Polls suggest that Democrats might return to power in Congress, winning both the House and the Senate. If so, California is a warning about what deep-blue control looks like.
President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...
President Trump rejected a new seven-day proposal from Iran Saturday morning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing conflict between Tehran and the U.S. “They want to make a deal, and I think that’s fine,” the president told reporters at the White House. “I like making a deal, too, but...
Pollsters and independent handicappers are increasingly convinced that Democrats aren’t experiencing an artificial “sugar-high” in polling but that multiple metrics are right now pointing to a good midterm environment for the party. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report became the latest independent forecaster this week in predicting that Republicans looked poised to lose the...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday urged King Charles III to acknowledge the victims of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during his address to Congress this week, when the monarch will make his first state visit to the U.S. “I am hopeful that King Charles, when he speaks to the Congress, will acknowledge the...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday expressed hope that a transparent investigation into the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner will be conducted. “I hope that this investigation is done with complete openness and transparency and integrity,” Raskin, who was attending the event, told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the...
President Trump on Sunday said U.S. officials will not be traveling to Pakistan for peace negotiations regarding the Iran war. “We have all the cards. If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us. You know, there is a telephone,” Trump said during a call-in appearance on Fox News’s...
The U.S. President's Malaria Initiative has saved millions of lives and prevented billions of cases of malaria, but progress is slowing due to the disease evolving and the need for renewed emphasis on fighting malaria through American innovation.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could curtail antipesticide lawsuits — an issue that pits the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement against the Trump administration. The high court agreed to take up the case earlier this year after a request from Monsanto, maker of the frequently litigated weedkiller Roundup. Monsanto...
President Trump on Sunday said the annual White House Correspondents Dinner shooting was spurred by a “religious thing” as investigators work to uncover additional details tied to the suspect’s motive. Investigators have not yet released a motive for the shooting. “He had a lot of hatred in his heart for quite a while. And he...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday said that he will support Kevin Warsh's nomination to be Fed chair after "assurances" from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the criminal investigation into current chair Jerome Powell and the central bank's renovations in Washington, D.C., is closed. Tillis, a member of the key Senate Banking Committee, had...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the alleged gunman who exchanged fire with law enforcement at Saturday’s White House Correspondents Association dinner is not “cooperating” with investigators. “We are not viewing him as cooperating necessarily right now, although we will see what happens going forward,” Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said Democrats will not focus on impeaching President Trump if they regain a majority in the lower chamber after midterm elections. When asked if impeachment was a top priority, Jeffries said “Of course not,” during an appearance on Fox News’s’ “Fox News Sunday.” “I've made clear from...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the alleged gunman who exchanged shots with law enforcement at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday traveled cross-country via train from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the man traveled from Los Angeles to...
A devastating parasite that burrows into the flesh of its hosts is inching dangerously close to the United States, the Texas Department of Agriculture warns.
