The Trump administration has reportedly taken meetings with a fringe, far-right separatist group from the oil-rich province of Alberta, Canada, amid rock-bottom relations between Washington and Ottawa. British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday sharply criticized the meetings between the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) and the Trump administration as amounting to “treason,” responding to reporting by...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not speak during President Trump’s Cabinet meeting on Thursday amid the administration’s shift in messaging on federal immigration operations in Minnesota. Noem was not the only Cabinet secretary to sit silently and not be called on during Thursday's televised meeting, however the president has had each secretary speak in...
Why are left-wingers STILL denying that Charlie Kirk was killed by someone on their team? It’s been months, and I thought this vicious lie had been debunked numerous times. But here we go again. Tiffany Cross is a progressive pundit and podcast host. She previously had a show on MSNBC, and now makes occasional appearances on CNN. This week, she joined the...
Several companies have pledged to match the federal government’s $1,000 deposits in the “Trump Accounts” for the children of employees. The Treasury Department is contributing $1,000 to the accounts of children born between Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028. Employers of the child or their parent can contribute up to $2,500 per year to...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that relatives of children should donate to their new “Trump accounts” as opposed to buying them a toy. “Relatives, rather than giving a toy for a birthday, for a holiday, they can contribute to these accounts,” Bessent said on “Fox and Friends.” The Treasury secretary also called contributions to...
Affordable Care Act enrollment dropped by over a million after enhanced subsidies expired last year, causing monthly insurance premiums to skyrocket. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday reported that 23 million people signed up for open enrollment, which concluded on Jan. 15. It marks a drop off from the 24.2 million people...
But while progressive politicians may constantly carp about Buckley, Citizens United and money in politics generally, they haven’t been shy in using the few remaining tools at their disposal to undermine the political speech protections established by the courts.
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) went after the Trump administration Wednesday, saying it is “out of control” and accusing officials of “running around like they are kings.” “They are running roughshod through our own country and through others. And Donald Trump and his cruel, tyrannical Cabinet are out of control," Rosen said in a clip posted...
House Republicans unveiled a sweeping elections reform bill Thursday that would mandate long-sought requirements like presenting photo ID when voting and citizenship verification to register to vote. Dubbed the Make Elections Great Again Act, the bill is led by House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and marks an evolution of election reform legislation that...
The Trump administration is moving to limit obligations on certain upwind states to cut smog pollution from their power plants that can flow to downwind states. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed “phase 1” of its rollback of the Biden-era “Good Neighbor” plan. The “Good Neighbor” regulations broadly seek to prevent pollution in...
Rapper Nicki Minaj said Wednesday she received a “gold card” from President Trump, hours after praising the president during an event touting his administration’s child investment accounts. Minaj posted a photo of the immigration card, emblazoned with Trump’s face on it, to social platform X with the caption “Welp.” She later wrote on X that...
President Trump's threat to take over Greenland was reversed after being challenged by European leaders, and Congress must now intervene to ensure that any future Arctic security agreement is overseen and does not violate international law.
People in the United States are living longer than ever before, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report released Thursday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) found that the life expectancy of a person living in the U.S. was 79 years old in 2024,...
