“The science is settled.” It’s Sacramento’s answer to every climate question. And if we’re talking about economics, also known as the “dismal science,” that’s right: California’s climate change policies...
95 DAYS AND COUNTING. Nov. 3, 2026, seemed a long time off back in December, when President Donald Trump started the first, short-lived “pivot” to campaigning for the midterm elections. It still seemed a long time off in January, when Trump’s venture into Venezuela eclipsed any attention the White House was paying to the midterms. And […]
A United States cybersecurity agency is investigating a coordinated cyberattack on over 30 municipal water facilities in Minnesota which contains details of possible Iranian hackers. The Minnesota Information Technology (MNIT) agency released an advisory Tuesday about the attacks, saying it was coordinating its investigation with federal agencies including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),...
A new analysis released Monday says that GOP-led mid-decade redistricting efforts have resulted in a map that resembles 2018's, when Democrats won the majority in the House. “There’s no question that 2025-2026 mid-cycle redistricting made the overall U.S. House map more Republican-leaning than it was in 2024. The median House seat based on presidential performance,...
President Trump sounded the alarm over communism during a campaign-style stop in Michigan on Monday ahead of the state’s Democratic Senate primary next week. Trump did not name Senate candidates Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and Abdul El-Sayed during his rally in Milford, Mich., but he sought to paint Democrats broadly as “communists." The president referred...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday reacted coolly to President Trump’s demand for the chamber to cancel its five-week August recess to debate the SAVE America Act, telling reporters he’s willing to do so if there’s a chance of a successful outcome but warning of wasting senators’ time with unproductive procedural votes. Thune...
Transgender advocate and influencer Dylan Mulvaney on Sunday clapped back at President Trump's mock comparison of her to CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. "Now, the president also brought up a video I did over three years ago, and mind you, I’ve been kind of flying under...
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday the U.S. will not be "exporting enrichment capacity to" Saudi Arabia under the new nuclear deal announced last week. Waltz appeared on the Sunday morning shows to clarify aspects of the deal, which would eventually allow the Saudis to enrich uranium, raising fears the Persian...
Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (Md.) are holding a forum on Monday afternoon examining President Trump's cryptocurrency investments. It comes after Trump's financial disclosure report for last year revealed he brought in more than $2 billion via various channels. The report, released earlier this month by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics,...
Americans’ economic pessimism has eased slightly this month, according to a new poll from Gallup. In the poll, 22 percent of respondents said the U.S.’s economic conditions are “excellent” or “good,” while 32 percent said they were “only fair” and 44 percent said they were “poor.” A month ago, 19 percent said the U.S.’s economic...
Funding for the global HIV response plunged in 2025, entirely due to a steep decline in U.S. support, according to reports from KFF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Taken together, the reports, released at the International AIDS Conference, show decades of progress to combat HIV is at risk. The current HIV...
Democratic political strategist James Carville on Sunday said David Hogg, former Democratic National Committee (DNC) vice chair, should succeed current chair Ken Martin, calling the DNC "dysfunctional." Carville, who explained he was recovering from hernia surgery, said in a video posted to YouTube that he wanted to weigh in on The New York Times's reporting...
According to The New York Times, the DNC is $2 million dollars in debt, while President Trump controls a $400 million super PAC and the Republican National Committee has nearly $130 million in cash on hand.
The U.S. pulled back on its daily strikes on Iran over the weekend to both give more time for negotiations and conserve munitions. President Trump is "giving it a little bit of room,” Mike Waltz, United Nations ambassador, said Sunday. On Monday, the president told reporters on Air Force One that Iran had requested a meeting....
🔎 Plus: Inside the false accusation that yanked Pete Buttigieg from his kids {beacon} It’s Monday. The pipe bomb that went off at the Atlanta Olympics happened 30 years ago today (!) In today's issue: Trump visits Michigan Trump pulls back from Iran war Oil prices dip Republicans turn on Pete Hegseth Senate...
