The program's trust fund empties out in just six years, forcing automatic 22% cuts in payments, yet the Democrats who just won control of Congress look to worsen the...
Sen. Bernie Sanders warned Democrats not to spend all their time investigating the Trump administration, urging the party to prioritize affordability and working-class families.
A U.S. military aircraft fired at a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday disabling the ship, in a latest move in the ongoing conflict with Iran. “CENTCOM forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 7, after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to violate the...
A 21-year-old Wisconsin state trooper was released Friday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a day earlier in what his lawyer described as a “dramatic experience.” Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, who is originally from South Africa, was traveling to visit family when the arrest happened, his attorney Marc Christopher confirmed to...
President Trump said he will be making a “few changes” to his cabinet following the midterm elections where his party suffered major losses at the hands of the Democrats who took control of the House and the Senate. “I love my Cabinet. I think they're good. But I'll … be doing maybe a few changes....
With Democrats set to take control of both the House and Senate following sweeping victories in the midterm elections, sitting lawmakers have already begun to lay out plans for the lame-duck period and the latter half of President Trump's second term. Democrats secured big wins in battleground states, flipping GOP-held seats in places like Texas,...
Hispanic Americans helped deliver a historic blow to the GOP in Tuesday's contest, diminishing gains President Trump made with Latino men while augmenting the ranks of Democrats in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). Exit polling data from polling firm BSP showed significant attrition among Latinos who backed Trump in 2024 — 17 percent of those...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has selected Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, to try to form a new government following the parliamentary elections last month. Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority in the Oct. 27 elections, and no party received enough seats in the Knesset for a governing majority. The president of Israel has...
Democratic North Carolina Rep.-elect Richard Ojeda on Friday posted a tribute for his late father who passed away following the Democrat’s win in the midterm elections. “For years, my dad battled Parkinson’s disease. On Election Night, I got to tell him, “Pop, we won.” This morning, he passed away,” Ojeda wrote in post on social...
First Lady Melania Trump is set to attend to the college football face-off between Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama Saturday afternoon, a visit tied to her Fostering the Future education initiative. The White House announced earlier this week the first lady had awarded LSU $5 million to establish a permanent endowment fund...
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has lost reelection, the Associated Press projected, denying him a second term as the state’s top lawyer. Kobach lost to Chris Mann, a former prosecutor and police officer who nearly beat him in 2024. Mann leads with 50.6 percent of the vote to Kobach’s 49.4 percent, or a lead of...
President Trump raised concerns Saturday about some Democrats calling for the impeachment of Republican officials, referring to the threats as “extortion at the highest level” and asking the Justice Department to “look into this.” “The Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people … with Impeachment and many other forms of punishment, even though...
Following a stinging defeat for Republicans in the midterm elections driven by opposition to the Iran war and tariff policies, the incoming Congress is expected to attempt to restrain or reverse several of President Trump's foreign policy initiatives.
Writer John Mac Ghlionn argues that America's pervasive culture of violence and lethal aggression stems from deep-seated systemic issues, including extreme political polarization, socioeconomic insecurity, and a lack of a social safety net.
A historic election week is ending, but the debate about the future of the Republican Party is just beginning. On one side are those who see the midterms as a wholesale repudiation of President Trump — or at least a startling reminder that neither he nor his party is immune to the laws of political...
Schools are scrambling after Google said Tuesday that education leaders need to either accept some AI in classrooms or lose access to its search engine. School officials trying to push back on an encroaching AI are in a bind. The tech giant dominates search online, and it didn't give much time for districts to...
