Gifts. Who knows what to give to who? For one I suggested ties, which the guy will eventually need, or with everyone sneezing then maybe just handkerchiefs, which he’ll need...
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Federal agents used pepper spray to push through an angry crowd that blocked their vehicles as they checked identifications in a heavily Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis on Tuesday, amid the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown targeting the community.
Most voters say they have had to make financial sacrifices in the past year to make ends meet, according to a new survey from Decision Desk HQ and NewsNation. In the survey, released on Sunday, 8 percent of likely voters say they’ve made sacrifices this past year “to make ends meet,” including 40 percent who...
The drumbeat for some kind of military action against Venezuela keeps getting louder. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Trump administration had identified land targets that could be struck in the South American nation. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reacted with fury to what he sees as a Washington-led effort to depose him. ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that he expects flight delays and cancellations to continue as the ongoing government shutdown creates staffing shortages at airports nationwide. "We will delay, we will cancel, any kind of flight across the national airspace to make sure people are safe," he told ABC News's "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that President Trump “has done all he can” to minimize the pain of the current government shutdown on Americans. “So, we have done all we can. President Trump has done all he can to minimize the pain of the shutdown on the American people. Again, you remember under Barack...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said he’s hopeful the government shutdown could come to an end this week with President Trump back from his Asia trip. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Warner sidestepped questions about where Democrats would be willing to compromise in the monthlong funding standoff but pressed for the president...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday that Democrats “need to own” the current government shutdown amid a fight over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. “Well, I mean, for me, fundamentally, I'm deeply, deeply distressing to know that 42 millions Americans are going to lose their SNAP benefits,” Fetterman told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State...
The Department of Justice's recent victory against Google was hailed as proof that the government's more aggressive approach to competition is working, but the emergence of AI could weaken the Federal Trade Commission's high-profile case against Amazon, as AI is already changing the market in real time.
President Trump on Sunday congratulated the Los Angeles Dodgers and their ownership for their 2025 World Series win against the Toronto Blue Jays, adding that he would see them at the White House. "Congratulations to the L.A. Dodgers, a game won by incredible CHAMPIONS!!! A lesser group of men would never have been able to...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signaled that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could restart as soon as this week. “There's a process that has to be followed, so we’ve got to figure out what the process is,” Bessent told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “President Trump wants to make sure...
"A House of Dynamite" is a Netflix thriller that highlights the dangers of nuclear weapons and the fallacy of missile defense systems, while experts argue that the US should reduce its nuclear arsenal and pursue diplomacy instead of spending trillions on missile defense systems.
The chaotic riots that consumed Portland, Ore., during the summer of 2020 reverberated through a trial over President Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops into the city's streets. Federal officials and government lawyers have portrayed Portland as under siege in seeking to persuade a judge that Trump’s takeover of the state’s soldiers and plans...
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) leads her Republican rival in the final days of the Virginia gubernatorial race, while the attorney general’s race is a toss-up, according to a new poll. Spanberger leads Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) 55 percent support to 44 percent, according to an Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Sunday....
