President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., poured an additional $5 million into the Texas Senate race, according to a new Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing published Saturday. The funds were earmarked for Del Ray Media LLC, a Virginia-based political media company, for TV and digital advertising against the Democratic nominee in this race, state Rep....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday signed a legislation package aimed at safeguarding the state’s election process against potential interference in the upcoming midterm elections. The Democratic governor, who has repeatedly warned President Trump’s administration would attempt to meddle in these upcoming elections, signed 13 bills in Los Angeles. “Donald Trump won’t stop until...
FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday the agency used AI to stop half a dozen school shootings and upped its use of the technology by 605 percent since he took the position. Appearing on Fox News’ “Saturday in America,” host Kayleigh McEnany asked Patel about a statement he made in March claiming the FBI had...
The Trump administration began construction on a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting through southwest Texas’s Big Bend region despite local leaders' pushback against the project. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told the Associated Press Friday that installation of 30-foot panels was already underway along this portion southern border. The construction started earlier this...
After President Trump announced this week he was banning Politico, CNN and MS NOW from accessing the White House, the three media outlets reported Saturday their journalists were denied access to the executive premises. White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich called on the White House to “immediately” restore access to these journalists and...
Attorney General Merrick Garland defended his appointment of special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday as the department appeals a ruling finding he was wrongly appointed, saying he wouldn't make such a “basic mistake.” Garland, in an interview with NBC News, noted that he chose to sit down with the outlet at the Justice Department’s law library....
Vice President Harris has erased former President Trump’s lead in seven key battleground states roughly a week after becoming the likely Democratic nominee. A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll showed Harris and Trump in a tight race across all battleground states, with 48 percent backing Harris and 47 percent saying they support Trump. The breakdown among...
Florida’s ballot initiative to protect abortion is winning and has more support among voters than either Vice President Kamala Harris or Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a new poll shows. According to the poll from University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL), 69 percent of respondents said they would vote for Amendment 4,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investing a collective $10 million into the federal bird flu response among livestock workers, with the agency maintaining that the risk to general public remains low. During a press call on Tuesday, health officials said nine cases of bird flu have been confirmed in Colorado so...
A possible listeria contamination has prompted a flurry of recalls recently of vegetables, salsas and deli meat. Kroger shoppers in five states are once again being asked to check their fridges for products that may be contaminated.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign and her allies are making a play for white men as the campaign seeks to build a broad coalition ahead of November. The allied group “White Dudes for Harris” raised over $4 million during a call on Monday evening, which saw over 190,000 participants. The effort is the latest...
"CBS Evening News" host and managing editor Norah O'Donnell will leave the anchor desk following the 2024 election and transition to a senior correspondent role within the company, the network announced Tuesday. O'Donnell, who recently marked five years behind the anchor desk for the evening news show, said it was time for a change after...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has seen his national profile skyrocket as he becomes one of his party's most vocal critics of the GOP in the wake of the presidential race’s shake-up. Walz, who leads a blue-leaning state that Donald Trump hopes to flip this fall, snagged national attention when he labeled the former president and his running mate,...
Fred Trump III, the nephew of former President Trump, called his uncle "atomic crazy," alleging he did "really horrific things" to him and made inappropriate comments about those with disabilities. The Trump way is "complex and sometimes cruel," Fred Trump said in an ABC News interview that aired Tuesday. "And within every family, people know...
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that he recently tested positive for COVID-19 and took the opportunity to thank former President Trump for his role in supporting the vaccine development. “I recently tested positive for COVID. I’m vaccinated and symptoms are not severe,” Lieu wrote on the social platform X. “I want to thank Donald...
