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Democrats have spent the first half of the second Trump presidency openly questioning how Elon Musk has wielded influence over the federal government. Soon, they will have the chance to ask him directly. Fresh off a sweeping victory in the midterm elections, Senate Democrats are keen to use their new majority to investigate Musk and...

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is projected to win the Alaska governor’s office, becoming the first Democrat to win the office in more than 20 years, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state lawmaker, defeated Republican Bernadette Wilson and two others in the Last Frontier’s four-way, ranked-choice general election. DDHQ projected the race for Kreiss-Tomkins,...

Air Space Intelligence (ASI), the company behind a recently deployed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AI tool, denied any link to the nationwide ground stop issued Friday afternoon. “The current ground stop is not based on or a result of the SMART system, any product of ASI or our integration with FAA and ATC,” the company...

Trump administration officials reupped their calls for a multi-billion-dollar investment into updating the U.S.'s "incredibly old" air traffic control systems, calling out Congress for "[kicking] the can down the road" on improvements they argued could have prevented Friday night's nationwide ground stop. “What we have is an incredibly old air traffic control system,” Transportation Secretary...

The nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration Friday afternoon has been lifted, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed. "At 8:15 tonight Eastern Time, we've opened up the airspace," Duffy said to reporters in the White House briefing room during a press conference that began at around 8:30 p.m. EST. Duffy added that, although...

President Trump plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China next week, marking the first-ever trilateral meeting between the three leaders. Trump will be in Asia for The Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in the Philippines and...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio promoted an inspirational view of the United States during remarks at a conservative law conference Friday, invoking the image of a country where an ambitious attitude binds Americans — striving toward living up to the founding ideals Rubio’s off-script remarks, which followed a keynote address during the annual conference of...

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will hold a press briefing at the White House on Friday night to provide an update on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) nationwide ground stop. “The @FAANews [FAA] issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route...

Tom Emmer says House Republicans will use committee hearings and floor votes to hold Democrats accountable as the GOP shifts to minority status.

President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social the U.S. no longer needs a deal with Iran, one day after proclaiming victory at Arlington.

Los Angeles mayor-elect Nithya Raman pledges to halve homeless encampments before the 2028 Olympics, but a local activist warns it won't work.

Josh Shapiro says he wants to more than double Pennsylvania's minimum wage and codify abortion rights with the new Democratic trifecta.

Northern Kentucky residents offer sharply divided takes on Thomas Massie's push to impeach Pete Hegseth over the Iran war and his true motives.

Voters in three states approved voter ID measures, while California rejected a billionaire wealth tax and Idaho turned down a proposal to expand abortion rights.