Indie singer Noah Kahan slammed President Trump on Tuesday over the use of his song “American Cars” in a recent Instagram post by the White House. “Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration,” Kahan said in the comments. “Made in America is BACK,” the White House captioned...
President Trump on Wednesday issued a new demand for lawmakers to amend a Russia sanctions bill and grant him authorities to tariff Iran, likely complicating the legislation's path forward as it heads to a vote in the House. Democrats, while largely supporting the legislation, have already raised concerns about the expansive tariff powers it grants...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he’d asked President Trump for a “winter package” consisting of 300 Patriot interceptors to fend off the Kremlin amid Kyiv's war with Russia. The request follows Trump’s approval for Ukraine to manufacture its own interceptors earlier this month. However, Zelensky said the process would take too long. "We...
GIFFORDS, a gun violence prevention advocacy group founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), called for Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) to resign Wednesday over allegations that he had domestically abused his ex-wife. Miller, who is running for reelection, has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks amid a contentious legal battle with his ex-wife, Emily...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned on Wednesday that he does not currently see 50 Republican votes for advancing a budget resolution, after President Trump renewed his call on the Senate to advance a budget framework to fund the war in Iran and perhaps raise the national debt limit as well. “We’ll have a more...
President Trump and the Justice Department (DOJ) are petitioning the Supreme Court to review writer E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation award she won after accusing the president of sexual assault. The administration wants to invoke a law that allows the federal government to step in when one of its employees stares down a lawsuit over...
U.S. and Saudi forces launched strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq overnight, spiking energy prices and fueling fears of a wider war as the war with Iran hits the five-month mark. Saudi Arabia responded to a streak of drone strikes from Iran-backed militias that targeted its Aramco’s Abqaiq oil processing facility. It is the world’s...
If Larry Lessig gets his way on Wednesday, it will mark the beginning of the end of super PACs. The Harvard Law School professor and onetime presidential hopeful wants a Maine ballot measure he championed to spur a watershed moment for the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision. This morning, the battle heads to an appeals panel for oral arguments. The next step could be the high court. ...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former chief White House medical adviser, will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on gain of function research, bringing the debate about the origins of the COVID pandemic back into the spotlight. The hearing comes just days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who chairs the committee, released more...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a face of the government's pandemic response, will sit Wednesday morning before a critical Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and the Senate Homeland Security panel to face questions on COVID-19. The former chief White House medical adviser and longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will appear days after...
President Trump late Tuesday renewed his call on Senate Republicans to adopt a House-passed budget resolution before the upcoming recess that would pave the way for passing a $95 billion emergency funding package with a simple-majority vote in September. The package would include $73 billion to help fund the Iran war effort, $12 billion for...
