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. ...
The Department of Justice has uncovered a pattern of civil rights violations, discrimination and excessive force in the Phoenix police department. According to a DOJ report released Thursday, Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people when enforcing the law, including when they use excessive and unjustified deadly force. “Phoenix residents deserve nothing less than...
Legislation to establish a national right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) was blocked by Senate Republicans on Thursday, amid a push by Democrats to put the GOP on defense over reproductive rights ahead of the November elections. The bill needed 60 votes in order to move forward, meaning nine Republicans would have needed to break...
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is leading Republican candidate Kari Lake by 3 points in a new survey of one of this year's most closely watched Senate races. An AARP poll released on Thursday found Gallego leading Lake 48 percent to 45 percent, with 6 percent undecided. Because the polling falls within the margin of error...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sought to make a statement about former President Trump's criminal conviction Thursday, repeating the word "guilty" 34 times in a row, once for each of the former president's guilty counts in the Manhattan hush money case. The move by Schiff came at the beginning of his line of questioning during the...
President Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new ad to knock former President Trump about the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol ahead of his Capitol Hill visit on Thursday. The 30-second ad entitled “Burn” highlights the events of Jan. 6 and Trump’s vow to free the imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters if he’s elected...
Former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade said he expects former President Trump to head to trial in the Georgia election interference case even if he is reelected in November. Wade during an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins late Wednesday said he saw no reason why a sitting president could not face a trial in...
The gap between former President Trump and President Biden has narrowed in Florida, according to a new poll that showed the incumbent making headway in his rival's home state. The new poll from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Mainstreet Research, published Thursday, found 43 percent of likely Florida voters supported Trump while 37 percent backed...
Former President Trump is headed to the hill on Thursday. He is set to huddle with House Republicans at 9:30 a.m., then meet with GOP senators at 12:30 p.m. It will be Trump's first meeting with lawmakers since he was convicted on 34 felony counts in New York, and comes as Republicans in both chambers...
Rather than encouraging the FBI to deploy similar methods against students, Congress has a responsibility to investigate how agents use their current authorities.
Former President Trump holds a 2-point lead over President Biden among registered voters across the country as the two prepare for a rematch this November, according to a new survey. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Thursday, found about 41 percent of registered voters said they would vote for Trump if the election took place today,...
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