The Democratic candidates in Michigan’s Senate race squared off in a combative Thursday debate, clashing over foreign and corporate campaign donations. Rep. Haley Stevens (Mich.), state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Abdul El-Sayed, a former Wayne County Health, Human and Veteran
A viral video shows the moment a woman in Palm Beach County, Florida, was pulled over for allegedly holding her phone in her right hand while she was driving. But when she was pulled over, the woman raised her arm to show the deputy her alibi: she doesn't have a right hand.
The hosts of ABC’s “The View” on Thursday blasted the Trump administration for launching a criminal investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexual assault and successfully sued him for millions of dollars. “Why is the administration spending
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday slammed the reported push from Trump administration officials for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill with President Trump’s face on it. “Hard No on a Trump $250 bill,” Jeffries wrote on the
President Trump thinks that covering ornamental horses on the National Mall in thick 23.75 karat gold leaf is a good use of taxpayer funds. NOTUS reports that the Trump administration is spending $5 million to cover four bronze horses, known as the Arts of War and Arts of
A North Carolina Republican is suddenly walking back his support for an anti-abortion bill that could cost patients and health care providers their lives. State Representative Ben Moss removed his name from House Bill 1232 , which, if passed, would let North Carolinians vote to
The Trump administration says it’s reeeeeally close to figuring out who’s funding antifa. Who’s gonna tell ’em? During a White House press briefing Thursday, the Daily Caller’s Reagan Reese asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for an update on the Department of Justice’s
The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered the commissioner for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to appear at a hearing next month to testify about the tariff refunds process being implemented by the Trump administration. The hearing will take place in New
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is calling for the Delaney Hall immigration detention center to be shut down after the Department of Homeland Security denied state health inspectors access to the facility. “The New Jersey Department of Health today sought to conduct a health
Anthropic raked in $65 billion from investors at a $965 billion valuation in its latest funding round, overtaking OpenAI’s most recent valuation as the two AI startups race to go public. The company announced the additional financing Thursday, with investment firms Altimeter
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday dismissed a question about his presidential ambitions during a White House press briefing. While filing in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave, Bessent spoke for more than 30 minutes about the Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the latest host of the White House press briefing, where on Thursday he took aim at reporting from The Washington Post about a planned commemorative $250 bill with President Trump's face on it. "I don't really understand this Washington Post
Fox Business Network host Larry Kudlow called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) “a pure communist” and likened the democratic socialist mayor to the brutal Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin. “He’s a throwback to Stalin in the '20s and '30s and '40s, when the Soviet Union
A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials of disaster aid requests. Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Timothy Kennedy (D-N.Y.) asked the Government Accountability Office
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gracelessly dodged questions about the $1.8 billion slush fund the Department of Justice awarded to the president and his allies. During a White House press briefing Thursday, a reporter asked Bessent to comment on the process for developing the
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sidestepped a number of questions on the reported memorandum of understanding reached between U.S. and Iranian negotiators during his turn taking over the White House press briefing on Thursday. When asked about the agreement, Bessent told
The son of conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito seems to have gotten a nice job in the Treasury Department. Philip Alito has been working in the department’s office of the general counsel since early last year, NOTUS reports , raising questions of conflicts of
Bob Fenton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is reassuring the public that the agency is prepared for hurricane season, even as the Trump administration pushes for states to take a more active role in recovery efforts. "Oh, we're ready
The FBI issued a warning Thursday, stating malicious cyber actors are spoofing FIFA websites ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to the FBI, the threat actors create websites that resemble most of the features of the official FIFA site to trick consumers into
Oil prices dipped Thursday amid reports that the U.S. and Iran had reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at about $94 per barrel as of Thursday afternoon, down from about $96 per
The “No Kings” movement announced nationwide protests set for June 14, which is President Trump’s 80th birthday. “The next 250 starts with us. As America approaches its anniversary about what story we tell. We can let strongman politics and corruption define the moment,” the
Employers and institutions have so far paid out a cumulative $2 million in legal settlements to people who were fired or penalized over their online reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirk—a longtime right-wing activist who played a critical role in translating the MAGA agenda
About 8 percent of the U.S. population was uninsured in 2025, largely unchanged from 2024, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The results from the agency’s National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) show that while the overall
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel went after Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt (R) on his show Wednesday. “Now, the difference between Donald Trump and this guy, is Donald Trump actually had a job before he was on a reality show. He wasn’t good at the job, he got all the
A group of Democratic leaders from Southern states advocated Thursday for South Carolina voters to cast the first ballots in the next presidential primaries. The Democratic Party chairs from Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and West Virginia made the request in a
CBS head Bari Weiss is bringing in former New York Times technology columnist Nick Bilton to lead 60 Minutes after months of internal controversy. Weiss announced Bilton as executive producer of the longtime evening segment on Thursday, replacing former executive producer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bruce Springsteen came to the nation’s capital and blasted its most prominent resident late Wednesday during a three-hour show at the city’s baseball stadium. Springsteen, a fervent critic of President Trump, set the tone from the start. He called Trump
The U.S., Mexico and Canada — the three countries hosting this year’s FIFA World Cup beginning in June — announced public health travel measures for people coming from parts of Africa that are at greatest risk from Ebola. “This coordinated approach aims to protect our citizens
The Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) would deprive workers of the ability to negotiate their terms and conditions of employment, replacing it with government-mandated arbitrators, and is a bad idea that violates constitutional due process and property rights.
