In today’s issue: ▪ Europe, Ukraine hope for chilly Putin summit ▪ The Hill interview: Newsom defends redistricting fight ▪ Progressives take center stage in mayoral contests ▪ Israel steps up Gaza offensive Strategy was the word of the day on Wednesday as President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders huddled on a...
Some college applicants are reconsidering certain institutions or changing their application strategies as President Trump wages war against higher education. Consultants hired to help students gain admission to elite institutions say they have seen some shifts in interest, stemming from concerns about funding, peer pressure and a waning belief in the need for a degree from specific prestige universities. Applicants have also cited visa pauses and the rise in...
Democrats are making a play for Ohio in next year’s Senate race as former Sen. Sherrod Brown prepares an expected comeback attempt. The Buckeye State was once firmly purple, but has become increasingly red in the Trump era. President Trump won the state in 2024 with 55 percent of the vote, and Brown lost his...
Adolescents exposed to toxic “forever chemicals” may be more likely to regain weight lost after bariatric surgery, a new study has found. The risk of such gains, which can undermine the procedure’s success and cause long-term health issues, was higher in patients who had elevated levels of the compounds prior to the surgery, scientists found...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said during a Wednesday podcast episode with Joe Rogan that lawmakers have seen evidence of “interdimensional beings.” “I think that they can actually operate through the time spaces that we currently have,” Luna said during the podcast. “And that's not something that I came up with on my own. That's...
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Wednesday said expectations are low for President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. “I think President Trump has really sort of low-balled expectations in recent days. His conversations with [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky and with Europe sort of show...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday confirmed that he and other local Democrats would hold a high-profile press conference geared towards combating the legislative effort to add five additional House seats in Texas. “Donald Trump is about to have a very bad day,” Newsom wrote in a Wednesday post on X. The president previously...
