Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged Congress to suspend the federal gas tax as U.S. consumers deal with higher fuel prices due to the Iran war.
MIKE PENCE on the current GOP: "I wanted people to know around the country that a new threat to conservatism has emerged from within our movement. And it's -- I call it the populist right. And essentially advances policies of protectionism, isolationism, marginalizing traditional values."
Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to keeping classified information stemming from his work during the first Trump administration.
ROBERT DE NIRO takes aim at Trump during Tribeca Film Fest: "Monstrous leaders ... are trying to force us apart for their own immoral, cruel and corrupt purposes."
Republicans could snatch victory in the midterms that many say would be a surprise if they convince their base to vote "one more time" for President Trump to keep Democrats from deep-sixing the MAGA agenda, said Club for Growth President David McIntosh.
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. June 4, 1776 In Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress debates […]
Business mogul Kevin O’Leary said late Wednesday he is willing to scale back his controversial 40,000-acre artificial intelligence data center campus in Utah after mounting backlash over the development’s size and environmental impact. The “Shark Tank” business mogul told NBC News that he is “going to have to” slim down the development amid political pushback...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday said he would vote against the confirmation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, adding to the list of lawmakers who have criticized President Trump's potential nomination. “I would not vote for him,” Fetterman told lawmakers outside of the Capitol. The Pennsylvania senator pointed to Blanche's efforts to create an...
E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused President Trump of sexual assault, responded to a reported Department of Justice (DOJ) probe on her Substack on Thursday, shooting down the idea she lied while under oath. “I will just tell you that I did not commit perjury. I did, however, vacuum the Hovel and scrub the...
Former first lady Jill Biden said Wednesday that her husband and former Vice President Kamala Harris remain “friends,” nearly a year-and-a-half after they left office. While promoting her new book at the Sixth & I synagogue in Washington, D.C., she said Harris recently called former President Biden. “They’re still friends. … They talk, she calls...
The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to redirect the $1.8 billion proposed for the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund to bolster the budget for cracking down on fraud against U.S. taxpayers. “This amendment prohibits federal funds from being used to establish, administer, defend or pay claims...
