Let’s start simply by listing some of what’s made Graham Platner one of the most stomach-turning political candidates in memory. Democrats seem set to choose the Maine “oyster farmer” and former Marine to try ousting five-term Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November’s midterm elections. If they do pick him, however, it will be despite knowing […]
The optimism that President Trump projected last week toward securing a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has quickly faded, with Tehran on Monday suspending talks in protest of Israel’s punishing strikes on Lebanon. Trump sent varying messages as he scrambled Monday to secure a truce between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-linked...
New York City Zohran Mamdani (D) on Monday signed an executive order "repealing bedtimes" to allow kids in the Big Apple to watch the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. “Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our...
Former Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) on Sunday said she was "surprised at the timing" of former first lady Jill Biden's interview about former President Biden's health almost one and a half years after they left the White House. Demings appeared on NBC News's "Meet the Press" and was asked about Jill Biden's recent remarks about...
The compelling but controversial candidacy of Maine Democrat Graham Platner has taken yet another turn with little more than a week left before the Senate primary in the Pine Tree State. Platner is enmeshed in a sexting furor after The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that the candidate has in the...
President Trump on Monday expressed ambivalence about the status of peace talks with Iran, after he said earlier in the day that the Islamic Republic “really wants to make a deal” with his administration. “I don’t care if they’re over, honestly. I really don’t care,” Trump told CNBC’s Eamon Javers. “I couldn’t care less. If...
A new final rule from the Trump administration will require most Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages of 19 and 64 to prove they work, complete community service, or participate in a work program to win benefits. The rule outlines the broad policies each state is required to have in place when implementing the Medicaid work requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The rule establishes the standards states must...
Human rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on Friday filed a lawsuit accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of abuse and "inhumane conditions" at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, the largest immigration detention center in the U.S. The ACLU, Human Rights Watch, the Texas Civil Rights Project and others filed...
The Pentagon has barred reporters from entering the building’s press office and designated the facility as a classified space, curtailing access to an area within the department that journalists have had for years. The Defense Department’s (DOD) public affairs office, where reporters were able to approach military public affairs officials without escorts and ask questions,...
Americans will no longer be able to get cash back for making the switch to electric appliances under a Trump administration change. The Energy Department recently issued guidance reinterpreting a program in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that set up a rebate program for people who make high-efficiency electric purchases for their homes. The program...
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Monday reminded voters that she’s on the ballot for the Democratic Senate primary in the Pine Tree State as they weigh the fallout from reports of Graham Platner sexting women other than his wife. “People have the impression that I ‘withdrew’ or ‘dropped out,' but I simply suspended active...
Southwest Airlines is apparently rethinking its guidelines for plus-size travelers, walking back a key part of the new seating policy just months after implementation.
