Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) defended constitutional protections for hate speech in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of conservative organizer Charlie Kirk.
In an interview with POLITICO’s Rachael Bade,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming in the U.S. is amping up the country's sweet tooth, a new study found. When the temperature rises, Americans — especially those with less money and education — drink lots more sugary beverages and a bit more frozen desserts. It amounts to more than 100 million pounds of added sugar...
A dozen Senate Democrats on Tuesday laid out the key principles they hope to see in a bill regulating the cryptocurrency market. The framework, put forward by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and other crypto-friendly Democrats, offers up their view on the central issues underpinning market structure...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) said sending the National Guard to his city is the “wrong solution to a real problem” in a new opinion piece for The New York Times. “Lowering crime rates here does not require an occupation of our city by armed members of the National Guard, as the White House continues...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and other Democrats are trolling Vice President Vance over a post on President Trump’s alleged birthday note to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Back in July, Vance criticized what he called a “complete and utter bulls‑‑‑” Wall Street Journal report on a “bawdy” birthday note Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein...
President Trump on Monday suggested that “a little fight with the wife” should not count when it comes to Washington, D.C., crime statistics amid his crackdown in the nation’s capital. “Can you imagine our capital being the most violent city? But it was — it was really bad, into a totally safe zone. It's called...
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Senate Republicans on Monday formally got the ball rolling on their bid to invoke the so-called nuclear option and change the chamber’s rules in order to expeditiously confirm dozens of President Trump's stalled nominees in the coming weeks. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday started the process of making the rules change on...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Republicans on Monday that they’ll regret their decision to reexamine the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jeffries said Democrats will use their participation in a newly launched GOP investigation of the rampage to highlight President Trump’s role in fomenting the violence that day. “Republicans will...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday called Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “joke” amid turmoil in Kennedy’s own department. “You looked at that appearance before Congress, and it just confirms what all of us around this table have known for decades: Robert F Kennedy Jr. is...
Count billionaire Ken Griffin as one of those in the business community questioning President Trump's hostility toward the Federal Reserve. Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel and a supporter of the president, criticized Trump's "interventions" in central bank policy in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Sunday. "While the U.S. benefits from a large stock of credibility accumulated...
