California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump since his return to office last year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues it’s...
A defense appropriations bill that cleared a House-Senate conference this week will ban Pentagon military and civilian officials from using government credit cards to pay for nude entertainment at topless bars.
The personal stories about denied claims offered a few poignant moments amid hours of debate about the root causes of rising healthcare costs and the policies that can be used to lower them.
Brazilians celebrated the nomination of "The Secret Agent" film to four Oscar categories on Thursday, which many said confirmed the rise of Brazilian cinema and its universal appeal.
The annual inflation rate fell in November, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), defying economists expectations. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.7 percent over the 12-month span ending in November, down from 3 percent in September. BLS was unable to collect data on October prices due to the...
The Top Democrats in Congress took a swing at President Trump's address from the White House late Wednesday, calling the speech "untethered from reality and truth." “It was an unhinged speech that was, of course, untethered from reality and truth. You know, Donald Trump has made things worse for the American people,” Jeffries told MS NOW’s...
The Texas Water Development Board said it recently approved an accelerated timeline for two bills related to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
President Trump’s approval rating has dropped eight points since he started his second presidential term at the beginning of the year, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey. Forty-one percent of voters said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, down from 49 percent who said the same in January. And 50...
Voters prefer moderate candidates over both progressive and MAGA contenders for the next presidential race, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey. In a hypothetical 2028 matchup against a progressive Democrat, voters sided with a moderate Republican by roughly 12 points. A moderate Democrat, on the other hand, won a showdown against a MAGA...
The deadly attack in Syria that left three Americans dead has complicated the nascent relationship between the United States and Damascus and sparked speculation over how the Trump administration might respond. President Trump has vowed that the Saturday attack — carried out by a lone Islamic State group gunman that reportedly infiltrated local security forces,...
Republican senators who defeated a Democratic bill to extend ObamaCare subsidies for three years without reforms to the program are frustrated that the same proposal appears likely to pass the House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was unable to quell a rebellion within his own party. GOP senators want to preserve their working relationship with...
