Florida GOP governor candidate created Tinder account ‘to meet young female voters where they are’
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback said Monday he joined the dating app Tinder to meet young female voters in the state. Fishback, 31, wrote on the social platform X that he joined Tinder “to meet young female voters where they are, and share my plan to make it easier for them to get married,…
Watch live: House convenes hearing on Coast Guard’s moves in Caribbean
Rear Adm. David C. Barata will testify before a House Homeland Security panel Tuesday morning on the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) moves to combat narcoterrorism, including the continued strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The hearing comes a month after the capture and ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who…
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Blanche: ‘It isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein’
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that there is a chance anyone who attended parties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be prosecuted but noted that “it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.” “Well, look, I’ll never say no, and we will always investigate any evidence of misconduct, but as you…
Watch live: House Republicans speak ahead of vote to end partial shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as lawmakers are set to vote on legislation to end the partial government shutdown. The House Rules Committee on Monday night advanced the bill, teeing up what will be a tight vote on the House floor for GOP leaders. Minority Leader…
Warren, Sanders, Wyden warn Equifax over profiting off Medicaid work requirements
A trio of Senate Democrats are warning the consumer credit reporting agency Equifax against price gouging for its services as a significant number of Medicaid beneficiaries are expected to go into the job market to find employment in order to keep receiving benefits under the new requirements passed in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act…
Probable cause found against West Virginia woman accused in alleged Trump assassination plot
A woman accused in an alleged scheme to assassinate President Donald Trump made a court appearance in Jackson County, West Virginia Monday.
Live updates: House votes could end government shutdown; Trump, Colombian leader to meet
House Republicans could end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday, as the lower chamber gears up for votes on a five-bill minibus and a two-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A razor-thin margin and Democrats’ refusal to fast-track the funding package put House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his conference…
Trump Hosts Colombia’s President Just Weeks After Insulting Him As A ‘Sick Man’
In recent days, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has continued poking at the U.S. president, calling Trump an “accomplice to genocide” in the Gaza Strip.
Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at Fulton County election center search
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard participated in the FBI’s recent search of a Georgia election center at the request of President Trump, she told members of Congress in a Monday letter. Last week, Gabbard was captured on camera by a Reuters photographer near the election office in Fulton County, Ga., where she was seen…
Authoritarianism Expert Says Donald Trump Is Doing The Exact Thing That Never Ends Well
The professor of history at New York University described the phenomenon as “autocratic backfire.”
Don Lemon Shares The Most Disturbing Moment Of His Arrest
“Otherwise, no one would have known where I was,” the former CNN anchor told Jimmy Kimmel.
Stephen Colbert Exposes The Most Baffling Redaction In The Epstein Files
The “Late Show” host said this moment probably led to a “tough announcement.”
‘Mark My Words’: Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump Exactly What He’s Going to Do
The late night host made a backhanded promise to the president and the first lady.
‘I Am Also In The Files’: Jon Stewart Reveals His Unexpected Epstein Mention
The “Daily Show” host said he was offended by an appearance in the newly released files.
Kayleigh McEnany’s ‘Melania’ Movie Story Has Critics Asking For Receipts
The former Trump White House press secretary’s secondhand anecdote raised eyebrows.
‘Isn’t A Crime’: Trump Official Gets Absolutely Roasted Over Epstein Party Defense
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s comments on Fox News were slammed on social media.
Texas Democrat sworn in to House, shrinking GOP margin to 1 vote
Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas), a former Harris County, Texas, attorney, was sworn in as a member of the House on Monday after winning the special election runoff for the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) seat last week. “It’s been more than 330 days since the people of the 18th Congressional District had representation, had a…
MAGA Is Melting Down Over Political Speeches At The Grammys — But There’s 1 Glaring Problem
Right-wingers think musicians got too political at the award ceremony. But experts in political science and public humanities make this damning point.
JFK’s Family Raises Questions Over Trump’s Plan To Close The Kennedy Center
Members of the Kennedy family say the president’s actions are meant to distract from his many other transgressions.
Senate Republican on government funding: ‘It’ll be a clown circus for a few days’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday said the process of funding the government will “be a clown circus for a few days” amid a partial government shutdown. “I think that by the end of the week, the House and the Senate will have passed 11 of the 12 appropriations bills. Now, it’ll be a bumpy…
The Officers Who Killed Renee Good Appear To Have Violated ICE’s Own Use-Of-Force Policies
Training material, which HuffPost obtained, shows the multiple ways agents didn’t follow agency rules.
Trump suggests GOP should ‘take over’ voting process in multiple states ahead of midterms
President Trump suggested in an interview with former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on Monday that Republicans should “take over” the voting process in more than a dozen states ahead of the November midterms. “The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over — we should take over the voting — the voting in at…
Sean Spicer sounds alarm over Texas special election: ‘This is a big deal’
Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer sounded the alarm for the GOP over a recent Texas special election, saying, “this is a problem.” “I’ve always said that special elections are special, so I texted a bunch of Texas folks, elected officials, etcetera, and said, ‘Okay, tell me how much I should be concerned about…
Shutdown will delay January jobs report: BLS
A partial government shutdown will delay several information releases from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), including the January jobs report. Last month’s employment data was scheduled to be released this upcoming Friday, according to the BLS website. BLS is one of the government agencies whose funding lapsed on Saturday after Congress failed to pass…
Trump urges House Republicans, Democrats to work together to end shutdown
President Trump urged House Republicans and Democrats to work together to reopen the federal government on Monday, saying that “no changes” should be made to the Senate-passed legislation “at this time.” “I am working hard with Speaker Johnson to get the current funding deal, which passed in the Senate last week, through the House and…