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Power the future sends letter to lawmakers over data

Power the Future, a pro-energy group, is asking Rep. Comer and Sen. Paul to probe nonprofit funding it alleges is fueling anti-data center campaigns across 24 states.

Mamdani allocates $500K for reparations talks as NYC faces $5.4B deficit

Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York City has set aside $500,000 to fund community discussions on reparations and other forms of assistance for Black New Yorkers as a major budget deficit looms.

‘New Democrat party’: Senate GOP sounds off on ‘extreme’ Graham Platner as Senate race in Maine heats up

Senate Republicans eye attacks on Graham Platner's progressive record and ties to Sanders and AOC now that Maine's Democratic primary is settled.

America needs the full truth on Fauci’s coverups and ALL federal pandemic abuses

The prosecution of Dr. David Morens on charges of blocking investigations into COVID’s origins...

William and Kate show off Otto, new cocker spaniel puppy

Otto is the son of William and Kate’s black cocker spaniel, Orla.

California police can start ticketing driverless cars this July

Set to take effect July 1, California's DMV issued a release announcing the adoption of new rules for autonomous vehicles.

Spirit Airlines pulls plug on flights, moves toward closure

Spirit Airlines announced early Saturday that it will immediately shut down operations after failing to reach a deal for a government bailout, citing rising oil prices as a major factor. The airline's parent company Spirit Aviation Holdings started "an orderly wind-down of operations" and cancellation of all flights, urging travelers who purchased tickets through Spirit...

The world needs a Hormuz fertilizer initiative now

The Black Sea Grain Initiative of 2022 provides a potential roadmap.

The Memo: Trump’s frustration on Iran boils over in attacks against media

President Trump’s frustration with media coverage of the war on Iran boiled over Thursday when he alleged that reporting from The New York Times was “seditious” and called CNN “stupid” and “the enemy.” Verbal fusillades against the media are commonplace for Trump, but the unusually intense Thursday attack seemed emblematic of his frustration with a...

GOP war powers resolution argument triggers a furor between Trump, lawmakers over Iran

The partisan battle over authorizing the Iran War has shifted to one of semantics, as the sides haggle over a contentious deadline created by a Vietnam-era law. On Friday, the conflict hit the 60-day mark — a critical marker under the 1973 War Powers Act — and Democrats are using the milestone to fuel their...

Alabama, Tennessee GOP governors call special sessions after Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision

Republican governors in two southern states are calling state lawmakers back for special sessions next week to consider new congressional maps following a landmark Supreme Court decision that narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Alabama lawmakers are set to convene in Montgomery starting Monday to discuss potentially moving the state’s May 19...

Pentagon says US naval blockade has cost Iran $4.8 billion 

The Defense Department has estimated that the U.S. naval blockade has cost Iran about $4.8 billion in oil revenue, a Pentagon official familiar with the assessment told The Hill late Friday.  The blockade, which was instituted more than two weeks ago, is one of the actions President Trump has used to inflict pressure on Iran...

GOP Sen. Young: Trump should work with Congress on any future Iran strikes

Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) said on Friday that the Trump administration would need to seek congressional approval before renewing military action against Iran, after officials asserted the 60-day war powers clock stopped running when the ceasefire took effect. “The purpose of the War Powers Act was to assert the constitutional responsibility of Congress to declare...

Spirit Airlines preparing to shut down if bailout deal isn’t reached: Reports

Spirit Airlines may be reaching the end of the runway.

ActBlue sues Ken Paxton for ‘retaliation’ over donation vetting lawsuit

ActBlue is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), arguing that his investigation and a separate lawsuit into the progressive fundraising platform amount to political retaliation for its role in raising money for Democratic candidates and causes. The lawyers representing the platform asked a federal court in Massachusetts on Friday to stop Paxton from pursuing...

New York Times pushes for release of purported Epstein suicide note

The New York Times on Thursday called on a New York courthouse for the release of an alleged suicide note written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The outlet petitioned the courthouse's judge to unseal the note, which Epstein's cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione said he found in July 2019, one month before Epstein's death. The note...

Garcia presses DHS for info on whether Noem is living in government housing

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, is pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for information on whether its former secretary, Kristi Noem, is still living in government housing. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Garcia cited the Wall Street Journal’s reporting last week...

Carville rips ‘sons of b‑‑‑‑es’ on Supreme Court: ‘So happy to help the Republican Party’

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville tore into the Supreme Court on Friday, accusing the justices of engaging in political favoritism and ethical misconduct. “There is no reason, none, that you should have any respect or any admiration for this pack of people who take money from anybody, don’t report anything, are the only nine people...

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