Two years ago, a champagne cork went flying on the Federalist Society convention stage as panelists toasted recent Supreme Court wins. A celebratory mood was still on display at this year’s annual gathering of the conservative legal movement, but those feelings were mixed with shock from Democrats' midterm victories. "On election night, there was a congressman...
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) called on his party's congressional leadership — House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) to "step up to the daggum plate" Saturday morning, urging the pair to pass legislation funding air travel infrastructure updates in light of Friday's nationwide ground stop. “We know that it...
Microsoft confirmed its services are fully restored as of Saturday after the tech company faced a massive global outage impacting its platforms earlier in the week. “We have completed our efforts to address the underlying issue of the incident and restored service to the remaining impacted customers and regions,” the company wrote in a post...
Italy announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users' personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a...
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) called on Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s Commerce secretary, to step down over reports the cabinet member shielded Nvidia from federal oversight — accusations which emerged after the tech giant's CEO resigned this week. Jensen Huang stepped down from Nvidia's chief role Thursday after claims came to light of his reported...
Rep. Aisha Wahab (D-Calif.) is projected to win a full term representing California's 14th District after Tuesday's rematch against fellow Democratic candidate Melissa Hernandez, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Wahab's victory comes just months after she beat Hernandez in August in a special election to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Eric Swalwell...
Calley Means, a former top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ripped outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles over her tenure, arguing in a Friday interview she led the Trump administration to consistently bow to corporate interests when it came to health policy. During a two-hour long Friday episode of “The...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) said the city would limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents just days after Democrats swept the state-level offices in the midterm elections. The mayor said his executive order applied to nonviolent criminals, who will be released with a citation, and that unless someone is arrested for an...
Ohio Gov.-elect Amy Acton (D) said Friday she does not plan to speak with her former opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, after he ran a controversial attack ad against her in the final weeks of the campaign. Ramaswamy debuted an ad featuring Acton’s mother, who lost custody of her daughter when Acton was 12, in which she...
President Trump is set to deliver remarks Friday at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, days after Republicans suffered sweeping losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections. He is participating in NASA’s "Max Power" aerospace technology expo, which showcases advances in aviation, space exploration and emerging technologies. The appearance comes as the Trump administration pushes...
To congressional Democrats, President Trump’s decision to promote aide Stephen Miller to serve as his chief of staff meant two things: an elevation of the aide's extremist views and a refusal to heed the will of voters who delivered the left a historic victory. “Donald Trump learned nothing from his historic defeat. Stephen Miller is...
Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) has tapped media mogul Tyler Perry to join her gubernatorial transition team, she announced Friday. In an Atlanta press conference, Bottoms outlined her plans for the governor's mansion — including who would lead her transition team, which she dubbed "Georgia's Promise." The governor-elect described Perry, whom she named a...
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) is sounding off on Stephen Miller, President Trump's pick to replace outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. “Stephen Miller is a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has American blood on his hands,” Jeffries said in a post to the social platform X. “His presence in government...
The Cornell University Faculty Senate on Friday passed a no-confidence vote against the university administration and President Michael Kotlikoff after allegations of gang rape at a campus fraternity roiled the country. The symbolic vote, which passed with 55 percent support while 7 percent of the body abstained, marks the latest stage in the backlash to...
The fight for the 2028 Republican primary is beginning to take shape on the heels of the GOP's devastating midterm losses, with Vice President Vance facing criticism for blaming the losses on the Iran war and other big-name Republicans appearing to stake out their own positions. The losses have created a huge opening for GOP White...
Democrats flipped Senate seats in previously deep-red territory such as Kansas and Texas in part by criticizing Trump administration policies that helped create high diesel and beef costs. Now they're going to be under pressure to deliver for farmers, who want the party to put words into actions once they take control of the House...
