This isn’t about partisan score-settling. It’s about whether the presidency is being used to serve the public, or to serve the president’s portfolio.
U.S.-Israeli relations are in trouble as both political parties are being pulled away from Israel, with far-left critics of Israel winning Democratic nominations and young Republicans and evangelicals showing unfavorable views of Israel.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined forces with singer Kid Rock in a new ad promoting the department’s Make America Healthy Again initiative. “I’ve teamed up with @KidRock to deliver two simple messages to the American people: GET ACTIVE + EAT REAL FOOD,” Kennedy captioned the 90-second video on Tuesday…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Wednesday that he had met with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), a critic of mid-cycle redistricting, and urged him to have his chamber vote on a new set of congressional lines passed by the Maryland House of Delegates. Jeffries said in a statement that he met…
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Tuesday said he filed criminal charges with the Harris County Constable’s Office after a senior member of Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) campaign team allegedly released personal information about his family. Matt Mackowiak, who serves as the campaign communications director, originally posted unredacted documents with the lawmaker’s personal address, driver’s license…
President Trump’s job rating is underwater, inflation is a major concern for Americans, and his policies have only exacerbated economic issues, leading to a mass exodus of Republicans from his party.
Democrats in New York and New Jersey touted the release of all federal funding for the Gateway tunnel project on Wednesday, after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to lift its spending freeze earlier this month. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who brought litigation against the administration to unfreeze the funds, said…
President Trump’s top White House economic adviser suggested Thursday that a group of Federal Reserve researchers should be punished for a paper exploring the costs of Trump’s tariffs. In a Thursday interview, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett condemned a new paper from Federal Reserve Bank of New York economists, who found that consumers paid…
Texas state Rep. James Talarico’s (D) Senate campaign said he raised $2.5 million in the first 24 hours after his appearance on Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” was pulled. Talarico’s segment was axed from the broadcast after CBS’s lawyers advised that it could trigger the Federal Communications Commission’s equal-time rule for two other candidates, including…
Several House and Senate Democrats will skip President Trump’s State of the Union address next week to attend counterprogramming events near the U.S. Capitol highlighting the impact of the administration’s policies. Trump is scheduled to address Congress on Feb. 24, a speech that comes amid an uproar over his immigration policies, fueled in part by…
A Tucson, Ariz., area gun store owner said an FBI agent stopped by his store with a three-page list of names and photographs to ask whether any of the individuals had purchased a firearm within the past year amid the ongoing search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. “The way that our system is set up…
The Trump administration is now facing two federal lawsuits over its renewed push to open the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for more oil and drilling opportunities. Separate groups sued the Department of the Interior and sub-agencies on Tuesday, citing concerns for the 23-million-acre reserve, located on federal land within Alaska’s North Slope. As mandated by the…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown persists. The funding fight comes as Democrats push for reforms in how the DHS implements President Trump’s deportation agenda, from agents wearing masks to the use of force. While the department oversees several immigration enforcement…
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) said the Trump administration released nearly $130 million in funds for the Gateway tunnel project on Wednesday following a judge’s order. “This funding freeze was unlawful from the start. We took swift action in court, and now every dollar that was illegally withheld has been released,” James said in a statement. Last week, a…
A Democratic-aligned Colorado group is launching an effort to redistrict in the Centennial State after 2026 as the redistricting wars show no signs of letting up. Coloradans for a Level Playing Field filed four different versions for a ballot initiative on Tuesday, which would all largely ask voters to temporarily pass a new House map for the 2028 and 2030 elections, allowing them…
The Trump Organization this week filed to trademark the use of President Trump’s name on airports, according to The Associated Press. The move comes after Trump reportedly asked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) last month to support renaming Penn Station and Washington Dulles International Airport after him in exchange for his administration unfreezing $16…
A panel of United Nations experts suggested that allegations detailed in the millions of documents released by the Justice Department (DOJ) connected to its probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could amount to some of the most serious crimes under international law. The group of experts, appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council, said…
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the Iranians are not interested in reaching a deal with the Trump administration as talks about dismantling their nuclear weapons program commence in Geneva, Switzerland. “The Iranians have no interest in cutting a deal. They are trying to drag this thing out. Any deal that they’d…
The Vatican will not be part of President Trump’s Board of Peace overseeing the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters Wednesday. Parolin said there are “points that leave us somewhat perplexed. There are some critical points that would need to find explanations,” according to the Holy See’s…
Katie Zacharia, a conservative lawyer and commentator, is joining the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a spokesperson and deputy assistant secretary after Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said Tuesday she is leaving the department. Zacharia will work under Lauren Bis, who is being promoted to the assistant secretary role. McLaughlin, a sharp…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) quipped Tuesday that CBS host Stephen Colbert’s interview with fellow Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — which was allegedly blocked from airing but has since been posted online — likely gave her primary rival a “boost.” “The ‘Late Show’ decided that this was the option, and I think that it…
President Trump will host a reception at the White House on Wednesday afternoon to honor Black History Month. The president issued a proclamation recognizing Black History Month on Feb. 3. “From the very beginning, our country has been blessed with countless black American heroes. For more than two and a half centuries, these legends have…
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The “Last Word” host excoriated CBS for caving to pressure from the FCC and spiking Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D).
A recent spat between CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert and lawyers for the network’s parent company has refocused attention on the Federal Communication Commission’s longstanding “equal time” rule. The rule, which dictates that candidates for public office receive equal time to promote themselves and their agendas on public airwaves, was the basis for a…
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday responded to President Trump labeling her a “traitor,” repeating her accusation that Trump is trying to hide information related to late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. “Him calling me that has become a badge of honor because I’m not in his cult, I refused to bow…