Bondi is set to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been a bipartisan priority for decades, but the federal government has never fulfilled its funding promise and the law has not been updated to reflect the realities of a post-pandemic educational landscape, leaving
President Trump visited soldiers Tuesday at Walter Reed Military Medical Center, but chose not to meet with 14 who were injured in the war in Iran. CBS reports that Trump made time to meet service members while he was at the medical center for his six-month physical, but did
Ahead of the release of the annual Social Security board of trustees report from the Trump administration, officials from AARP are urging Congress to act to ensure the program stays solvent. “While we don't know exactly when the trustees report will be released or what exactly
The Defense Department has appointed 33 members to its recently established Science, Technology and Innovation Board (STIB) — one of whom is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist accused of making Islamophobic remarks targeting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. On Wednesday,
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) announced the appointment of a new commission Thursday focused on improving the effectiveness of the city's government. The newly unveiled Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) drew immediate comparisons to the controversial
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed lawsuits Thursday against four states for refusing to issue “undercover” license plates to federal immigration officers. The lawsuits against Maine, Washington, Oregon and Massachusetts follow a letter sent from the DOJ earlier this month,
Podcaster and UFC announcer Joe Rogan is pushing back on a fight night event planned for next month at the White House, an event that will coincide with the country’s “America 250” celebrations and commemorate President Trump’s 80th birthday. "I don't like the idea of fighting
You may soon receive an email about your child's Trump account. Here's what to know.
The Trump administration's mediation effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war has failed due to a lack of progress, mishandling of negotiations, and Trump's unwillingness to use leverage against the Kremlin.
You know the optics are pretty bad when even the people usually defending President Trump are starting to ring the alarm.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday said he will impose a 100 percent tax on state residents who receive money from the Trump administration’s new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund meant to compensate those who feel they were wrongfully prosecuted by the
The United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement on Thursday to extend the shaky ceasefire in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but President Trump’s approval remains pending, according to U.S. sources. The two sides have struck a deal on a 60-day
Look, if you have mixed feelings about the flag, maybe you shouldn’t be running for political office.
In defending his record on measles, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. twice said during a recent Senate hearing, “We promote" the measles vaccine. While it’s true that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend the shot,
💵 Plus: Trump officials push for $250 bill with Trump’s face {beacon} Happy Thursday. Have you heard of the infamous egg roll filled with Skyline chili that was sold as a promotion during the Reds-Mets game? This clip of a broadcaster sampling the ~creative~ concoction had me
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead Thursday afternoon's White House press briefing, hours after the new app for the Trump administration's newborn investment accounts went live. President Trump has touted the investments, dubbed "Trump Accounts" and established under
The lessons of the FBI failures in microscopic hair and bloodstain pattern analyses are clear.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said the Trump administration would use a more than $400 million grant to upgrade Washington Union Station after restoring federal control of the facility last year. “In our effort to follow the president's call to make D.C.
The Justice Department is trying to obtain the names, addresses, financial data, and other personal information of Reddit and X users who criticize ICE’s violent immigration tactics. Bloomberg reported that U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and former Fox News host
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a swing at the Trump administration over a reported push for President Trump to be on a $250 bill. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which is charged with printing U.S. currency, had