President Donald Trump launched America.gov, an AI-powered site that consolidates federal services from passport applications to Medicare enrollment in one place.
President Biden will expand two new national monuments in California Thursday morning, the White House confirmed. President Obama first designated the two monuments, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. A White House official confirmed that the expansion, reported by The Hill in April, will protect some 120,000 acres...
President Biden will announce Thursday that his administration will be doling out $3 billion in funds to replace lead pipes, which can pose a health hazard. Biden will announce the funds, part of a total of $15 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, during a trip to Wilmington, N.C., to replace these pipes. He will...
The divide between Democrats and Republicans on abortion is at its starkest point in years, according to a new survey on the issue that’s poised to play a big role in the 2024 presidential race. There’s a 50-point gap between the two major parties, a figure that is “larger than ever," according to research from...
CNN anchor Erin Burnett pressed New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) on his claims of "outside agitators" at the recent pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. “Do you have any ability at this point to tell us how many of those were ‘outside agitators’ and how many of them were students at Columbia University?” Burnett...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (D) signed a controversial bill requiring cash bail for more offenses that require cash bail Wednesday, according to a press release from his office. Senate Bill 63 (SB 3) adds offenses including racketeering, sex trafficking and animal cruelty to the list of those that require cash bail in the Peach State....
A group of hardline Republicans joined with Democrats in executing a rare procedural gambit on Wednesday that blocked a bill from being voted on in its current form, marking a small but embarrassing blow for GOP leadership. Six Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting a Democrat-led motion to recommit for the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act,...
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Wednesday he is “skeptical” that former Vice President Pence’s life was endangered during the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Vance on “The Source” whether the Ohio Republican had “any pause” former President Trump potentially considering him to be his running mate due to how Trump...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) labeled the House antisemitism legislation as a “ridiculous hate speech bill” ahead of the vote on Wednesday. The House approved a bill that aims to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests taking place at U.S. universities across the country. Gaetz voiced his opposition to the bill...
President Biden on Thursday will meet with families of the police officers who were killed in the line of duty in Charlotte, N.C. The president will travel to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport to “pay his respects to the brave law enforcement officers killed and wounded in the line of duty in Charlotte on Monday,”...
Prominent Democrats said Wednesday that any increases to defense spending beyond the budget limits agreed to as part of a bipartisan deal last year must also be met with parity for domestic programs. In remarks to the press on Wednesday, Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said “stronger investments” are needed in the country’s “military and national...
The NAACP has called for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of a 53-year-old Black man who died after repeatedly telling police officers he couldn’t breathe as they arrested him. Frank Tyson died after Ohio police officers confronted him in a bar at the American Veterans (AMVETS) post in Canton on April...
Jewish Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said she voted against the bill that would crack down on antisemitism on college campuses because, in her view, anti-Zionism is not “inherently” antisemitism, and the measure that passed through the House would “stifle” free speech rights. Jacobs shared her explanation by drawing from her own experience of facing antisemitism in...
The Biden administration said Wednesday that it will give more than $26.9 million in grants in support of clean energy projects across the country. “Energy efficient upgrades are a surefire way to bring down costs and shore up resiliency for communities across the nation,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a press release from her...
Former President Trump on Wednesday used his off day from attending court in New York City to lambast the criminal cases against him as “bullshit” during one of his first battleground events since going on trial. Trump spoke to supporters in Freeland, Mich., where he lashed out at length about his legal problems and attacked...
