1998—Purporting to be “mindful that a solemn act of the General Assembly carries with it a presumption of constitutionality that is overturned only when it…
President Trump and White House officials are grappling with how best to sell their agenda to the American people ahead of next November’s crucial midterm elections. Trump’s approval ratings are flagging, his sweeping tariffs are at risk in front of the Supreme Court, and Democrats won big in statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) denied Sunday that President Trump told her not to run for Senate or governor in her home state in 2026. “That is absolutely not true,” Greene told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Actually, I never had a conversation at all with the president about running for...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) claimed Sunday that President Trump is “losing his MAGA base” over files related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as controversy surrounding the disgraced financier heats up. “You know why Trump is losing his MAGA base on this?” Khanna asked NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “The reason he’s...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Sunday that President Trump’s recent criticism put her "life in danger." The president pulled his endorsement of Greene late Friday, the culmination of a back-and-forth online feud. Trump also called the conservative firebrand a “traitor” on his Truth Social platform Saturday, remarks that Greene called “so extremely wrong.” “Those...
The millions of Americans who are recreational marijuana users should not be prohibited from exercising their Second Amendment rights. But people who are convicted of multiple DUIs should lose their guns rights for some number of years.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after the New York Democrat came under fire over the end of the government shutdown. “Chuck has been an effective leader. Remember, when Chuck was Majority Leader during the Biden administration, he produced a string of legislative wins with a bare majority,...
President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel Edwin Wilson, who...
The rift between President Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) escalated over the weekend, as the House eyes a vote this week on the files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The duo traded jabs on social media, with Trump ultimately withdrawing his support for Taylor Greene's 2026 reelection bid. The Georgia...
Pocketbook issues and “affordability” dominated the election contest in New York City, as well as the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. The 2026 midterms could well follow the same script, with the same results.
Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble what’s happened in the U.S. this year. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) notified the Public Health Agency of Canada last week that the country no longer holds a measles elimination status, meaning the region...
Hundreds of thousands of military personnel were set to return to work this week after the government shutdown ended Thursday following a historic 43 days. But furloughed civilian defense employees, who haven’t received a paycheck in weeks despite being ordered back to the office, still have to wait several days for back pay. Paychecks for...