Gov. Gavin Newsom has been roaming the country and the halls of Davos telling people he should be promoted from his current job. But after eight years, California cannot...
Rodeo 's biggest organizing body, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has all but decided to move its headquarters from Colorado to Wyoming, the state with a bucking horse logo, the University of Wyoming Cowboys and the world's largest outdoor rodeo.
Several companies have pledged to match the federal government’s $1,000 deposits in the “Trump Accounts” for the children of employees. The Treasury Department is contributing $1,000 to the accounts of children born between Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028. Employers of the child or their parent can contribute up to $2,500 per year to...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that relatives of children should donate to their new “Trump accounts” as opposed to buying them a toy. “Relatives, rather than giving a toy for a birthday, for a holiday, they can contribute to these accounts,” Bessent said on “Fox and Friends.” The Treasury secretary also called contributions to...
Affordable Care Act enrollment dropped by over a million after enhanced subsidies expired last year, causing monthly insurance premiums to skyrocket. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday reported that 23 million people signed up for open enrollment, which concluded on Jan. 15. It marks a drop off from the 24.2 million people...
But while progressive politicians may constantly carp about Buckley, Citizens United and money in politics generally, they haven’t been shy in using the few remaining tools at their disposal to undermine the political speech protections established by the courts.
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) went after the Trump administration Wednesday, saying it is “out of control” and accusing officials of “running around like they are kings.” “They are running roughshod through our own country and through others. And Donald Trump and his cruel, tyrannical Cabinet are out of control," Rosen said in a clip posted...
House Republicans unveiled a sweeping elections reform bill Thursday that would mandate long-sought requirements like presenting photo ID when voting and citizenship verification to register to vote. Dubbed the Make Elections Great Again Act, the bill is led by House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and marks an evolution of election reform legislation that...
The Trump administration is moving to limit obligations on certain upwind states to cut smog pollution from their power plants that can flow to downwind states. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed “phase 1” of its rollback of the Biden-era “Good Neighbor” plan. The “Good Neighbor” regulations broadly seek to prevent pollution in...
Rapper Nicki Minaj said Wednesday she received a “gold card” from President Trump, hours after praising the president during an event touting his administration’s child investment accounts. Minaj posted a photo of the immigration card, emblazoned with Trump’s face on it, to social platform X with the caption “Welp.” She later wrote on X that...
President Trump's threat to take over Greenland was reversed after being challenged by European leaders, and Congress must now intervene to ensure that any future Arctic security agreement is overseen and does not violate international law.
People in the United States are living longer than ever before, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report released Thursday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) found that the life expectancy of a person living in the U.S. was 79 years old in 2024,...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and President Trump are moving toward a deal to separate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding from five other House-passed appropriations bills in hopes of avoiding a partial government shutdown this weekend, according to a source familiar with the discussions. No agreement has been reached yet but the discussions...
Border czar Tom Homan will speak with reporters Thursday morning in Minneapolis, as the city reels following two fatal shootings involving federal immigration authorities. President Trump sent Homan to Minnesota earlier this week to oversee the administration's ramped up immigration crackdown in the city after Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino left the area on Tuesday....
