Month: November 2025

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is spearheading a redistricting advisory commission to explore redrawing the state’s congressional maps.  In a Tuesday press release, Moore’s office said the commission will hold public hearings, solicit feedback and make recommendations to Moore and the Maryland General Assembly on redrawing the state’s maps. The commission will be chaired by…
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President Trump has invited Republican senators to the White House for breakfast Wednesday morning, the same day the government is poised set to set a record for the longest shutdown in history. A White House official confirmed to The Hill the invite went out to GOP senators. The breakfast will take place before Trump heads…
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The former vice president lived long enough to see his vision fulfilled — and to regret the monster he created.

The death of former Vice President Dick Cheney cast a spotlight on his complicated legacy and the ways in which he and his family have been ostracized from the Trump-led GOP. Cheney was one of the most powerful figures in politics during his time in Washington, having served as a congressman, White House chief of…
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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday slammed Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor in New York City — noting that backing him instead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo amounts to “throwing your vote away.”  The two candidates are trailing behind Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, according to recent polling from Emerson…
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Former vice presidents are reacting to the recent death of Dick Cheney, former President George W. Bush’s vice president, who leaves behind a controversial legacy. “I am saddened to learn of the passing of former Vice President Dick Cheney,” former Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday afternoon in a post on the social platform X.…
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent struck by a sandwich in Washington, D.C., this summer testified Tuesday during resident Sean Dunn’s federal misdemeanor trial. CBP agent Gregory Lairmore, who was called as the government’s first witness, told jurors that the sandwich “exploded” on his chest, saying he could feel it strike even through…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said he will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments regarding President Trump’s sweeping tariffs after the commander in chief reneged on his plans to go himself.  “I’m actually going to go and sit, hopefully in the front row, and have a ringside seat,” Bessent said during a Monday appearance…
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The president’s fire hose of grievance-laden posts comes as Election Day is seen by many as a referendum on his second term so far.

The government shutdown, which stretched into its 35th day Tuesday, has tied the record for the longest in U.S. history. The current shutdown began Oct. 1, after Congress failed to strike a deal to fund the government. Since it started, thousands of federal workers have been furloughed while others are working without pay, flights have been delayed nationwide…
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In a series of Truth Social posts, the president weighed in on a number of elections despite going against his own advice in one high-profile instance.

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Monday defended his call to refocus the climate debate on prioritizing human welfare. In an interview with Axios n Monday evening, in front of about 1,000 students at the California Institute of Technology, Gates stood by the controversial memo he released last week, in which he argued that climate change…
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The president has said multiple times that the destroyed vessels were carrying the lethal opioid, but officials have told Congress the boats were carrying cocaine.

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) called former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday, a “patriotic American who loved his country.” “While we strongly disagreed on most policy issues, his patriotism was clear when he returned to the House Floor to commemorate the first anniversary of January 6th,” Pelosi said Tuesday on the social…
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Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday cast his vote for the city’s next mayor clad in a “Hot Girls for Zohran” T-shirt. “One of the happiest votes I ever cast!” de Blasio wrote in a short post on the social platform X, which featured a photo of the former mayor…
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The MSNBC host probed numerous recent polls, which showed that the majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump.

Former President Clinton on Tuesday praised former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died Monday night at age 84. “Throughout his long career in public service, Dick Cheney was guided by a deep belief that he was doing what was right for America,” Clinton said in a short statement on the social media platform X. “Though…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wrote on the eve of Election Day that he would impose tariffs on any New Yorker who moves to Texas after voting ended. “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC,” Abbott posted on social platform X. The governor’s…
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President Trump granted a pardon last month to Changpeng Zhao, a billionaire crypto founder who pleaded guilty to money-laundering violations in 2023. Zhao’s company, Binance, had even struck a business deal in May involving World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s own crypto venture. But when the president sat down with CBS’s “60 Minutes” recently, he gave us this unforgettable moment:   “NORAH O’DONNELL: The government at the…
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As New York City voters headed to the polls Tuesday, President Trump implored Jewish New Yorkers not to support the city’s Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, and attacked those who do as “stupid.” “Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!” Trump wrote in…
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President Trump on Tuesday threatened legal action over mail-in ballots cast in California, while also slamming the state’s redistricting measure. “The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM in that the entire process, in particular the Voting itself, is RIGGED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that…
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She’s a strong supporter of President Trump, but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) says she’s accepted that he might not love her back given her recent criticism of the Republican Party. “I do love him,” Greene said of Trump during a Tuesday appearance on “The View.” Asked by co-host Joy Behar to respond to reports…
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The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal is pushing back on a call from President Trump to eliminate the Senate filibuster so Republicans can pass legislation more easily. “You knew it would happen. Frustrated by Congress, President Trump is demanding that Republican Senators break the 60-vote filibuster rule to pass legislation,” the Journal wrote…
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough mourned the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday, noting the Republican’s long political career during which he served as a villain for both Democrats and supporters of President Trump. “Post-9/11, he was seen as sort of Darth Vader by many people because he supported what many people supported…
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The House speaker has a catch phrase for the president’s doings — and now it’s on a damning reel.