Farm-state Republicans don’t support President Donald Trump’s move to import cheap beef — but they’re still getting grilled for it.Trump’s plan to combat sky-high beef prices by introducing discounted,...
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.
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is rolling out its first independent expenditure advertisements for several candidates this week as it prepares for the fall election. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching ads in several key battleground states that will likely determine which party wins control of the body in November. The ads released on...
A new survey found Vice President Harris and former President Trump are neck-and-neck in swing states. According to the survey, released Thursday by Ipsos, voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada have Harris and Trump in a “statistical dead heat for the presidency.” Overall, Harris earned 50 percent support compared to...
BMW is recalling more than 100,000 vehicles because of a motor defect that could result in overheating and, in “extreme” circumstances, increase the risk of a fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a statement posted on Thursday. If there is mechanical damage to the engine, it may not be able to...
Ahmir Lavon Merrell, 22, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for bringing a gun to the grounds of the Capitol last fall. Merrell pleaded guilty in April to one count of illegal receipt of a firearm, after he brought an AR-style pistol and 73 rounds of ammunition to the Capitol in November 2023,...
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), the Democratic nominee for Senate in the Grand Canyon State, excoriated the Biden administration Thursday for what he called insufficient federal support on extreme heat. Gallego issued the statement the day after Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra called extreme heat a “public health crisis” in Phoenix before meeting with...
Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) are set to play up their support for organized labor during an appearance at a union hall in Detroit Thursday, just two days after Harris named Walz to be her running mate. The duo was certified earlier this week to top the Democratic ticket in November, and...
Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California's Latino communities, a new study has found. Among the pollutants plaguing these water systems are arsenic and nitrate, which are linked to an increased risk of a variety of diseases, according to the study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health. Some such illnesses...
A group of congressional Democrats is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to probe a planned joint streaming sports venture by some of the nation's largest media conglomerates. Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corp. and The Walt Disney Co. are among the media behemoths that have partnered on Venu a direct-to-consumer...
Initial unemployment insurance claims dropped last week by 17,000, a small but encouraging sign for overall employment levels as worries about a recession for the U.S. economy are resurfacing. Unemployment claims dropped to 233,000 for the week ending Aug. 3, down from 250,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week moving average...
Mitch Landrieu, co-chair of Vice President Harris's presidential campaign, slammed former President Trump's decision to elevate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) to his running mate, saying the senator is "not ready" for office in an interview Thursday. “The fact of the matter is, Donald Trump's character is right where it needs to be," Landrieu said on...
The Harris campaign argued in a memo Thursday that union workers would help drive the Democratic ticket’s success in November ahead of a meeting in Detroit with United Auto Workers (UAW) members. Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), were set to meet Thursday afternoon with UAW members for their...
Nicolás Maduro's fraudulent election victory in Venezuela has sparked widespread protests and calls for the release of tally sheets, as the opposition unites and the international community refuses to recognize the results.
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are tied in a new survey of Georgia voters, as Harris strengthens her position in the campaign and puts the Peach State back in play. The AARP poll published Thursday found that both Trump and Harris received 48 percent support when placed head-to-head. With third-party candidates included, Trump...
