Kendall Qualls, army veteran, business executive, and all-around straight shooter, recently announced he’s running for governor of Minnesota. Now here’s the twist: He’s black. That alone shouldn’t be headline news, but in a state such as Minnesota and a party such as the GOP, it kind of is. When I talked to Qualls, he didn’t […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an interview Friday brushed off Elon Musk’s campaign spending threats in light of the tech billionaire's public fallout with President Trump, suggesting he isn't worried. The spat between Trump and Musk began with the latter's criticism of the president's legislative agenda making its way through Congress. Johnson said he...
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, may have made himself an enemy of the world’s most powerful leader. The public blowout between Musk and President Trump is threatening the tech billionaire’s businesses, some of which have billions of dollars' worth of federal contracts. Musk's aerospace company SpaceX alone reportedly has at least $22 billion in...
President Trump and Elon Musk let an uneasy truce mostly take hold Friday, a day after their previous alliance imploded in spectacular fashion. On Thursday, Musk cast innuendo on Trump’s decades-old association with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, implying that the “Epstein files” had not been released because they contained incriminating information about the president. Musk...
Religious rights are sparking both unanimity and deep divisions on the Supreme Court this term, with one major decision still to come. On Thursday, all nine justices sided with Catholic Charities Bureau in its tax fight with Wisconsin. But weeks earlier, the court’s 4-4 deadlock handed those same religious interests a loss by refusing to...
Elon Musk has been feuding with President Trump over a bill the president is championing that, among other things, cuts incentives for electric vehicles and solar energy that benefit Musk’s company Tesla. Trump said Musk’s vocal opposition to Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” is based on its elimination of incentives for electric vehicles (EVs). “Elon knew...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) faces a test of her political influence after endorsing a progressive candidate in the New York City mayoral race. Ocasio-Cortez backed New York state Assembly member Zohran Mamdani on Thursday, pitching him as the best chance to upset former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the front-runner since before he entered the...
The friendship between Elon Musk and President Trump hit a major speed bump on Thursday as the two publicly sparred in a viral dispute after years of knowing each other.
Antisemitic incidents surge as Trump employs law-and-order tactics against hate crimes, targeting universities and foreign nationals involved in pro-Palestinian activism.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's move to revoke Harvard's visa program, halting a plan critics say could jeopardize international students and escalate court battles.
Elon Musk clashes with President Donald Trump and GOP leaders over spending cuts, questioning their commitment despite promises to reduce the nation's $37 trillion debt.
Medicaid changes in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" have been met with a partisan division. The GOP defends the plan as needed reform, while Democrats blast it as a cut to social services.
New York‘s Medical Aid in Dying Act is under consideration in the state’s Senate Health Committee after passing in the state Assembly in late April. It has 25 co-sponsors in the Senate, and 32 votes are needed to pass it. Democratic leaders have expressed confidence that it will do so, and even some Republican senators […]
