Abdul El-Sayed emerged from Michigan's Democratic primary facing questions not just about how he can solidify support outside the party's base but how he will energize Black voters, one of its most critical voting blocs. During the primary, Black voters largely favored El-Sayed's rival Rep. Haley Stevens (D), the establishment-backed candidate in the race. And...
Hawaiian voters go to the polls today to select the Democratic and Republican candidates in the Aloha State's congressional races this November. Both Democratic incumbents are seeking reelection, but one faces a progressive challenger who's hoping left-wing candidates' success across the country this year comes to the Aloha State. Meanwhile, Republicans already have presumptive nominees...
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David Venturella accused the Associated Press on Saturday of misreporting his agency’s body camera policy in an article on how ICE decides what footage may be released to the public. Venturella alleged the report, published Friday, incorrectly portrayed a provision governing the expedited release of footage after serious...
All Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted against the nomination of Attorney General Todd Blanche, but their opposition was overridden by a majority of GOP lawmakers in the upper chamber in the early hours of Saturday morning. Many of these Democrats cited Blanche’s record over the past year as deputy and acting attorney general, pointing...
The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) on Saturday celebrated FIFA's decision to not sell a portion of World Cup profits to private equity, after the group threatened to boycott the tournament if the investments went through. UEFA issued a statement welcoming the reversal but called for accountability for those in leadership promoting “secret schemes...
President Trump on Saturday renewed his criticism of the delayed confirmation for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role full-time, warning he could keep Blanche in the interim spot and revive the controversial $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund. He also called out Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who have been...
The U.S. military is weighing renewed strikes against Iran as early as this weekend, as officials warn Tehran could attempt to rebuild its nuclear capabilities. Israel, according to reports, is in on the plan to launch “one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date." The nation is also facing pressure over the recent U.S.-Hamas disarmament...
The Guthrie family made a new plea Saturday for anyone to “come forward” with information regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, following the release of two early ransom notes on Friday. The notes were originally sent to a Tucson TV station, KOLD, after Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared Feb....
Democratic strategist James Carville doubled down Friday on his criticism of Democrats' messaging ahead of the midterms, arguing it is “not meeting the moment.” Carville added that key races should be more focused on real campaign issues, such as the affordability crisis and impacts from the ongoing war in Iran, not what he has witnessed...
Allegations of domestic abuse by Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) — which he vehemently denies — are receiving increasing national attention and complicating the race for the once reliably Republican seat while prompting new calls from Democrats for his resignation or investigation. While Miller is still in a good position electorally, the allegations have prompted several...
President Trump’s announcement Thursday of a “historic” deal to disarm Hamas is drawing more skepticism than fanfare. Hamas said it was prepared to abide by the terms, but only with the buy-in of Israel, which remains skeptical about the deal, according to a U.S official invited into the discussions. The agreement would see Hamas hand...
A bipartisan pair of senators pressed the Trump administration to release family planning funding and supplies to aid women affected by an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) requested to lift the...
Amazon said this week that it received hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds from President Trump’s tariffs and pledged to return some of the profits to its customers. This follows a Supreme Court decision earlier this year that many of the Trump administration’s tariffs were illegal, prompting the U.S. government to start a process...
The U.S. is reportedly planning to reopen strikes against Iran as soon as this weekend, U.S. officials told several outlets on Friday. CBS News reported that Israel is also involved in the plans to launch “one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date” against Iranian energy infrastructure targets, citing multiple sources. The Israeli and U.S....
FIFA has scrapped plans to cash in on the popularity of the World Cup by selling a share of it to private equity as part of what it said earlier this week was a broader investment strategy, the federation said late Friday. The plan, which would have sought private investment to the tune of around $10 billion in exchange...
