The U.S. faces two peer nuclear competitors for the first time in history -- and Sen. Deb Fischer says America is not keeping pace. From 200 bombers to new nuclear shipyards, she lays out what it will take to deter China and defend the Indo-Pacific.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released a tranche of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that appear to show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its vaccine messaging. Emails indicate that Kennedy directed the CDC's vaccine advisory panel to restrict access to vaccines, allowed...
On Thursday, a federal judge based in Washington, D.C., ordered the Justice Department to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang. The preliminary injunction orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the files, including “at least eight email exchanges with Mr....
The number of flu cases at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas continues to rise in the wake of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s banishment of the influenza vaccine mandate for service members. The Air Force confirmed 275 cases as of Wednesday, up from 160 just last week, a figure Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said the service...
The Supreme Court left President Trump and gun rights advocates celebrating Thursday. In a series of 6-3 decisions, the high court ticked off some of its anticipated remaining cases as the justices move closer to their summer recess. But their rulings didn’t come without friction on the bench. Here are five takeaways. Trump's appointees help...
President Trump on Thursday urged House Republicans to unify and stop “grandstanding” after a group of hard-line conservatives brought most House activity to a halt this week over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. Trump’s post came shortly after a Thursday afternoon meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had been searching for...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday he hopes Democrats remember that after the primary elections are over, the party's "enemy is Donald Trump." MS NOW's Jen Psaki spoke with Jeffries about Israel playing a role in the New York Democratic primary. She asked Jeffries about his reflection on the issue and how Democratic...
More than a million people could soon be eligible for deportation after the Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration to strip humanitarian protections from certain nationalities. The high court's ruling Thursday morning specifically concerns the inclusion of Haiti and Syria in the temporary protected status (TPS) program, which protects citizens from select countries from deportation...
President Trump will welcome a group of American farmers from across the U.S. to the White House for a dinner Thursday evening in the Rose Garden. The event comes as Trump has ramped up his efforts to court the voting bloc ahead of the midterm elections, after farmers experienced rising fertilizer costs sparked by the...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday called for “new leadership” within the Democratic party, alleging that the caucus never fully recovered from its 2024 elections losses. “Every day there's a debate within the party about the path forward,” Slotkin said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Straight Shooter” podcast hosted by Stephen A. Smith. “That's why...
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman on Wednesday said President Trump is no longer "behaving like someone who cares." Haberman spoke on CNN about the president cancelling plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill until his voter ID bill, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, is passed. She emphasized to CNN's Kaitlan Collins...
