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 […]
President Biden on Monday named Navy aircraft carriers after former Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. “I am proud to announce that the next two Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be named for two former presidents: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush,” Biden said in a statement on Monday. “When I personally delivered...
More than 400 LGBTQ and civil rights groups on Monday urged lawmakers to reject legislation that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, claiming the measure, which the House is expected to consider this week, “would harm women and girls and undermine civil rights for all students.” The letter, led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and...
A new coalition of more than 700 public health professionals, scientists and activists signed an open letter to oppose Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, saying his “fringe” views and inexperience would put the country at serious risk from severe infectious diseases. The letter from the coalition called “Defend Public Health”...
President Biden on Monday argued he is leaving President-elect Trump in a strong position on the world stage, making the case for continuity in U.S. efforts to counter threats posed by China’s global ambitions and Russia’s aggression. In remarks at the State Department, Biden made the case for his foreign policy legacy, as Trump is...
Federal law enforcement is asking the public to remain vigilant as they warn of possible copycat attacks similar to those seen in New Orleans. In a joint statement from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, officials asked the public to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. “The FBI and DHS are concerned...
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the Justice Department to retain all records relating to special counsel Jack Smith, including his final report which has been tied up in litigation. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the panel may seek to secure a copy of the report even if it is not...
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday the U.S. is “so close to a ceasefire and hostage deal” in Gaza, as President Biden races to secure an agreement on a major foreign policy objective before leaving office in a week. “Number one, we are so close to a ceasefire and hostage deal, and...
McDonald’s is being sued over a scholarship program it offers specifically for Latino students, a move that comes after the fast food giant recently ditched some diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. The American Alliance for Equal Rights — run by Edward Blum, who spearheaded the case against affirmative action in colleges that succeeded...
Sean Cooksey, a Trump-appointed commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), announced Monday that he would be resigning on President-elect Trump’s first day in office. “I am proud of my work on the Commission and the agency’s significant accomplishments during my tenure,” he wrote in a letter to President Biden. “In particular, I am pleased to...
Business executives are increasingly planning to modify their supply chains, citing the risk of disruption and cost concerns ahead of wide-ranging tariffs expected from the incoming Trump administration. Seventy-one percent of US CEOs are either planning to alter their supply chains in the next three to five years or are already in the process of...
The Republican Party's approach to labor policy may be changing as it attempts to rebrand itself as the party of working people, with the nomination of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary, but the possibility of enacting labor law reform remains uncertain.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Monday that Ukraine was not yet in a strong position to begin peace talks with Russia ahead of President-elect Trump taking office next week with a pledge to end the war. Rutte told the European Parliament's foreign affairs and defense committees the hope was to ensure Ukraine has adequate...
American flags at President-elect Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida were flying at full-staff Monday, The Associated Press reported. The shift comes before the end of the 30-day mourning period intended to honor the late President Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Biden ordered flags nationally to half-staff through sunset...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called for a special legislative session to implement President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda during his first 100 days in office. “I’m going to call the Legislature into special session starting the week of Jan. 27,” DeSantis said at a press conference Monday. “We have the next president taking office Jan. 20,...
