DALLAS — Republicans are increasingly worried that North Carolina’s Senate race is slipping out of contention.For months, they had argued that a post-Labor Day infusion of cash could jolt...
Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The California man who was captured on video last year while hurling large rocks at immigration officers during the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles was slapped with three years in prison.
The electricity grid that powered America through the 20th century will not work for this one. America is entering a new frontier of electricity demand. Growth in domestic manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and the electrification of heating and transportation are driving an anticipated 25% increase in power demand over the next 10 years. Meanwhile, the problems […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is reportedly mulling a bid for Tennessee’s governor position. According to an article published Tuesday by Axios, Blackburn has been making calls and telling people she is likely to make a bid for the state 2026 gubernatorial race. A source told the outlet that state and federal elected officials have made...
Democrats in Minnesota’s state House staged a boycott on Tuesday, walking out and not showing up for the first day of the legislative session in defiance over how the chamber will be divided. When the state Legislature convened Tuesday but Democrats failed to show up, Republicans vowed to push forward with the session, although questions...
The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate supported by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and other top state figures. The Texas Republican caucus had nominated state Rep. David Cook (R) for the...
Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual abuse and heavy drinking. But Republicans vigorously defended President-elect Trump's nominee, and the Senate Armed Services chair touted the hearing as a triumph, with Hegseth surviving...
Meta is planning to lay off about 5 percent of its workforce by targeting the company's lowest performers in preparation for what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said will be an "intense year." Zuckerberg, in an internal memo to employees Tuesday, said he made the choice to "raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers...
Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) was officially sworn into his seat on Monday, putting Republicans closer to having their full 53-member majority. Justice was sworn in by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chamber’s pro tempore and was joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). He delayed his swearing in until West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrissey (R)...
Utah Republican politicians are attempting to strip protections for 18.5 million acres of Americas’ public lands, which would open the door to privatization of public lands in states from New Mexico to Washington, Montana to California.
Donald Trump praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for calling for a special state legislative session to implement the president-elect's immigration agenda. “Thank you Ron, hopefully other governors will follow!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday. The president-elect was responding to a proclamation DeSantis posted on X calling for a special session on Jan....
America urgently needs a dramatic shift in maritime policy. A bipartisan bill introduced at the end of the last Congress could help provide that turnaround.
An ex-Democratic National Committee official who helped finance President Biden and Vice President Harris’s White House campaigns says she's now fundraising for President-elect Trump. In an interview with The Daily Mail this week, Lindy Li, a former DNC official who raised money for high-profile Democrats, said that she is turning her attention to Republicans, aligning with the...
The government’s consumer watchdog on Tuesday sued Capital One for alleging “cheating” customers out of billions in interest payments. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) accused the banking giant of freezing interest rates for its 360 Savings account at low levels as rates rose, despite promising the nation’s “best” and “highest” interest rates. In 2019,...
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly was seated near the front of a U.S. Senate hearing room on Tuesday as former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was grilled by lawmakers. Kelly was seen in the second row of the hearing room as Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to be Secretary of Defense, took questions from senators about his...
