Comedian Stephen Colbert said that he believes he is “more conservative than people think” in a recent interview for GQ. “People perceive me as this sort of lefty figure,” Colbert said in the interview posted Monday, which was highlighted by Mediaite. “I think I’m more conservative than people think. I just happen to be talking…
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The win brings a democratic socialist agenda to America’s largest city and is a devastating defeat for Andrew Cuomo.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is projected to win the Virginia gubernatorial race and become the first female governor of the state.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump shut down the Senate ambitions of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), causing some backlash from the Georgia Republican toward the White House. “Here’s some tea for you,” Ocasio-Cortez said during an Instagram live stream. “MTG, people are like, ‘Oh my God, she’s saying all these things,…
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Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump’s endorsement of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the “kiss of death” for his campaign. “Trump’s endorsement in New York City is a kiss of death. So I think what happened here was the Cuomo team was absolutely desperate,” de Blasio said…
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom didn’t hold back.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder pushed for Democrats to consider reforming a “broken” Supreme Court in a recent podcast interview. “I think, you know — the reality is, it pains me to say this — I think the Supreme Court is a broken institution, and it’s something that has to be, I think, a part…
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“I’ll check back,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when it was pointed out the test is usually used to detect a specific condition.
The Department of Energy announced $625 million in funding Tuesday to renew five quantum research centers established under the first Trump administration. Each research center is set to receive $125 million in funding over the next five years, as they study different facets of quantum science and technology, which rely on the principles of quantum…
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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.