Newsom to sue DOGE over AmeriCorps cuts: 'Middle finger to volunteers'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) says his state will file a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the federal AmeriCorps service program. "We’ve gone from the New Deal, the New...
View ArticleRFK Jr. vows transparency in search for autism cause: 'We're going to look at...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday evening that his push to discover what causes autism will be transparent and quick. "We're going to be very transparent...
View ArticleWall Street Journal defends Powell from Trump attacks
The Wall Street Journal editorial board has Jerome Powell's back following President Trump's blistering social media criticism of the Federal Reserve chair this week after he offered negative economic...
View ArticleShapiro reflects on arson attack: 'Sadly a real part of our society'
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) in a recent interview reflected on the fire that was started targeting his home in Harrisburg last weekend, saying it's endemic of the escalating threat of political...
View ArticleMichigan Democrat backs Trump's China tariffs, knocks approach as 'chaotic'
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) gave credit to President Trump during a CNN interview Friday for "going after a country like China" with his massive tariff overhaul, but the communications chair for...
View Article'White House Crashers': Vince Vaughn visits Oval Office
Actor Vince Vaughn became the latest celebrity to visit President Trump in the Oval Office, creating a moment of levity Friday for the White House social media team. The official White House account...
View ArticleBiden mourns Pope Francis: 'He was unlike any who came before him'
Former President Biden joined Catholics and others mourning the death of Pope Francis on Monday, calling the late pontiff "a light of faith, hope and love." "He was unlike any who came before him,"...
View ArticleDemocrat challenging Joni Ernst: I want to 'tear down' party, 'build it back up'
Nathan Sage, a Democratic candidate hoping to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in next year's midterms, said he wants to "tear the Democratic Party down and build it back up from the from the studs."...
View ArticleRecord numbers of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native women elected to state...
Record numbers of Black, Hispanic, Asian and Native women are serving in state legislatures this year, according to an analysis following the 2024 elections, but advocates for female representation in...
View ArticleRon Johnson says he thinks Senate could hold hearings on 9/11 conspiracies
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) suggested in an interview released Monday that Congress could hold additional hearings on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and indicated he's been listening to...
View ArticleTrump backs Long Island town's effort to keep Native American logo
President Trump has thrown his support behind a Long Island school district's fight to keep its mascot after New York's State Education Board banned the use of Native American-inspired names and...
View ArticlePentagon firings 'sad but very predictable': Senate Democrat
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said it's "sad but very predictable" that several top Pentagon officials and members of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's inner circle were fired last week, stirring new turmoil...
View ArticleIowa House passes measure legalizing psilocybin use
Iowa lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal to legalize the use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic chemical produced by psychedelic mushrooms, for psychiatric treatment through a program similar to...
View ArticleSchumer demands details on DOGE savings claims
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is demanding proof of the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) savings claims, accusing DOGE and the linked Office of Personnel Management (OPM)...
View ArticleTrump calls attack on tourists in Kashmir 'deeply disturbing news'
President Trump on Tuesday called the deadly attack on tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir "deeply disturbing" and expressed his sympathy for those affected, in a post on Truth Social....
View ArticleHouse Republican: GOP senator 'peddling conspiracy theories' about 9/11
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) rebuked Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Tuesday evening for "peddling conspiracy theories" about the 9/11 attacks. Johnson, in an interview this week with a conservative...
View ArticleMost Republicans say Trump should not seek third term: Survey
President Trump has repeatedly said he is mulling ways to get around the Constitution and seek a third term, but a poll released Wednesday suggests most Republicans don't support the idea. The...
View ArticleWoman dragged out of Republican town hall suing for $5M
Teresa Borrenpohl, the Idaho woman who was dragged to the floor and pulled out of a local Republican town hall in February, is seeking $5 million in damages from a private security firm and the men...
View ArticleWhite House says Trump's patience 'running very thin' with Zelensky
President Trump's "patience is running very thin" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as negotiations for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine stretch on, White House press secretary...
View ArticleTexas governor signs law creating state DOGE
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed legislation Wednesday creating the Lone Star State's own cost- and regulation-cutting agency styled after tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government...
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