Something is certainly afoot in the Democratic Party's inner rankings – but whether that's enough to meaningfully move the midterm needle is anyone's guess.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ruled to restore a lower court’s order barring the Trump administration’s planned mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau.
Former Biden administration cyber official Jen Easterly said she fears President Trump's personnel changes represent something more sinister than the normal churn of the revolving door in the federal government.
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.
President Trump late Thursday brushed off claims that tech billionaire Elon Musk would be briefed on potential war plans related to China during an upcoming meeting at the Pentagon, calling the notion "completely untrue." "The Fake News is at it again, this time the Failing New York Times. They said, incorrectly, that Elon Musk is...
Trump knows that Saudi Arabia is critical to lowering oil prices and pressuring Russia to come to the bargaining table. Mohammed bin Salman was spurned and embarrassed by former President Biden; Trump won’t be making that mistake.
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In today’s issue: The Education Department will be dismantled and give states greater autonomy over education, President Trump vowed during a White House event Thursday intended to showcase a partial victory that has eluded conservatives since President Reagan’s administration. An executive order Trump signed will reduce the department to its core federal functions and he...
On the menu: Dems plumb new poll low, Texas GOP braces for bitter Senate primary, 2026’s tiny House map, Do you even politics, bro?, Un-herd-of artist Voting got underway this week in the race for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Between now and the end of the election on April 1, the...
President Trump is on a collision course with Republican defense hawks over the question of whether the United States should continue its 75-year military leadership of NATO and at what level of commitment. Trump has criticized European allies for years for not contributing more to the military alliance, which was set up in 1949...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a tricky path forward as President Trump and Elon Musk publicly — and persistently — push for the impeachment of the judge who directed flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to be turned around. Trump ignited a controversial campaign this week when he said U.S. District Judge James Boasberg — whom...
Top House Democrats urged Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Trump administration to reverse a Thursday move to begin dismantling the Department of Education. “Students, teachers, and schools across the country rely on the Department’s important work to ensure that all people are able to access and grow through education, and we have serious doubts...
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said Thursday President Trump is committed to using legal measures to dismantle the Department of Education. “I think he was correct in saying that we were going to do everything legally. That's what he has said to me from the very beginning,” McMahon said during an evening appearance on Fox...
House Oversight and Accountability Committee ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) requested an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comments urging Americans to buy Tesla stock as the company’s shares dip due to mass firings and reform efforts overseen by CEO Elon Musk. “This is just the latest example of the Trump Administration using taxpayer resources to...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday blasted Democrats for focusing too much on urban voters. “I think it was always the time for Democrats to campaign hard in rural areas,” Carville said during an episode of “Politics War Room,” highlighted by Mediaite. “I don't know how the party ever got away from that," he added....
