Ted Cruz had a heated exchange with Amy Klobuchar during a hearing looking at the uptick in nationwide orders from district judges in Trump's second administration.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) dismissed Democratic strategist James Carville’s advice for Democrats to “roll over and play dead” in the face of Republican control. Sanders joined NBC News for “Meet the Press” on Sunday, when host Kristen Welker asked him about his recent speaking tour across the U.S. and Carville’s comments about the party in...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) late Sunday accused Republicans of walking away from government funding talks ahead of a looming shutdown deadline. “The top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, Rosa De Lauro, remains ready, willing and able to talk with our Republican colleagues, but there has been zero outreach from the Trump administration and...
President Trump slammed H.R. McMaster after his former national security adviser said he is "being played" by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Trump adding he believes “we should spend less time worrying about Putin.” “H.R. MCMASTER IS A WEAK AND TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE LOSER!” Trump said Sunday on Truth Social. “We should spend less time worrying...
In today’s issue: What’s next for Ukraine? That’s the big question after the explosive Oval Office meeting between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vice President Vance. Zelensky was in Washington to sign a deal to provide the U.S. with rights to the country’s rare minerals, a trade Trump demanded as “payment” for U.S. aid during the first three years...
The shutdown clock is ticking on Capitol Hill as lawmakers look to fund the government by the looming March 14 deadline, an effort that has thus far been unsuccessful as the two parties trade blame over who is responsible for the delay. “We are working hard to do our responsibility to keep the government open,”...
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part one of a four-part series. Jose Gonzalez* wore no mask, despite the toxic chemicals he worked with in the oilfield. "One leak, and no one will hear from you again," he said. He shrugged. At 31, with three children at home, he...
The ending of multiple Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations into cryptocurrency firms is sending a strong signal that the agency’s approach to enforcement is quickly changing under the Trump administration. The turning of the tide comes after a major push from the cryptocurrency industry to put more crypto-friendly leaders back in Washington, following four...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) office is running a digital ad in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station to recruit laid-off federal employees to work for New York State amid the Trump administration’s efforts to slim down the federal government. The ad, which started running Monday at digital director displays in Union Station, features an image...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed calls to cancel President Trump’s invitation for a state visit to the United Kingdom, following the explosive Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. In an interview on the BBC, Starmer was asked about calls from politicians including Scottish National Party (SNP) first minister John Swinney,...
Conan O'Brien is seemingly taking a knock at President Trump at the Oscars, saying audiences are happy to see fictional film characters stand up to "a powerful Russian." "You know 'Anora' is having a good night," O'Brien, the host of the 97th annual Academy Awards, said during the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. "That's great...
The filmmakers behind ‘No Other Land,’ which won the Oscar for best documentary, called for a different path forward to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in their acceptance speech Sunday. “There is a different path, a political solution without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people,” said Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham, in his...
