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...
President Trump announced on Saturday that he canceled U.S. officials’ planned travel to Pakistan for another round of negotiations with Iran. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were set to travel to Islamabad on Saturday to take part in these talks, but the president said in a Truth Social post on Saturday...
Guests visiting the Disneyland Resort in recent months may have noticed new facial recognition technology at the entrances to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, though guests don’t have to use the system if they choose not to, according to company guidelines.
Newsmax host Greg Kelly tore into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday over the firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest in a series of abrupt departures from the Pentagon amid the conflict with Iran. Kelly slammed Hegseth as a “DESPICABLE guy” and “Insecure FAKE” in a post on the social platform X, suggesting...
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said the party is “planning for everything” ahead of the midterms. Martin acknowledged polling favoring Democrats in the upcoming elections during a Saturday morning appearance on MS NOW'S "The Weekend," but he warned that President Trump could try to “suppress the vote.” “Ignore all [the polling], because what...
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and billionaire Tom Steyer are jostling for Democratic front-runner status in the primary race for governor of California after former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) dropped out amid sexual assault allegations. The candidates were among four Democrats who faced off in a debate this week, along with two...
President Trump is set to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday evening for the first time while in the Oval Office. Trump announced in March that he would accept the invitation to the dinner "in honor of our Nation's 250th Birthday" after boycotting the event during his first administration and last year....
Late night host Bill Maher on Friday rebuked President Trump’s comments about the U.S.’s military operations against Iran, after initially backing the strikes. “The problem is he keeps saying we won, and we didn’t. We didn’t,” the comedian said during his Friday show "Real Time." “Hormuz is not open,” he continued, referring to the Strait...
Tensions over Florida’s redistricting push escalated on Friday, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) daring House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to “bring it on” after Jeffries offered a stern warning to Republicans in the state. “Go ahead, make my day, bring it on,” DeSantis said during a press conference in Jacksonville. “I would like...
(NEXSTAR) - It seems like everything is getting more expensive. Gas, groceries, just the general cost of living, it's getting out of hand and hard to keep up with. Although home prices have climbed in recent years, the average monthly mortgage payment has fallen since 2024, according to a new report from LendingTree. The report...
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) vowed that Democrats will "break" up large media conglomerates in response to a recent event hosted by Paramount CEO David Ellison following the company’s deal with Warner Bros. Discovery this past week. “Ellison and the information oligarchs should enjoy it while they can because when Democrats win power we are...
