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 […]
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) for voting against President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon role, characterizing it as an act of "political pettiness." “Mitch’s vote today—like so much of the last few years of his career—is one of the great acts of political pettiness I’ve ever...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she posed with a rifle in Phoenix amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. “Human traffickers. Drug Smugglers. 18th Street Gang members,” Noem wrote in a post on the social media platform X. “Spent the morning in Phoenix with our brave @ICEgov and...
More Americans view President Trump as favoring Russia too much in negotiations to end the war with Ukraine, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center and published on Tuesday. Overall, Americans gave a mixed or negative review of the president’s foreign policy during the first couple months of his administration. On Ukraine...
The White House on Tuesday insisted that President Trump won’t back down on his threat to impose a more than 100 percent tariff rate on China, significantly escalating the trade war between the two nations hours before the deadline approaches. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked what it would take for Trump to...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he thinks fluoride in the public water supply deserves “real evaluation,” a day after the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency indicated new recommendations and potential limits would be coming. “I think it deserves, from what I've read and from what I...
A conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Pence launched a six-figure ad campaign on Tuesday pushing back against the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs that are set to take effect this week. Advancing American Freedom unveiled its first ad, which warns of potential consequences the tariffs could have for farmers. The ad features a...
The White House dismissed concerns about the expletive-laden fighting between tech billionaire Elon Musk and White House trade advisor Peter Navarro over tariffs, calling it an example of transparency from the Trump administration. "These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and tariffs. Boys will be boys, and we will let...
President Trump is slated to sign an executive order from the White House on Tuesday afternoon, aiming to bolster U.S. coal mining. In the order, the president is expected to define coal as "mineral," which will allow it to benefit from previous executive actions on mining that — among other things — used presidential wartime authorities...
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could strip millions of Medicaid recipients of their right to choose their health care provider, potentially allowing states to dictate health care options based on political ideology rather than medical needs.
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee warned Monday that President Trump’s additional extension for TikTok’s parent company to divest from the app, as well as a potential divestment deal on the table, may violate the law. In a letter to Trump, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said he has "deep reservations with how you...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday urged Americans to call on House and Senate Republican to act against President Trump’s aggressive tariffs. In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Warren pushed for more congressional action against the tariffs, stating that “Congress has the power, under just a resolution … that takes away his...
