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The Demographics of Democratic Candidates

Might a non-white Democratic candidate be better able than a white one to get the party’s liberal primary voters to stomach moderate positions?

Trump dubs Vance as the new fraud czar to go after massive scams in places such as California

Vice President J.D. Vance is the new "Fraud Czar," President Trump announced Friday, and will focus on California and other blue states where Mr. Trump said criminals have engaged in unprecedented theft of taxpayer money.

Air Force base bomb suspects benefited from birthright citizenship, says DHS

Two people accused of being part of a plot to plant bombs at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida were born to illegal immigrants in the U.S., making them birthright citizenship babies, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Whose side is Europe on in the battle for global security?

In the battle between global security and the instability promoted by bad actors, our European “allies” do not seem to simply be standing on the sidelines. When push comes to shove, they are, regardless of their intentions, siding with those bad actors. France is showcasing this most plainly by reportedly joining Russia and China in […]

Watch live: NASA outlines Artemis II progress

NASA officials on Friday afternoon will update reporters on the progress of the Artemis II mission, the U.S.'s first crewed lunar mission in roughly five decades. The 10-day test flight is expected to orbit the moon. The crew includes three U.S. astronauts and one from Canada. At approximately 6:32 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, NASA launched...

FBI labels data breach ‘major incident,’ notifies Congress

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has labeled a recent data breach, which reportedly targeted an FBI surveillance system, a “major incident” and notified Congress about the cyber intrusion, the agency confirmed to The Hill on Friday. “The FBI identified anomalous activity on an unclassified network and quickly leveraged all technical capabilities to remediate the...

Immigration agents detain Wisconsin mosque president

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshal Service detained a mosque president from Milwaukee who advocated for Palestinian rights, causing local and religious leaders to accuse the agency of detaining him for political reasons. The Islamic Society of Milwaukee also confirmed that ICE detained the man, "our beloved community leader" Salah Sarsour, after...

Democrats fume at White House budget request: ‘Bleak and unacceptable’

Democrats on Friday blasted the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request, warning that it fails to address the needs of Americans and undermines critical domestic programs and priorities. The request, prepared by White House budget chief Russell Vought and unveiled Friday morning, calls for $1.5 trillion in defense spending, a roughly 42 percent increase from...

About 1 in 4 hold negative views of both parties: Survey

Many Americans continue to hold negative views of both the Democratic and Republican parties ahead of the midterm elections, according to a new poll. In a CNN survey released Friday, nearly a quarter of U.S. respondents said they have negative perceptions of both the Republican and Democratic parties. The respondents, however, preferred Democratic candidates in...

Supreme Court confirms Alito fell ill at March event

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sought medical attention after feeling ill at a March event in Philadelphia, the court confirmed Friday. The rare statement about the justice's health comes after CNN reported the incident. The outlet said he was taken to a hospital. "Out of an abundance of caution, he agreed with his security detail’s recommendation to...

Ex-Air Force master sergeant pleads guilty in $37M bid-rigging scheme

A retired master sergeant in the Air Force on Wednesday pleaded guilty to inflating the cost of information technology contracts for the Pacific Air Forces by at least $37 million to enrich himself and co-conspirators, according to the Department of Justice. Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery and...

Judge won’t reconsider decision blocking grand jury subpoenas of Fed, Jerome Powell

A federal judge on Friday said he won't reconsider his decision blocking Justice Department subpoenas of the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge of Washington’s federal trial court, said the government "did not come close" to persuading him to reconsider his ruling that quashed two subpoenas...

Fetterman asks for heightened security for NFL draft in Pittsburgh

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to boost security at the NFL draft set to take place in Pittsburgh later this month as the conflict in Iran persists. “This is the first time since 1948 that the NFL will host the Draft in Pittsburgh. It is expected to draw...

5 things to know about Trump’s 2027 defense budget proposal

President Trump released his budget request for fiscal 2027 on Friday morning, including a whopping $1.5 trillion ask for the Pentagon.  This year’s defense budget request is a $441 billion increase from the $1 trillion approved by Congress last year. The request includes $1.1 trillion in “base discretionary” spending and $350 billion for “critical Administration...

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