A NORAD F-16 reportedly intercepted an aircraft violating restricted airspace over Camp David Saturday while President Donald Trump spent the weekend there.
In Michigan's Senate race, Republican candidate Mike Rogers acknowledges that prices are high, but says the state should elect a senator who can work with the president to bring them down.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday amid growing speculation that the central bank would start rate cuts later this year. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is slated to give remarks Wednesday afternoon on the decision. Markets had been expecting the Fed to keep rates where they are as inflation continued to fall over the summer, but...
Senate Democrats are releasing their annual study on staff diversity Wednesday amid a deepening partisan divide on the value of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. According to the survey, among Senate Democratic staffers, 41 percent identify as non-Caucasian, 57 percent are women and 17 percent identify as LGBTQ. The 2024 survey shows a small...
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at a range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent Wednesday amid growing speculation that the central bank would start rate cuts later this year. Markets had been expecting the Fed to keep rates where they are as inflation continued to fall over the summer, but not quickly enough to...
Massachusetts’s Democratic-controlled Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to update the state’s parentage law, adding protections for LGBTQ families and children born through surrogacy and assisted reproduction that advocates say are long overdue. The Massachusetts Parentage Act, introduced earlier this year by state Reps. Sarah K. Peake, a Democrat, and Hannah Kane, a Republican, would change how...
The SEC's "gag rule" is a prior restraint that requires defendants to contract away their right to publicly maintain their innocence or contradict the SEC's allegations against them, which is a blatant violation of the First Amendment.
The Harris campaign blasted former President Trump on Wednesday over his appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago. “Ahead of Donald Trump’s conversation at NABJ today — let’s remember exactly who this man is. Not only does Donald Trump have a history of demeaning NABJ members and honorees who remain...
The move by these Southern states to require such instruction of the Bible and to hang the Ten Commandments in classrooms is of a whole other magnitude and signifies two new political and legal realities.
A highly critical report from the Justice Department’s watchdog largely clears former Attorney General Bill Barr of any responsibility for pushing out protestors from Lafayette Park near the White House during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020. The park was cleared ahead of a photo op by Trump, who crossed the park to...
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has lost his GOP primary for reelection, a notable upset in a critical election official's race, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Richer lost to Arizona Freedom Caucus member state Rep. Justin Heap for a role that manages voter rolls and early voting, among other responsibilities. Richer has...
Juan Williams is giving new eyes to a project that he first started more than 30 years ago, penning a book on what he describes as the growth of a 21st century civil rights movement. "New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America's Second Civil Rights Movement" will be released in January, publisher Simon &...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) went after former President Trump and other Republicans on the topic of the border Wednesday, stating “they don’t actually wanna solve this problem, they just wanna talk about it.” Kelly, a potential vice presidential pick for likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, criticized Republicans for submarining an emerging border deal earlier...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) appeared to challenge Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) shooting skills, saying that the vice-presidential hopeful cannot hunt pheasants like he can. “That's what JD Vance's stick is, talking about guns. I guarantee you he can't shoot pheasants like I can,” Walz said Tuesday on “Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees.” “And that's a...
A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can keep its floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to dissuade migrants from crossing into the state. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a previous decision, marking the latest back-and-forth in the legal fight between Texas and the Biden administration over the...
