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.
The White House said Wednesday it is as "as close" as it has ever been to reaching a cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. "There is a good proposal before both sides, and they need to both accept that proposal so we can get this in place," White House national security spokesperson...
Comedian and actor Steve Martin responded to calls Tuesday for him to join "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) depicting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), after Walz was tapped as Vice President Harris’s running mate. “I just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short,” Martin said on Threads. Harris and Walz...
A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced bills in the House and Senate on Wednesday aimed at preventing a second ban on immigration from certain Muslim countries. The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act would strengthen federal immigration law to prevent discrimination based on religion, and limit “overly broad executive authority” to issue travel...
Kamala Harris's presidential campaign raised $36 million in the 24 hours after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was added to the ticket, officials said Wednesday. Campaign officials touted the haul as one of their best fundraising days of the cycle and a reflection of enthusiasm among Democrats about the vice president's choice of Walz as...
Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday he doesn’t think Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s running mate, wants to get “within 50 miles” of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Harris’s running mate, for a vice presidential debate. In a CNN interview ahead of Harris’s first campaign event with Walz on Tuesday night, Carville...
There were more abortions in the U.S. during the first three months of this year than the same period in 2023, according to a new report, continuing a trend of increasing abortions ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed dozens of states to enact bans and restrictions. The national monthly number...
Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), the GOP vice presidential nominee, criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), Vice President Harris’s running mate, over his military service, saying Wednesday the governor should “not pretend to be something that you’re not.” Vance was asked by a reporter to respond to Walz's criticism that the Ohio senator's Silicon Valley backing...
Fewer U.S. adults today say it is important to get children vaccinated than in recent years, according to a Gallup poll published Wednesday. In the July survey, only 40 percent of U.S. adults said it is “extremely important” for parents to vaccinate their children, a marked decline from the 58 percent who said the same...
Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday suggested Vice President Harris's presidential run with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will appeal to more voters than President Biden would have if he remained in the race. "Democrats made a fairly sophisticated political decision because they knew that Biden was not going to be able to...
With a widely understood, rule-based process in place, the public, politicians and the Fed itself would face far less uncertainty as to what is going on.
More than a dozen House Republicans wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday asking him not to axe clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) if the GOP maintains or expands its House majority next year. In the letter, first shared with Politico’s E&E News, members led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino...
Seven in 10 Americans say extreme heat is affecting their electricity bills, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found 69 percent of Americans saying that extreme heat has either had an impact of “major” or “minor” size when it comes to their electricity bill. Twenty-four percent said...
AARO’s landmark, congressionally-mandated historical review of government involvement with UFOs contains a multitude of errors and omissions, astoundingly poor analytic tradecraft and, in at least one instance, an egregious falsehood.
Tropical Storm Debby is heading off the coast of South Carolina toward the northeast as heavy rain and flooding continue to inundate the East Coast on Wednesday. The storm is expected to make a second landfall on the coast of South Carolina by Wednesday night or early Thursday, after making a turn toward the north-northwest...
