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...
While officials have said the hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone earlier this month isn't a warning sign of impending doom, it's hard not to wonder what a 'supereruption' could look like.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said it was an "honor" to be floated as Vice President Harris's running mate while dodging questions about whether he has received vetting materials. "Well, I'm not speaking on anything personal on this. I think being mentioned is certainly an honor," Walz told CNN's Jake Tapper when asked if he had received...
President Trump made catastrophic decisions that rendered America and its allies less safe, while bolstering authoritarian regimes. What will he do if he returns to the Oval Office?
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pivoted criticism of Vice President Harris towards former President Trump on Sunday, remarking that voters are now concerned about Trump’s age and well-being now that he faces a much younger opponent in the presidential election. Buttigieg clashed with “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream over criticism that Harris kept quiet amid...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) blasted Vice President Harris on Sunday, saying she makes President Biden "look competent and moderate." "Under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, everything has gone to hell. And it will be much worse under Kamala Harris. Just look at her record," Cotton said on CNN's "State of the Union." "Kamala Harris is...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Sunday that the Supreme Court is "actively undermining" democracy in the U.S. Warren said on CNN's "State of the Union" that she and her colleagues are working to put together reform for the Supreme Court, including looking at term limits and adding more justices to the bench. She echoed President...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said Saturday that Georgia is now “in play” for Democrats thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, predicting that she will likely take the Peach State in November. Ossoff said in an MSNBC interview with Rev. Al Sharpton that Harris’ campaign launch has “exceeded my expectations, and my expectations were high.” ...
Apple reached a tentative agreement with its first unionized store in the country, the negotiating committee announced on Friday. The announcement said that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (CORE) reached an agreement with Apple that will improve work-life balance, increase pay and help protect job security. The...
Last week the bipartisan Afghanistan War Commission held its first public hearing since it was established in 2021, with members of the foreign policy great-and-good offering testimony on the origins of the conflict and why re-examining it is important. It is a solemn and noble exercise, founded on George Santayana’s famous aphorism that “Those who...
The Israeli military said it hit a number of Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon following a deadly rocket strike on a soccer field on Israel’s northern border that killed 11 children and teenagers and injured 20. The Israeli Defense Forces said in a statement Sunday the Israeli air force struck “a series of Hezbollah terror targets...
President Biden’s decision to drop out of the election has freed up time to focus on securing a legacy-making cease-fire in the Middle East and a deal to return hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. But it’s unclear if his new status as a lame-duck president will strip away his leverage over Israeli...
Sunday marks 100 days until voters head to the polls for what has already been a tumultuous election, raising questions about what the next several months will hold in store. In a span of less than a month, the presidential race has already been rocked by a series of head-spinning twists, including President Biden’s dismal...
The calls for national unity following a shooting at a Trump rally lasted less than a week. Following the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump, President Biden gave primetime remarks urging Americans to lower the temperature on political rhetoric. Days after surviving the shooting, Trump delivered an address at the Republican National Convention...
