Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley emerged as the more moderate alternative to democratic socialist Francesca Hong, but his record includes racial-equity budgeting, net-zero climate goals and more.
(NEXSTAR) – Cracker Barrel’s recent attempts to introduce a new logo didn’t go over so well with its most vocal critics, prompting the company to revert back to the old logo on Tuesday. A couple of other recent changes to the Cracker Barrel website, however, have largely gone under the radar. As reported Thursday by...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted a White House budget office for advancing proposal to rescind $4.9 billion in funding allocated to the State Department and the dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), calling it “unlawful” and a rejection of bipartisanship. The Democratic leader warned it also takes Washington a step closer to...
Hundreds of people are expected to protest against President Trump and for policies that benefit working families this Labor Day weekend, with demonstrations planned across the country.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) sounded the alarm on Friday over President Trump’s latest request to yank back congressionally approved funding, this time without Congress’ say-so, calling it an “attempt to undermine the law.” Collins said the recent request sent to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday seeks to pull back $4.9 billion...
The sudden departures of five top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rocked the public health community, with leading experts and organizations warning it may leave the United States unprepared for future outbreaks and pandemics. In a single day, four key leaders of the CDC announced they would step down...
The president has always demanded unquestioning loyalty from his subordinates, not to the administration or the Constitution, but to himself and his own political fortunes.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that White House budget director Russ Vought would oversee the “closeout” of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which came under intense scrutiny and has been dismantled by the Trump administration. “I joked with @POTUS that I had four jobs. He told me to give one to...
The Trump administration is weighing plans to use a Navy base near Chicago to support migrant detention efforts in the Windy City as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) crackdown on illegal immigration. DHS asked the Naval Station Great Lakes for “limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats face a critical choice on how much to work with Republicans on government funding when Congress returns next week - with a government shutdown and anger from their voters hanging in the balance. Senate Democrats took a beating from the base during the last funding showdown in...
By now it is clear that Netanyahu and Hamas are equally cynical and equally prepared to go on fighting, whatever additional human tragedies this war will continue to create.
A group of top leaders who resigned from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this week cast blame for their decision on the environment created by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump. “I think the CDC really is a place filled with great scientists and...
President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are facing pressure over the Trump administration's decision to shakeup leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After four senior leaders resigned in the wake of CDC Director Susan Monarez's ouster, critics question what the move means for vaccine...
The issue of selective prosecution has been raised by some critics who have accused the Justice Department of showing favoritism to friends or associates of President Trump and investigating Trump’s enemies.
