse

President Donald Trump’s troubling prediction for the upcoming midterm elections appeared to shock Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo. “So, do you believe the price of oil and gas will be lower before the midterm elections?” Bartiromo asked the president during a phone interview

Iran Says JD Vance & Co. Blew Up Ceasefire Talks at Last Minute

Donald Trump’s negotiators scuttled talks with Iran at the last minute, according to Iran. In a post on X Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that his country “engaged with U.S in good faith to end war.” “But when just inches away from ‘Islamabad MoU’, we

Iran taunts Trump, threatens Gulf ports over blockade threat

Iran is taunting the Trump administration over gas prices in the U.S. and threatening ports on the Persian Gulf after President Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, told the U.S. in a post

Republican Town Hall Erupts in Boos: “Incompetent Psychopath”

Boos and jeers erupted at New York Representative Mike Lawler’s town hall as he faced constituents frustrated with the Trump administration—and with his support for the chaotic , expensive U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Lawler, who claims to be a moderate but legislates as a MAGA

Judge dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal defamation suit over Epstein story

A federal judge tossed President Trump’s defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal on Monday over a story it published detailing a letter Trump allegedly sent to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. Trump denies writing the letter and claims it

Development orgs should focus on poverty, not trendy causes

When a child could die tonight from a preventable disease, no family cares about shaving a fraction of a degree from global temperatures a century from now.

Burchett calls on Trump to release files on UFOs, aliens: 'I think America needs to know'

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Sunday called on President Trump to release government files on aliens and unidentified anomalous phenomena, often known as UFOs. Speaking on Fox News "The Big Weekend Show," Burchett urged Trump to “peel back the layers of that onion, let America

MAGA Freaks Out After Trump Posts AI Photo of Himself as Jesus

MAGA treated Donald Trump like a messiah. Now they’re mad he’s comparing himself to Jesus Christ. Trump leapt into hot water with his Christian fans Sunday, when he posted an AI-generated image of himself as literal Jesus on Truth Social. In the image, Trump appeared dressed as

Pope Torches Trump After President Calls Him “Weak on Crime” Twice

The Holy See will continue to speak out against war, despite challenges from Donald Trump. Pope Leo XIV brushed off the U.S. president’s verbal attacks Monday, telling journalists aboard a papal flight to Algiers that he’s not afraid of the Trump administration and uninterested

Congressional Republicans are failing the Trump test

Congressional Republicans are being criticized for their silence on President Trump's erratic behavior and potential cognitive decline, as they previously scrutinized President Biden for similar behavior.

House Dems plan for Thursday Iran vote

Trump faces backlash over AI image of him as Jesus

President Trump is facing a conservative backlash from some of his supporters after posting an image created with AI depicting himself as Jesus healing sick people. The image, posted Sunday on Truth Social, shows him in a religious garb with his hand on a sick man’s head. In

Live updates: Trump aims to block Strait of Hormuz; facing backlash, he pulls controversial post

Facing backlash from his supporters President Trump removed a controversial social media post on Monday that portrayed him as Jesus in an AI-generated image. The post landed as he's lashed out against Pope Leo XIV, who has registered his opposition to the war in Iran since the

The Supreme Court’s refusal to stand up for press freedom is catastrophic

In 2017, journalist Priscilla Villarreal did what good journalists ordinarily do. She was working on two stories — one about the suicide of a border agent and the other about a serious car accident. To confirm the names of the people involved in those incidents, Villarreal

CPC PAC endorses Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania House primary

The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) PAC announced Monday that it’s backing state Rep. Chris Rabb (D) ahead of the May Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District. “Pennsylvania state Representative Chris Rabb is a social justice activist, an

Pope Leo responds to Trump's attack: 'I'm not afraid of the Trump administration'

Pope Leo XIV shot back at President Trump after the president went after him Sunday on Truth Social, saying he does not fear Trump. “I’m not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the Church works for,” the

The Iran war may be on pause but the political fallout is not

The political consequences for President Trump and congressional Republicans are far from over.

Guess Who Else (Besides Orbán) Lost in Hungary’s Wipeout Election?

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance treated Hungary’s election like it was a U.S. Senate race in the United States. Vance flew to Budapest to campaign alongside Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He even called Trump at one of Orbán’s rallies, and while on speakerphone, the

Janelle Stelson hauls in over $2.1M in Q1 in House race against Rep Scott Perry

Democrat Janelle Stelson’s campaign announced on Monday that the former broadcast journalist hauled in over $2.1 million in the first quarter of fundraising this year as she eyes a rematch against Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) this November, according to figures first shared with

Iowa looks competitive, according to new Dem poll

A new survey from a Democratic group that backs moderate candidates shows Iowa potentially in play for Democrats in November.

How Trump’s made-up emergencies could subvert the midterm elections

The real national emergency is the prospect that Trump, his administration and his supporters will declare an electoral emergency and either rig or try to overturn the midterm results. The history of midterm elections and Trump’s tanking poll numbers are motivation.

Capitol agenda: Scandals and Iran overshadow GOP tax pitch

Republicans just want to talk about Tax Day, but complicating that is a host of pressing scandals and policy squabbles.

Forty years after Batson, racial bias in jury selection persists

Will the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law be meaningfully enforced, or quietly set aside?

Trump’s Strait of Hormuz gambit approaches zero hour

In today’s issue: President Trump’s threatened blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is set to come into force at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, a maneuver meant to disrupt Iran’s chokehold on the crucial corridor for global energy trade. Trump announced the plan on Sunday, after no

Journalists keep burning leakers

Once or twice might be bad luck. More than that, however, and it begins to look like a trend.