Polls suggest that Democrats might return to power in Congress, winning both the House and the Senate. If so, California is a warning about what deep-blue control looks like.
President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...
President Trump rejected a new seven-day proposal from Iran Saturday morning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing conflict between Tehran and the U.S. “They want to make a deal, and I think that’s fine,” the president told reporters at the White House. “I like making a deal, too, but...
Pollsters and independent handicappers are increasingly convinced that Democrats aren’t experiencing an artificial “sugar-high” in polling but that multiple metrics are right now pointing to a good midterm environment for the party. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report became the latest independent forecaster this week in predicting that Republicans looked poised to lose the...
An ongoing immigration surge could reduce the nation’s deficits by almost $1 trillion over the next 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Tuesday in its latest projections. Its new analysis found that a continued surge in net immigration from 2021-26 could help lower the nation’s deficits by $900 billion and revenues could increase...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are hosting a White House event marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects migrants lacking certain documentation who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. The Biden campaign recently released an ad highlighting individuals who have benefited from the...
Even though both Joe Biden and Donald Trump should be the nominees for their respective parties, there are ample doubts — and the numbers get murkier with the vice president nominees for both parties.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is testifying Tuesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations regarding a series of mechanical failures that have raised doubts about safety standards at the aerospace giant. Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s (D-Conn.) staff earlier Tuesday named the latest of several whistleblowers who have alleged that Boeing’s safety practices...
A group of 13 senators introduced a bill to criminalize the publication of revenge porn, including deepfakes, and requiring websites to remove these explicit videos and photos. The effort to pass the (TAKE IT DOWN) Act is led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, and...
A new Gallup survey released Tuesday found cost and work conflicts are the top reasons Americans choose to discontinue their higher education. In the poll, 87 percent said cost was a “very” or “moderately” important reason for pursuing further institutional study, while 81 percent pointed to work conflicts. The other two leading reasons were the...
New York’s top court on Tuesday turned away former President Trump’s challenge to a gag order imposed on his public statements in his hush money criminal case. The gag order, which remains in effect after being imposed weeks before his trial began, blocks Trump from publicly commenting about jurors, witnesses, court staff or the judge’s...
Two key Democrats approved the sale of U.S. weapons, including F-15 fighter jets, to Israel after months of inaction on the arms transfer that comes amid the deadly war in Gaza. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, signed off...
Around two-thirds of Americans say companies are doing a poor job of avoiding major pay gaps between chief executives and average employees, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Bentley University and Gallup and published Tuesday, found a majority of people believe companies aren’t doing enough to prevent the pay gap between the...
Workers in Amazon’s labor union voted to join the Teamsters by a huge margin of 98.3 percent as labor activity churns following a period of elevated inflation. The newly chartered ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 1 will represent the around 5,500 Amazon warehouse workers at the company’s facility in Staten Island, N.Y., the Teamsters...
Netflix is planning to roll out what it is calling two "experience houses" next year, the company announced Tuesday. The first two locations will open at King of Prussia in Pennsylvania and Galleria Dallas in 2025, the streamer said. It called the locations two "experiential entertainment venues that will bring some of our most beloved...
