ARE GOP DOOMERS OVERREACTING? This has been the week that a deep sense of pessimism about the upcoming midterm elections set in among Republicans around the country. Not just the political class of consultants and others intimately involved in campaigns — they have been pessimistic for a while, although their sense of foreboding seemed to rise […]
The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress. In the document, obtained by The Hill, the National Park Service (NPS) states that a landowner is seeking to connect their property with a park service road in...
President Trump pushed back Friday against a report that he will not attend a ceremony in New York City marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack after event organizers denied his request to speak at the event. The New York Times reported Friday that the president's team conveyed Trump’s interest in speaking...
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction market platforms like gambling and sportsbooks, dealing a heavy blow to the industry. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel agreed with a lower court decision allowing Nevada gaming regulators to oversee the prediction market Kalshi, which argued only the federal government...
Country music star Jelly Roll defended his political beliefs during his final hosting appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Thursday night, responding to widespread criticism from President Trump supporters. "Just because I watched a fight on TV doesn't mean I support everything this administration does," Jelly Roll said in his opening monologue, referring to the White...
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) announced a proposal Friday to rename Nashville’s airport in honor of Dolly Parton, following the late country music star’s death earlier this week. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee said in a statement announcing this proposed change. “From her rural mountain home...
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the Pentagon to enforce a ban on transgender troops serving in the military, rocketing the issue up to the high court for a second time. The petition asks the justices to weigh whether the ban is constitutional and reverse an appeals court decision that blocked...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said she will focus on “campaigning down ballot” in Texas, suggesting that she won’t campaign with Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico after he defeated her in the party’s primary. “We’ve seen the turnout that you can produce. Talarico might very well need that magnetism. Will you campaign with him?” CNN’s Laura...
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) reupped his calls Friday for Congress to remove barriers for local meat processors after President Trump announced he would make it easier for ranchers to process their own food. “This is great, but it should be a law, not just an executive order,” Massie wrote in a social media post,...
Civil rights leaders and Democratic lawmakers, alongside hundreds of protesters, rallied on the National Mall on Friday to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington, with many speakers emphasizing the importance of November's midterm elections. The 2026 "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and Martin Luther King...
Corey Woods (D), the mayor of Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday defended his decision to cancel the city police department’s $80,000 contract with Flock Safety, a top automated license plate reader company, amid reported misuse of its products. “The concern that we had was just that the potential for misuse was too great,” he told NewsNation’s...
Far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is being held at a detention center, according to the agency’s online detainee database. The British native served as chief of staff for the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, and was in Louisiana ahead of Ye’s scheduled concert...
The woman accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall earlier this month said during a new interview that she did it to “get the nation’s attention.” Melissa Farris, 41, told The Washington Post she graffitied the memorial in an attempt to spotlight what she alleges was wrongdoing by a former...
