The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Democratic-controlled elections boards that counted undated and misdated mail ballots, siding with Republicans and reiterating that such votes are invalid. Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks counties voted to count hundreds of such ballots in recent days despite previous rulings from the court that they cannot be included in this election....
“The View” co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sunny Hostin clashed over the motives of people who voted for President-elect Trump on Monday. In a clip highlighted by Mediaite, the show's co-hosts were talking about the president-elect’s win and how it came about, as well as examining comments from a recent “Real Time with Bill Maher”...
Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid them to have sex, according to the attorney representing them. Joel Leppard, a Florida-based attorney, made the disclosure in an interview with ABC News that was published Monday. The article does not include the identities of his clients, both of whom...
President-elect Trump is expanding his search to lead the Treasury Department as the jockeying over who will fill the key economic role has spilled into public view. Investor Scott Bessent appeared to be the front-runner for the role and has visited Mar-a-Lago multiple times in recent weeks, but billionaire Elon Musk, who has frequently been...
Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley suggested that Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, co-hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” had met with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago as a ploy to maintaining ratings. "Let’s be clear, Joe and Mika didn’t suddenly see the light, they saw their ratings," Haley wrote on the social platform X on Monday. "They realized they...
India has overtaken China as the top source of international students for U.S. colleges, according to a report from Open Doors. For the 2023-2024 school year, India saw a massive 23 percent increase in the number of college students sent to America, up to 331,602. China, meanwhile, saw a 4 percent decrease in the number...
President Trump's anti-war stance and commitment to ending wars in Ukraine and the Middle East may have contributed to his victory in the recent election.
President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeast, battered communities nationwide and depleted key programs. “From rebuilding homes and reopening critical infrastructure, such as schools and roads — to supporting the Nation’s farmers...
The incoming Trump administration will have the opportunity to avenge the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump by the Iranian regime, while also accelerating a grand realignment in the Middle East.
President-elect Donald Trump's demand for a recess to allow his top appointees to take office without a confirmation vote would be a complete abdication of the Senate's constitutional advice and consent responsibility, increasing the odds that unvetted and unqualified individuals will occupy critical government jobs.
Democrats are wrestling with the role the party’s broad support for transgender rights played in its failure to capture the presidency and either chamber of Congress, with sharp views being exchanged in a party reeling from its losses. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), a five-term congressman who previously has voted with most other Democrats to safeguard...
Comedian and TV host Bill Maher butted heads with Star Trek actor and author William Shatner over whether Vice President Harris was a “great” candidate in a new podcast. Shatner joined Maher on his podcast, “Club Random Podcast,” in an episode released Sunday, in which they discuss the presidential election and Harris’s defeat. “She was...
Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde announced that he is conceding in the Wisconsin Senate race after previously questioning the results. Decision Desk HQ/The Hill declared incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) the race’s winner more than a week ago, with Baldwin taking 49.4 percent of the vote to Hovde’s 48.5 percent and over 28,000 votes separating them. “The results...
The Associated Press is slashing a number of jobs as a cost cutting measure, the company confirmed this week. In a note to staff on Monday, CEO Daisy Veerasingham wrote the AP is will offer "a voluntary separation plan to a small number of eligible staff, based on department, role and length of employment." Veerasingham...
