Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson avoided a recall -- for now -- after the petitioners asked a judge to withdraw their petition Thursday, just days before the case was set to be heard.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week comes as U.S. intelligence warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be prepared to escalate against NATO. Washington must use this moment to send a simple message to Moscow: Russia cannot attack the West from the shadows and expect the West to stay silent. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in […]
President Donald Trump’s populist economic doctrine is about to face a reality check on the shores of the Great Lakes. After trade negotiations broke down late last week, the president announced new 50% tariffs on Canadian imports ranging from lumber and agricultural products to consumer electronics. After Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that his […]
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) announced a proposal Friday to rename Nashville’s airport in honor of Dolly Parton, following the late country music star’s death earlier this week. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee said in a statement announcing this proposed change. “From her rural mountain home...
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the Pentagon to enforce a ban on transgender troops serving in the military, rocketing the issue up to the high court for a second time. The petition asks the justices to weigh whether the ban is constitutional and reverse an appeals court decision that blocked...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said she will focus on “campaigning down ballot” in Texas, suggesting that she won’t campaign with Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico after he defeated her in the party’s primary. “We’ve seen the turnout that you can produce. Talarico might very well need that magnetism. Will you campaign with him?” CNN’s Laura...
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) reupped his calls Friday for Congress to remove barriers for local meat processors after President Trump announced he would make it easier for ranchers to process their own food. “This is great, but it should be a law, not just an executive order,” Massie wrote in a social media post,...
Civil rights leaders and Democratic lawmakers, alongside hundreds of protesters, rallied on the National Mall on Friday to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington, with many speakers emphasizing the importance of November's midterm elections. The 2026 "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and Martin Luther King...
Corey Woods (D), the mayor of Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday defended his decision to cancel the city police department’s $80,000 contract with Flock Safety, a top automated license plate reader company, amid reported misuse of its products. “The concern that we had was just that the potential for misuse was too great,” he told NewsNation’s...
Far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is being held at a detention center, according to the agency’s online detainee database. The British native served as chief of staff for the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, and was in Louisiana ahead of Ye’s scheduled concert...
