LAS VEGAS — Vice President JD Vance has faced skepticism from some in the Jewish Republican community. He waded directly into the fray Monday — and was met with...
A group of Senate Democrats are pressing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the masking of officers not in uniform during its operations. In the letter, sent to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, the group of Democrats argued the masks and lack of uniforms have led to chaos in Los Angeles as agents have looked...
More than 80 percent of Americans fear their finances will take a hit from the Trump administration's tariffs, according to the latest Yahoo! Finance/Marist Poll. In the survey, conducted in late May, 39 percent of surveyed U.S. adults say they’re “very concerned” and 41 percent say they’re “somewhat concerned” about the impact of tariffs on...
The Trump administration is stumbling as it seeks to unwind new details about the Jeffrey Epstein case, infuriating its key boosters with a memo concluding the deceased financier was not murdered and did not keep a list of clients. Figures in the Trump administration have long embraced and even promoted various conspiracy theories, including those swirling around...
Democrats say Republicans have given them a political gift in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” They say they can easily sell the bill to the public as a threat to working-class voters, given its cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs and significant tax breaks for the ultrawealthy. “This is a rare policy gift to...
Few Americans see falling birth rates as a national priority, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. When asked in the Thursday survey about how large of a problem declining birth rates in the U.S. is, 28 percent of respondents said it is a major issue while 44...
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) proposed a new method to account for the expected lapse in the Social Security Trust Fund. A June report from the program’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) fund would only be able to cover “100 percent of total scheduled benefits until 2033,” while the Disability Insurance (DI)...
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “click-to-cancel” rule was struck down by an appeals court on Tuesday, just days before it was set to take effect. The rule, announced in October 2024, would have required sellers to make it “as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.” But the U.S....
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that the Senate will move “soon” on a “tough” Russia sanctions bill that will also penalize the Kremlin’s top energy recipients, China and India. “President @realDonaldTrump is spot on about the games Putin is playing,” Graham said in a Tuesday post on X. “The Senate will move soon on...
Among the multiple provisions within the bill President Donald Trump signed last week are several that could directly impact you, including no tax on tips.
California education officials have formally rejected the Trump administration’s demand to bar transgender girls from girls school sports teams, escalating tensions between the Golden State and the White House. The state’s Department of Education on Monday declined to sign a proposed resolution agreement with the administration that would have required it to instruct schools across...
⚠️ Plus: Musk's third party draws GOP skepticism {beacon} TRUMP ADMINISTRATION officials are on the defensive over questions about convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following a Department of Justice (DOJ) report that found the disgraced financier did not have a “client list” and died by suicide. At an open-press Cabinet meeting on Tuesday,...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk once again slammed President Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein case, confirming that his new political party, which he has dubbed the “America Party,” will make it a priority to expose the files. Musk first questioned how people can be expected to have faith in the president if he doesn't release the files regarding the convicted sex...
