Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois fired back at Vice President JD Vance after he likened her sparring session with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about America's Venezuela policy to an argument between the fictional character Forrest Gump and Isaac Newton.
Former Rick Scott staffer Austin Rogers launches congressional bid for Florida's 2nd Congressional District, invoking President Trump and promising to "root out waste and abuse."
The U.S. Department of Education said a California policy allowing school districts to keep students' gender transition from their parents violates federal law.
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will speak to military generals and admirals in Quantico, Va., on Tuesday morning. Hegseth called for the rare last-minute gathering of military leaders earlier this month, which has raised some alarms. It is very rare for such a large meeting of top officers in person in one location...
U.S. airlines are warning Congress that if the government shuts down at midnight Wednesday, flights could be delayed because air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration employees would be required to work without pay. Airlines for America, a trade group that represents major carriers such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United...
Hamas officials said Tuesday that the Palestinian militant group will take time to study President Trump's proposal to end the war in Gaza and consult allies before issuing a response, The Associated Press reported. The 20-point plan, outlined by the president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, garnered early support from many Arab...
Conservatives are not at the center of the government shutdown that looks set to begin at midnight. But they are poised to make it more difficult to end if it begins. Democrats are demanding that Republicans address health care priorities as they reject the GOP-crafted, “clean” seven-week stopgap. In particular, they want to extend the...
Young men with college degrees are struggling to find work, while women with the same qualifications are thriving, leading to a potential crisis in the job market and society as a whole.
In a memorable scene from "Casablanca," actor Claude Rains plays a corrupt police chief ordered by the Germans to shut down a popular nightclub after patrons indulge in a disfavored patriotic song. “But I have no excuse to close it!” protests Rains. “Find one,” is the curt reply. Rains orders everyone to leave immediately. When...
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City, defended his politics in a Monday interview in response to President Trump repeatedly labeling him a “communist.” CNN’s Erin Burnett played a compilation of clips of Trump calling Mamdani a communist and asked Mamdani directly, “Are you?” “No. I’m a democratic socialist,” Mamdani said....
House Democrats rallied in the Capitol on Monday evening in an 11th-hour strategy session with two distinct goals: To unify the party amid the partisan budget standoff and to compel GOP leaders back to the negotiating table on legislation to prevent a government shutdown. Huddled behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol, House...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a moderate Republican, raised questions on Monday about the independence of the Justice Department, pointing to the “political pressure from the White House” that preceded former FBI Director James Comey’s indictment. “The Department of Justice has long been insulated from presidential administrations to protect public trust in the rule of law,”...
President Trump called for Microsoft to fire Lisa Monaco, former President Biden’s No. 2 Justice Department official, who was recently appointed as the company’s chief of global affairs. In a post on Truth Social Friday, Trump called Monaco “corrupt and totally deranged” and, citing national security concerns, called for her to be terminated from her...
Congressional leaders left a meeting with President Trump on Monday saying they'd made no progress toward a deal that would prevent a shutdown on Wednesday, increasing the odds the government's lights will turn off in less than 48 hours. Democrats have been pining for action to extend health care subsidies that are set to expire...
YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Trump brought in 2021 over the company’s suspension of his account in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a court filing Monday. Under the terms of the agreement, $22 million would go to Trump, who has...
