This effort to paper over radicalism is neatly summed up in the “Woke 1 was craaazy” noise from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — a pretense of a pivot to the...
Jon Stewart is defending former first lady Michelle Obama for displaying a "consistent ethical stance" by skipping President Trump's inauguration. "Former President Obama was there, George Bush seemed kind of there," Stewart said on Monday's "The Daily Show," name-checking former commanders in chief and critics of Trump who attended the 47th president's inauguration at the Capitol. "Even...
President Trump criticized former President Biden for pardoning several members of his family during his last moments as commander in chief, with Trump arguing the actions make “him look very guilty.” "That makes him look very guilty," Trump said while speaking to reporters late Monday in the Oval Office as he signed a number of...
We need to think creatively about threats to open inquiry and ways to preserve and enhance free expression on campus. Reiterating well-worn attacks on DEI will not help in that effort.
President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight on Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term and retired Gen. Mark Milley, who Trump tapped as Joint Chiefs chairman in 2018. Trump wrote on Truth Social that fired celebrity chef and humanitarian José Andrés from the President’s...
Food companies criticize the science supporting front-of-package labeling, delay public consultation periods, push for their own confusing label designs and emphasize the possible harms of a mandatory labeling policy.
In today’s issue: Trump whirlwind second term begins President Trump stormed into office for his second term with soaring rhetoric and sweeping orders that shattered records for Day 1 executive action. Borders are closed. More oil and gas drilling. Halts to “government censorship” as well as new outer continental shelf offshore wind leases. Trump issued...
In a pair of cases heard this month, the Supreme Court has faced collisions between the First Amendment’s right to speech and the unprecedented dangers presented by the Internet and social media.
Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is stoking speculation about his political future as he becomes one of the most vocal Democratic critics of the handling of the wildfires that have ravaged parts of the region. Caruso has taken part in a local and national media blitz, telling Bill Maher over the weekend that...
The House GOP’s Main Street Caucus has turned into a critical behind-the-scenes force for striking deals in the fractious, slim majority — and is set to grow even more important as its leaders prioritize being in President Trump’s orbit as Republicans plot an ambitious legislative agenda. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) is in his second term...
House Democrats are bracing for major fights in the coming year as President Trump enters the White House for his second term and Republicans control all levers of power in Washington. Trump, who was sworn in on Monday, has promised an ambitious legislative agenda, vowing to overhaul policies across the agencies while making bold claims...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sharply criticized President Trump for issuing a sweeping pardon to nearly all defendants charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Schiff, a former member of the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack, called the move a "grotesque display" of power in an interview on MSNBC's...
President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on immigration on his first day in office, taking a number of actions that would severely restrict immigration while driving a greater military presence at the border. The actions make major cuts to pathways to reach the U.S. — including the broadly supported refugee program for those...
Former District of Columbia police officer Michael Fanone, who was attacked by rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol, said Trump's pardon of rioters has left him feeling betrayed. "I have been betrayed by my country, and I've been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump, whether you voted for him because he promised...
