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. ...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) slammed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “corrupt” during an interview with MSNBC on the court’s recent decision to overturn a Trump-era bump stock ban. Thomas has come under increasing scrutiny for gifts he has received from Republican super donors, including billionaire Harlan Crow. “Y’all were too nice before,” Crockett said...
Bullish of former President Trump’s chances of winning back the White House in November, some conservatives are pitching a funding stopgap that would extend into next year rather than expire during a lame duck session when President Biden would still be in office. Congress’s 12 annual funding bills for fiscal 2025 come due Sept. 30,...
Iran agreed Saturday to release two Swedish nationals held in Tehran for over two years in exchange for a convicted Iranian war criminal tied to the 1988 mass killing of protestors critical of the Islamic Republic in the capital city. While state-run media in Iran made unsubstantiated claims that Hamid Nouri was “illegally detained," Swedish Prime...
Former President Trump made an appearance on Capitol Hill this week, attempting to rally Republican lawmakers during his first time meeting with Congress since the Jan. 6, 2021 riots. Several of his most loyal supporters will make appearances on this week’s Sunday talk shows, where they will likely discuss Trump’s message to the GOP, his...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) criticized his Republican colleagues in Congress Saturday after they met with former President Trump in closed-door meetings earlier this week, calling the positivity around the visit "a scandal and a disgrace." The Maryland lawmaker's remarks come just two days after Trump made a visit to Capitol Hill Thursday — his first...
lawmakers in Mississippi and across this nation must finally put people over politics and deliver much-needed policies like Medicaid expansion and increased access to health care to meet the urgency that this crisis demands.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that an explosion or missile attack killed eight Israeli soldiers in a military vehicle in Rafah, marking the deadliest incident for the Israeli army in Gaza since January. Israeli military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that Israel is still working to confirm the exact details of the attack....
Flying straight from the G7 summit in Italy, President Biden arrived in Los Angeles this morning for a fundraising event with former Presidents Obama and Clinton, comedian Jimmy Kimmel, and actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The event has already raised $28 million, which is the largest Democratic fundraiser in history, according to the Biden...
Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $1.5 billion aid package for Ukraine in its war against Russia at the Summit for Peace Saturday in Switzerland. "This war remains an utter failure for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,” Harris, said during a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. "I am here in Switzerland to stand with Ukraine...
These strengthening Cuba-Russia military and economic ties, coupled with growing economic and social despair in Cuba, should serve as an important wake up call to the U.S. and its Western allies.
Story at a glance When spring comes and daylight hours grow longer, Greg Flick, a high school science teacher in Syracuse, N.Y., starts to feel depressed. “I can appreciate the beauty of it and the temperatures aren’t bad, but I know what’s coming,” said Flick who suffers from summer seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a...
Charlamagne tha God got into an intense exchange with late night host Bill Maher Friday, as the two discussed who the radio personality would back in November. Maher asked the “Breakfast Club” radio host on where his mind is in an interview, as a likely rematch between President Biden and former President Trump inches closer,...
Environmental groups are pressing California lawmakers to include a multibillion-dollar climate resilience bond on the November 2024 ballot, as related funding faces probable cuts in the annual state budget. Nearly 180 organizations have now signed on to a petition demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and state legislators "pass a robust and equitable climate bond" for the...
