Ronald Reagan famously said that he didn’t leave the Democrats, the Democrats left him — and now the party threatens to do the same to Sen. John Fetterman. The...
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley raised major concerns with President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his Cabinet. Haley criticized both picks on SiriusXM’s "Nikki Haley Live." She condemned Gabbard’s comments on Russia's war on Ukraine and her support of a pardon for Edward Snowden, who...
The Democratic chair of a key Pennsylvania county's elections board apologized on Wednesday for saying "precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore" when she voted to count hundreds of deficient mail and provisional ballots. "I wanted to start by apologizing for the upset and confusion that I have caused the citizens of Bucks County and...
The jockeying for President-elect Trump’s pick to run the all-important Treasury Department is coming down to the wire. Trump’s economic team will be tasked with imposing an aggressive tariff regime meant to shake up global trade while keeping financial markets calm amid the disruption. To lead that team, the president-elect is said to be struggling...
As Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are blocking the release of the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a House Democrat is vowing to pursue an end-around strategy in a bid to make the findings public. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday that he plans to introduce a procedural motion that would...
Meta's Instagram Threads began rolling out a new custom feed feature to give users the ability to build their feeds around the people and topics they are most interested in. The feature was made available around the globe on Tuesday and allows users to search a topic or profile to curate their custom feeds. Users...
Biden administration officials on Wednesday announced several potential alternatives for the Colorado River's long-term management, as the expiration date for the current rules approaches. The five alternatives will be considered as possible replacements for the 2007 Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages, which are valid through the end of 2026. These rules will steer conservation policies for a...
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of federal health agencies, and adds new uncertainty to the future of Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. If confirmed, Oz would take the helm of...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) will be the next chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA), the group announced on Wednesday, following an election at the RGA’s annual conference. Kemp is stepping up from his role as 2024 vice chair to take the reins, and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) will succeed him as the...
Pollster Nate Silver said President Biden should resign, in a post on the social platform X on Wednesday. “Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now? It's a very difficult job,” Silver said in his post. “It's a dangerous world. Extremely high-stakes decisions in Ukraine. He should resign...
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) denounced the possibility of using the U.S. military for mass deportations, which President-elect Trump has said he'd be open to in recent days. "I will not support an emergency to put the Army into our cities. I think that's a huge mistake," Paul said Tuesday on Newsmax's "Rob Schmitt Tonight."...
Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said Wednesday that their brand-new government efficiency panel will identify “thousands” of regulations for President-elect Trump to eliminate, which they argue will justify “mass head-count reductions” across government. The pair, who were named co-chairs of the panel last week, laid out their plans for the "Department of Government...
President-elect Trump weighed in on the sentencing of the Venezuelan man charged for killing Georgia student Laken Riley earlier this year, hailing the verdict as "justice." “JUSTICE FOR LAKEN RILEY!” Trump posted Wednesday to his Truth Social site. “The Illegal who killed our beloved Laken Riley was just found GUILTY on all counts for his...
