Top Trump administration officials said Sunday the Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guardsmen before Thanksgiving in the nation's capital was likely radicalized in the U.S. after entering the country in 2021.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that retailers enjoyed a "blockbuster" sales weekend after Thanksgiving despite narratives about economic pessimism under President Trump.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he thinks it’s “very possible” that a reported follow-up strike on two survivors of an initial U.S. attack in the Caribbean in September could constitute a war crime. “I think it's very possible there was a war crime committed,” Van Hollen said in an interview on ABC News’s “This...
At the U.S.-Central Asia Summit, the U.S. and Kazakhstan announced initiatives to deepen cooperation in digital infrastructure and high-performance computing, including the establishment of a $2 billion regional AI Compute Hub in Kazakhstan, to address the growing demand for energy and critical minerals for AI systems.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) predicted Sunday that the Senate will hold a vote on extending subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this year. “That vote will happen. And whether it will pass is in the hands of Donald Trump and the Republicans,” Klobuchar told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.”...
More than half of Americans believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed "unjustified" criminal charges against President Trump's perceived political enemies, according to a poll released Thursday by Marquette University Law School suggests. Marquette found that 55 percent of those polled disagreed with the prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General...
President Trump praised New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) in a closely watched meeting Friday in the Oval Office. Trump said he congratulated Mamdani on his victory, and the two men exchange pleasantries, adding they agreed on a lot of issues. “I think you’re going to have hopefully a great mayor,” the president said....
A quartet of bipartisan House members on Friday unveiled legislation to extend ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies for two years along with some changes to try to assuage conservatives’ concerns about fraud. The bill from Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), and Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) comprises the principles they previously publicly unveiled. The bill is aimed at breaking through the...
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) announced Friday he is not planning to launch a bid for Ohio governor, leaving an opening for former state health director Dr. Amy Acton to become the Democratic nominee. “After careful consideration, much prayer and reflection, and after long conversations with my family, my closest friends and advisors, I’ve made...
A 55-year-old mystery about a Canadian woman who seemingly fell off the face of the Earth was partially solved earlier this month with the announcement that human remains found in the desert more than half a century ago had finally been identified.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday that it would not produce its highly anticipated monthly inflation report for October after being unable to collect key data during the government shutdown. BLS said it will not release an update to the consumer price index (CPI) for October because it was unable to retroactively obtain...
Veteran Democratic pollster and strategist Mark Mellman died this week, according to a statement released by the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI). The group, which Mellman founded and led, said Friday it was "devastated" to learn of Mellman’s death, referring to him as “a brilliant political strategist whose intellect and acumen shaped DMFI from the...
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) on Friday said a bipartisan push would be required to force President Trump to release a transcript of a 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the murder of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. However, Vindman said he did not expect his Republican colleagues...
The White House's decision to withhold October's employment and inflation data is a policy rupture with profound implications, as it moves from transparency to tactical informational control and risks eroding trust in the country's economic data.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) on Friday slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not condemning President Trump’s recent post suggesting six Democratic lawmakers should be put to “death” for urging military members to defy what they classified as “illegal orders." “The words that the president chose are not the ones that I would use. Okay?...
