NYC's only GOP House lawmaker asked the Supreme Court to block a Democrat-led redistricting effort of her Staten Island seat, calling it unconstitutional gerrymandering.
Bruce Springsteen announces 20-date "Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour" with E Street Band starting March 31, charging that President Donald Trump is a "wannabe king."
Crime crisis rocks Biden's hometown as Scranton mayor faces heat over reported gang violence while challenging GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan in swing district.
A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from demoting Sen. Mark Kelly over a video about "illegal orders" as the Arizona Democrat considers a 2028 presidential run.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it will begin allowing lawmakers to review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files starting Monday in the wake of criticism that the administration has improperly shielded the identities of various people. “I am writing to confirm that the department is making unredacted versions of the more than 3 million pages...
The State Department announced it will initiate the delivery of an additional $6 million in supplies to Cuba as tensions between the two countries continue. The new round of supplies comes in response to a humanitarian crisis in Cuba partly driven by Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, which battered Cuba...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for an investigation Thursday into Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for attending the Grammy Awards, where various artists criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Americans deserve a Supreme Court that is impartial and above political influence," Blackburn wrote on social platform X. "When a Justice participates in such a...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 points for the first time in the 140-year history of the stock index. The Dow gained more than 1,200 points Friday, rising 2.5 percent to close at 50,115 points. The S&P 500 index rose 2 percent on the day, and the Nasdaq composite closed with a gain...
Billie Eilish's brother and musical collaborator, Finneas O'Connell, on Wednesday ripped into "powerful old white men" who criticized his sister's comments about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. "Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech,"...
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) announced Friday he will retire at the end of his term, becoming the 30th House Republican to not seek reelection in an indication of what will be a difficult midterm year for the GOP. "Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime. Nobody is prouder of our...
President Trump has struck a new deal increasing beef imports from Argentina despite facing push back from Republicans and allies in the agricultural sector. Argentina’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the agreement was signed on Thursday, and grants “an unprecedented expansion of preferential access for Argentine beef to its market by 100,000 tons.”...
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Missouri's attorney general challenging Starbucks’ diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. John A. Ross, the U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, an Obama appointee, dismissed the lawsuit because Missouri failed to provide specific evidence that Starbucks’ DEI practices did “actual, concrete, and particularized injuries” to...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) blasted the direct-to-consumer (DTC) TrumpRx platform launched by the administration Thursday, denouncing it as a "glorified coupon book." The Trump administration launched its DTC discount drug portal TrumpRx.gov Thursday evening. The website allows patients who are not on government health plans to print or download coupons for a few dozen drugs...
Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., accused the National Park Service on Thursday of “sanitizing history” amid reported changes at a Mississippi house museum commemorating civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Evers, the Magnolia State’s first NAACP field secretary, was assassinated at the age of 37...
Tom Barrack has been working to stabilize Syria under the leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa, while President Trump has supported the reintegration of the Syrian state and the Syrian Democratic Forces, in order to create a more stable and prosperous region.
