John Fetterman’s popularity is sinking among Democratic voters in his backyard, according to an internal poll obtained by POLITICO — one of the first major indications that the Pennsylvania...
On May 5, millionaires, billionaires, and CEOs shelled out a reported $1.5 million per plate to dine with President Donald Trump. The proceeds from the night went to a political action committee controlled by Trump. It sure looked like wealthy people and businessmen paid for access to the president, who wields great power over the […]
“Walkability” is a buzzword, but like the related term “urbanism,” nobody can agree on what it means. Is a neighborhood walkable simply if it’s easy to walk around? Or is it only walkable if all the amenities of daily and weekly life are within a mile of your house? Plenty of websites and nonprofit organizations […]
The gavel falls, and another executive order hits the skids. Federal judges, cloaked in black robes and armed with injunctions, have become the bane of President Donald Trump’s second term, much like they were for President Franklin D. Roosevelt nearly a century ago. But Trump is involved in an important fight over the legitimate powers […]
In April, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2025 slate of annual inductees, generating the now-perfunctory reactions that greet such news: disdain or exasperated relief combined with vague irritation at the Hall’s very existence, of which, cicada-like, we are reminded each year around this time. The first two responses are fairly straightforward. […]
Melisha Johnson, a single mother, faced a 12-year prison sentence for writing bad checks, but found redemption through faith-based programming and ultimately became an advocate for incarcerated women, highlighting the need for rehabilitation and safety in prisons.
Young Americans are feeling lonelier and more anxious about the future compared to their older compatriots, a new survey found. When asked about the frequency of feeling “lonely or isolated from those around,” 29 percent of the NBC News Stay Tuned poll respondents aged 18 to 29 said they experience those emotions “all of the...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday it will allow gasoline containing a higher percentage of ethanol to be used year-round. The move follows President Trump’s energy emergency declaration, which required the EPA to consider allowing year-round high ethanol gas, known as E15. This type of gasoline is typically restricted in the summer due to...
Pundit Karl Rove warned President Trump is not in good standing with voters on economic issues as he closes in on the 100th day of his second term in the White House this week. “Well, he’s off to a good start only on one issue, and that is border security, where his approval rating is...
Americans are expecting the Trump administration’s tariffs to result in higher prices and believe their overall cost will be greater than their revenue increases, according to a new poll. Eighty-nine percent of U.S. adult respondents think the tariffs will increase prices, while 70 percent believe the tariffs will cost more than what they bring in,...
Chinese officials on Monday criticized the Trump administration’s approach to negotiating tariff policy and accused the U.S. of bullying other nations. “They make up bargaining chips out of thin air, bully and go back on their words,” said Zhao Chenxin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s main economic planning agency. That...
President Trump’s first 100 days of his second term have seen an administration moving at breakneck speed to fundamentally alter the federal government in ways he previewed on the campaign trail. Trump, largely through executive action, has moved to quickly deliver on a number of prominent campaign promises on immigration, tariffs and culture war issues....
House Republicans released legislation Sunday that would increase Pentagon spending by $150 billion, pushing the total defense budget for fiscal year 2025 to more than $1 trillion if passed. The bill, developed by the House and Senate Armed Services committees, includes nearly $25 billion earmarked for President Trump’s long-discussed Golden Dome missile defense initiative, a...
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) announced Monday that he will step out of the top Democratic seat on the powerful Oversight and Government Reform Committee, citing the return of the esophagus cancer he’s been battling since late last year. Connolly said he will also be leaving Congress at the end of the term, his ninth serving...
Two Democratic board members at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) sued President Trump on Monday for firing them. The lawsuit marks the latest challenge to Trump’s terminations of independent agency leaders across the federal bureaucracy, testing the bounds of presidential power. Earlier this month, Trump fired Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, the two Democrats on NCUA’s...
President Trump shared his thoughts on how his two terms as president have differed, saying in a new interview with The Atlantic that this time around he's leading "the country and the world." “The first time, I had two things to do — run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys,” Trump...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked North Korea for deploying troops to aid in the Kremlin’s recent military operation against Ukraine. "Our North Korean friends’ move was guided by a sense of solidarity, justice and genuine comradery," Putin said in a statement, reported by the state-run news organization TASS. "We highly appreciate this and...
