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...
The 2024 White House race is going to the dogs, as "The Daily Show" teams up with a voter registration organization to "encourage fans to rescue dogs and democracy." The Comedy Central show announced Monday that it's partnering with animal rescue nonprofit Animal Haven and HeadCount to launch "InDogCision 2024: Rescuing Democracy." The effort, a...
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin unsealed a 13-count indictment for racketeering against southern New Jersey political heavyweight George E. Norcross III, one of the state's most powerful Democrats. The indictment from the state attorney general, a fellow Democrat, accuses Norcross of using his influence over government entities to acquire lucrative waterfront real estate in...
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions in an effort to address racial injustice and the consequences of criminalization.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer might be feeling the burn from critics: He's getting roasted for a Father's Day grilling snapshot. The New York Democrat posted a photo on X on Sunday to mark the dad-centric holiday, showing him grinning while balancing a burger on a spatula. "Our family has lived in an apartment building...
The Department of Education said Monday that both the City University of New York (CUNY) and the University of Michigan failed to live up to federal standards in addressing recent antisemitic and anti-Palestinian incidents on their campuses. Both schools have agreed to resolutions to address the complaints after the two universities were found to...
Mitch Landrieu, the co-chair of President Biden’s campaign, pushed back on recent polling that shows former President Trump doing well with Black voters, saying there is “no universe” where he will win 21 percent of the demographic's vote in November. "There's no universe in which Donald Trump is going to get 21 percent of the...
Former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele is dismissing former President Trump’s statements that he is not racist because he has “so many Black friends.” Speaking Sunday on MSNBC, Steele said someone can be racist and still have Black friends, though it “says something about the relationship.” “I think we should take this as it...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in a Sunday interview the Supreme Court seems poised “to fundamentally rewrite” the Second Amendment and raised concerns about the high court’s decision to strike down the Trump-era ban on bump stocks. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, Murphy said he is worried the...
