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. ...
Vice President Harris lauded the Biden administration's moves to protect recipients under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Saturday, the 12th anniversary of the Obama-era policy. "The story of Dreamers is a story of America. Dreamers across our Nation serve in our military, teach in our classrooms, and lead our small businesses as entrepreneurs....
Conservative attorney George Conway said Friday that he thinks former President Trump will “lose big” in his presidential immunity case that is before the Supreme Court. Conway joined CNN’s Jim Acosta to talk about the highly anticipated decision from the nation’s highest court. The justices are expected to issue their ruling in the case by...
President Biden's reelection campaign unveiled a bilingual video Saturday, attacking former President Trump for his aversion to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy — a 2012 program that protects immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. The video, titled "Here to Stay," features clips from DACA recipients — more...
Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin said former President Trump talked about executing people multiple times at White House meetings. Farah Griffin joined Mediaite’s Aidan McLaughlin to discuss her time in the Trump administration and what she thinks a second Trump term could look like. McLaughlin asked Farah Griffin, now a co-host on...
President Biden and former President Trump are ramping up their messaging toward Black male voters, underscoring the political power the demographic will hold in November. Though Black voters overwhelmingly identify as Democrats, concerns that Black men are leaving the party have circulated since 2020, when Trump secured 12 percent of Black voter support. Now, some...
Kate, the Princess of Wales, took part in the annual "Trooping the Colour" ceremony Saturday to honor King Charles III's 75th birthday. The event, complete with a military parade, is her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis earlier this year. It also serves as a show of stability for the royal family as...
Former President Trump accused President Biden of providing “material support” to the eight people arrested in the United States who are suspected to have ties to the Islamic State. “In addition to all of his other well documented offenses, crooked Joe Biden is now also guilty of providing material support for terrorism,” Trump said at...
Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell slammed Republican lawmakers for welcoming former President Trump with open arms in closed-door meetings earlier this week, as Trump touted having a "great relationship" with the House and Senate GOP. In an interview with MSNBC's Jason Johnson, Gonell — who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection...
Far more Americans are aware of Juneteenth and are going to celebrate it this year than in years past, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by YouGov, polled Americans on their awareness of Juneteenth, now a federal holiday that marks the day in 1865 when Black slaves in Texas learned of their freedom after...
