The U.S. military took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at the southern border in August using sophisticated laser systems, officials say.
President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Federal health policy has seen major shifts, leaving millions of families and older Americans with new questions about their healthcare access. The House of Representatives recently passed a new budget resolution that calls for cutting trillions of dollars from Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential programs that older adults rely on to meet their daily needs....
The House Rules Committee came together early Wednesday to consider the GOP-led "big, beautiful" spending bill filled with President Trump's legislative priorities. There have been two major hurdles to advancing the legislation: the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap and cuts to Medicaid. Trump met with House Republicans Tuesday to convince hardliners to vote...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened up an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) over his pandemic-era nursing homes testimony to Congress, multiple outlets reported Tuesday night. The probe started around a month ago by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., that was then headed by Ed Martin, who was...
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has won the Democratic nomination to set him up for a third term in office, fending off a more moderate challenger, Decision Desk HQ projects. Krasner defeated former Municipal Court Judge Pat Dugan in a race that served as a proxy battle between the progressive and moderate wings of the...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey (D) has lost the Democratic primary to a moderate challenger, Decision Desk HQ projects. The progressive Gainey, the city’s first Black mayor, lost to Alleghany County Controller Corey O’Connor, the son of former Mayor Bob O’Connor (D). The race in the heavily Democratic city, which hasn’t elected a Republican mayor in...
Democrat Sam Sutton has won a special election for a New York state Senate seat, repelling Republican efforts to flip the conservative-leaning district, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Sutton, a businessman who has led a nonprofit for years, defeated Republican Nachman Caller, an attorney who previously ran for state Assembly a decade ago. His win...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and moderate Republicans have zeroed in on an agreement for the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, three sources told The Hill, solving a critical hang-up that has dogged the party’s “big, beautiful bill.” The proposal would increase the SALT deduction cap to $40,000 — quadruple the current $10,000 cap...
Veteran Democratic Party strategist James Carville suggested he would support Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) if the progressive lawmaker becomes the party’s presidential nominee in 2028. Carville first criticized the Democratic Party during his Tuesday appearance on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” saying it does not “have a message” and that the party’s leader will be the next...
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa (D) accused former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra of engaging in a “cover-up” of former President Biden’s cognitive decline while in office. In a lengthy statement released Tuesday, Villaraigosa cited revelations in journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book “Original Sin:...
An American Air Force veteran, whom the State Department said was wrongfully detained, was released from Venezuela and flown back to the United States. Joseph St. Clair, who was detained for several months in the South American country, was freed Tuesday and transferred to President Trump’s envoy for special missions Ric Grenell. “Joe St. Clair...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is cutting down the number of flights coming in and taking off from embattled Newark Liberty International Airport to combat delays and reduce congestion. The FAA issued an interim order Tuesday, ensuring that the number of arrivals and departures at the airport will be capped at 28 per hour until...
