John Fetterman’s popularity is sinking among Democratic voters in his backyard, according to an internal poll obtained by POLITICO — one of the first major indications that the Pennsylvania...
On May 5, millionaires, billionaires, and CEOs shelled out a reported $1.5 million per plate to dine with President Donald Trump. The proceeds from the night went to a political action committee controlled by Trump. It sure looked like wealthy people and businessmen paid for access to the president, who wields great power over the […]
“Walkability” is a buzzword, but like the related term “urbanism,” nobody can agree on what it means. Is a neighborhood walkable simply if it’s easy to walk around? Or is it only walkable if all the amenities of daily and weekly life are within a mile of your house? Plenty of websites and nonprofit organizations […]
The gavel falls, and another executive order hits the skids. Federal judges, cloaked in black robes and armed with injunctions, have become the bane of President Donald Trump’s second term, much like they were for President Franklin D. Roosevelt nearly a century ago. But Trump is involved in an important fight over the legitimate powers […]
In April, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2025 slate of annual inductees, generating the now-perfunctory reactions that greet such news: disdain or exasperated relief combined with vague irritation at the Hall’s very existence, of which, cicada-like, we are reminded each year around this time. The first two responses are fairly straightforward. […]
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) as President Trump’s ambassador to Israel. The upper chamber largely voted along party lines, with 53 in favor and 46 against. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) voted in favor of the nomination. Democrats have largely united to reject Trump’s nominees over his policies seeking to...
The United States imposed new sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, days before the Islamic republic’s scheduled talks with Washington this weekend in Oman. The Treasury Department designated five entities and one individual based in Iran for their support of establishments that oversee and manage Iran’s nuclear program. The groups slapped by the new sanctions, issued...
"Fox & Friends" co-host Steve Doocy remarked that major Republican donors are “terrified” after President Trump implemented sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, including steep tariffs on China, shaking up international markets. The host made the comment when speaking to Fox News Channel congressional correspondent Chad Pergram, who highlighted the uncertainty among lawmakers as the...
Democratic strategist George Hornedo on Wednesday launched a primary challenge against nine-term Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) in Indiana’s 7th Congressional District. “For nearly 20 years, we’ve had the same leadership in Washington. That place, those people supposedly representing us, aren’t working for Indianapolis,” Hornedo said in a video announcement on the social platform X. “The...
A Democratic appointee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) who was fired by President Trump sued his administration Wednesday, claiming her termination was unlawful. Trump fired Jocelyn Samuels and another Democratic commissioner days after taking office as the administration looks to crack down on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. “Defendant Trump’s efforts to hamstring...
One significant guardrail has been the highly respected Office of Legal Counsel. Under Trump and Bondi, the office has been largely dealt out of the game.
The lawyer for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported in the Trump administration’s roundup of alleged gang members, said he expects his client to be returned in the coming weeks. “I have every expectation that the Supreme Court will rule quickly and will rule in our favor, because when push comes to...
Cenk Uygur, founder and host of “The Young Turks,” said President Trump is “blowing it” on his tariff messaging because he “lacks empathy” and has not leveled with the American public about the immediate financial pain they might feel in exchange for long-term pay off. In an interview Tuesday on NewsNation’s “On Balance with Leland...
Long-distance seafarers crossed the Mediterranean Sea far earlier than scientists had believed, a new study has found. Excavations at a cave on the island of Malta have uncovered stone tools, cooking site and animal skeletons from 8,500 years ago — 1,000 years before the first farmers arrived on the island, according to findings published in the journal Nature. The...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) voiced agreement with some of President Trump’s trade policies during a speech from Washington on Wednesday, but warned against his use of sweeping tariffs. “These last few days have been tough for Michigan,” Whitmer said, noting the state’s automobile industry and international border with Canada. “People are struggling after years of...
Millions of dollars in federal funding to Cornell University and Northwestern University have been frozen, the latest colleges to be targeted by the Trump administration. Around $790 million has been paused for Northwestern and more than $1 billion for Cornell over allegations the institutions are violating civil rights law, the White House said, The Associated...
What we are witnessing is the end result of a presidency where values are fluid and transactional, expertise is irrelevant and our national credibility is an afterthought.
