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...
A new poll of Puerto Rican voters found striking similarities in most political positions among respondents who live in the U.S. territory and the millions of Puerto Ricans on the mainland. The survey, conducted by progressive pollster Izq Strategies for La Brega y Fuerza, a project to increase the diaspora’s civic engagement, found that both...
A circuit court judge who represented a local affiliate of Planned Parenthood announced on Monday that she’s launching a bid for a vacant seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which is up for grabs next year. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford is vying for outgoing liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s seat on the...
Federal agencies are ramping up efforts to crack down on the sale and distribution of illicit electronic cigarettes, intent on stemming the flood of products on the market that continuously skirt government regulation. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday a new task force of agencies aimed at bringing “all available criminal and civil tools...
A U.S. Coast Guard Academy official says she is planning to resign after claiming she was directed to lie to victims of sexual assault and harassment at the military school, which has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years on how it has handled a toxic culture and past claims of abuse. Shannon Norenberg, the...
The Biden administration on Monday called for the United Nations Security Council to vote on a U.S. resolution laying out an immediate truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Nate Evans, spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the UN, said it was important for the Security Council to put pressure on Hamas to...
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said on Monday that he’s not lobbying to become former President Trump’s running mate, even as his name rises in "veepstakes" talks. “My attitude towards it is, if it comes to me, great. But it's not something I’m going to lobby for. I don't think that's the right attitude to take...
Three Florida mothers are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) administration over its controversial book-banning policies after one of the trio wasn't allowed to defend a book that was removed from the shelves in their school district. Nancy Tray, Anne Watts Tressler and Stephana Ferrell are challenging the Florida law that made it easier for parents...
Moderna's late-stage trial for its COVID-flu combination vaccine yielded positive results, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company announced Monday. The combination vaccine, which Moderna calls mRNA-1083, produced a higher immune response than standalone vaccines for COVID-19 or influenza. The results were also seen among trail participants 65 years and older, whom often don't show as strong...
Flanked by other MAGA Republican leaders, Johnson chose to appear in the courtroom the day porn actress Stormy Daniels gave testimony about her sordid tryst with Trump in a Lake Tahoe hotel room.
Former President Trump is questioning whether Taylor Swift is "legitimately liberal" or if it's "just an act," wondering aloud about the "Shake it Off" superstar's political beliefs. "I think she's beautiful — very beautiful!" Trump replied when asked about Swift, according to the forthcoming book, "Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took...
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo pressed Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about her push for unity in the GOP after she supported the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last year. "With all due respect congresswoman, isn't it rich for you to say you want to unite when you are actually one of the...
