Sen. John Kennedy and Sen. Cory Booker sit on opposite sides of the dais, but that hasn't stopped Mr. Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, from admiring his New Jersey Democratic colleague.
President Trump has asked a judge to remove his blockade and allow the full shutdown and renovation of the Kennedy Center, saying he's fixed the problems that led to the court issuing an injunction earlier this year.
The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration's plans have met heavy opposition.
The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks - and a little schmoozing - at the White House with President Trump.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! It was a wild morning of heavy rain in Washington. Debby has made her extraverted arrival. Here’s what’s happening: Dems are warning Harris that she should have an effective economic message ready once the initial excitement dies down. The U.S. Capitol complex was briefly under a tornado warning this morning. ...
Economic trends open the door for Donald Trump. If he sticks to talking up his economic record and not launching unpleasant ad hominem attacks against his opponents, he will bring back the voters who elected him in 2016.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), on Friday suggested former President Trump may be “not all there anymore” after a lengthy and rambling press conference. Meeks joined CNN’s Sara Sidner to discuss Trump’s Thursday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, which was viewed as an attempt to take back...
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday expressing his "grave concern" with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's representation of his military service and demanding more information about the Democratic vice presidential nominee's record. Banks's inquiry, seeking clarity about multiple questions surrounding Walz's military record, adds to the intense scrutiny...
Taylor Swift’s three concerts scheduled in Vienna this weekend were canceled after Austrian officials uncovered a terrorist plot targeting the concert venue. “With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music said in a...
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said former President Trump’s continued attacks on Vice President Harris’s intelligence are a “sign of his racism.” “I just want to say this, he called the Vice President dumb at least four times today, and that is a sign of his racism,” Scaramucci told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Thursday...
A top executive for voting systems provider Smartmatic has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with his role in an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme in the Philippines, according to the Justice Department. Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, 49, a co-founder and president of Smartmatic, was indicted along with a former chairman of...
Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers’s campaign has sent cease and desist letters to more than two dozen local television stations over an ad released by his opponent that it says is false and misleading. The letter from two legal counsels for the Rogers campaign said the ads sponsored by the campaign for Rep. Elissa...
Former President Trump used an interview with internet personality Adin Ross to claim that Caracas, Venezuela, is a very safe place to live, despite evidence to the contrary, in an attempt to link crime and illegal immigration as political ploys.
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said former President Trump’s story about nearly dying in a helicopter with him was not true, calling it “creative fiction.” On Thursday, at a press conference from his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump said he and Brown were once in a helicopter that was forced to make an emergency landing. “Well,...
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) criticized CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Thursday for saying he was an “imperfect messenger” when it comes to attacking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record. Keilar on CNN's Inside Politics discussed the ongoing debate about Walz's military record since he was chosen this week to join Vice President Harris on the Democratic...
Congress is working to secure access to critical minerals, which are essential for America's defense, health care, energy and transportation sectors, by establishing a program to invest in critical mineral manufacturing facilities in the US, tasking US embassies to support American critical mineral firms, and enacting a new assessment of duty rates on Chinese goods.
