Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back...
Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess...
The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...
The House Rules Committee late Thursday night advanced a resolution calling for — but not legally requiring — the DOJ to release of some information related to Jeffrey Epstein, as a number of Republicans express anger at the Trump administration’s handling of the saga. The panel voted 9-4 along party lines to send the measure...
President Trump on Thursday said he was directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release relevant grand jury testimony in the case of sex predator and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a move that comes after his supporters for days pressed the government to produce more information in the case. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given...
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the firing of a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by President Trump was illegal. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, a Biden administration appointee, said the Trump administration's "attempt to remove' Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter "did not comply with the FTC Act's removal protections." "Defendants repeatedly want...
CBS is nixing "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," rocking the late-night TV landscape in a move the network cited as a "financial decision." "'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season," CBS said in a Thursday announcement. The network said it would...
President Trump penned a new executive order on Thursday to form a new classification of noncareer federal employees who will be hired to “help faithfully implement the President’s policy agenda.” The employees will be listed under the classification "Schedule G" and will engage in "policy-making or policy-advocating work," according to the White House. Schedule G...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that President Trump’s struggle to contain the MAGA outcry over the Jeffrey Epstein files is a monster of his own making. “Democrats didn't put this into the public domain,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “The conspiracy theory provocateur-in-chief is the one — along with his extreme...
Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, said on Thursday that he does not "believe" that President Trump can fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Hill was asked during a press conference if he thinks there are any circumstances in which Trump “could and should” fire Powell, whose term as...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed the defamation lawsuit against El Chapo's American lawyer on Tuesday, rejecting his allegations of corruption in her administration. New York attorney Jeffrey Lichtman previously defended three of the cartel leader’s sons and said they could detail the government’s misconduct under her leadership. "Moral and political authority is required to govern...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday will highlight the opening of an Honor Lane — a special TSA security lane exclusively for military members and their families — at the Nashville International Airport. Noem will also discuss multiple other benefits for military members and their families as part of the “Serve With Honor, Travel With...
