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Congress fails to save Obamacare subsidies after shutdown fight, premiums set to surge

Congress fails to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies before the Dec. 31 deadline as both sides try to find common ground on a bipartisan solution when they return in the new year.

Former GOP Sen. Jon Kyl announces dementia diagnosis, steps away from public life

Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl, 83, announced he is withdrawing from public life after being diagnosed with dementia following decades of service in Congress.

Mamdani picks educator who worked to dismantle Gifted & Talented program as NYC schools chancellor

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani expected to name longtime NYC educator Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor, overseeing nation's largest public school system.

Former Colorado Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell dead at 92

Former Colorado senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the first Native American to serve in both the House and Senate, died on Tuesday at the ago of 92.

Doug Jones launches Alabama governor bid

Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) announced Monday he’s launching a bid for Alabama governor, setting up a likely rematch against a former rival, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), next year. “Because Alabama, you folks in Alabama, deserve a governor who is going to fight for them,” Jones said in a video on the social platform X....

Trump signs order allowing foreign terrorist designation for Muslim Brotherhood chapters

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would allow his administration to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations. The order directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to determine whether any chapters of the organization warrant the designation, which would allow for increased sanctions...

Swalwell: Californians want ‘get s— done approach on lowering prices’

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is running for governor in the Golden State, said Sunday residents of his state want a “get s--- done approach on lowering prices.” “People are telling me they want a fighter, a protector, but also a get s--- done approach on lowering prices. And that's, frankly, why I'm running,” Swalwell...

COP30 closes with deal on climate finance

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story COP30 closes with deal on climate finance Countries around the world have agreed to put more money toward fighting climate change as this year’s COP30 climate summit concludes in Brazil. © Eraldo Peres, Associated Press A formal decision released over the weekend said the nations will seek...

US Naval Academy fires commandant less than 6 months into role

The United States Naval Academy fired the commandant of midshipmen, Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr., on Monday due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to effectively lead” the brigade, removing him than his position less than half a year after he assumed the post. Clark, who assumed the role in June, was axed by...

TSA expected to screen 19.3M travelers this week

Nearly 20 million people are projected to travel by air this week as officials brace for what some expect to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel week in 15 years. The Department of Transportation on Monday released its 2025 Thanksgiving week flight forecast, showing 19.3 million people projected to take flights in the seven-day period starting...

Stephen A. Smith eyes ‘profound impact’ on politics, not ruling out 2028 run

If Stephen A. Smith is not planning a run for president anytime soon, he’s doing his best impersonation of a buzzworthy politician in the meantime. “I’m not ruling anything out, but I’m not thinking about that right now,” Smith told The Hill during an exclusive interview last week. “I love what I do, and I’m...

Student loan changes could impact nursing, other programs not considered ‘professional’

There are only 10 programs listed under the federal definition of a "professional degree."

Trump heaps praise on Mamdani during meeting: hope for US politics?  

These two men actually have more in common than either camp would admit.  

Trump exempts coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act regulation

President Trump is exempting coal used in steelmaking from Biden-era Clean Air Act regulations for two years. Trump on Friday issued a proclamation exempting facilities known as coke ovens from a rule limiting their releases of pollutants, such as mercury, formaldehyde, soot and dioxins. Coke ovens are chambers where coal is heated to produce coke, which is a fuel...

‘ShamWow’ guy running for Texas House seat

Offer Vince Shlomi, commonly known as the “ShamWow guy" after his series of towel infomercials, is running for a House seat in Texas with a pitch to “soak up the swamp,” according to primary filing information from the Texas GOP. Shlomi — a former fixture on American infomercials where he hawked “ShamWow” towels, which he touted...

Polar vortex in the Thanksgiving forecast: Who could see snow, freezing temps?

A good chunk of the country could be in for cooler-than-average temperatures this Thanksgiving and beyond.

Elon Musk exposes real foreign racists with based new X feature 

Location, location, location. That’s what matters now on X, because Elon Musk has just rolled out a hugely important new feature, and it’s confirming what some of us have suspected was the case for some time now. It turns out that many of the openly racist and anti-Semitic accounts on X that claim to be...

Crossing the line in American politics

Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying "things happen", which was seen as a line of decency being crossed.

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