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Ingrassia withdraws nomination for special counsel position over ‘Nazi’ and racist texts

Paul Ingrassia, President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew his nomination late Tuesday after reports that he sent racist texts demeaning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and declaring he had "a Nazi streak."

Arizona AG, Grijalva file lawsuit against House Republicans over swearing-in delay

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes followed through Tuesday on her threat to sue House Speaker Mike Johnson for not swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

Venezuelans say ICE officers ‘beat’ them to force them off deportation plane in El Salvador

Venezuelans who were forcibly deported to a terrorist prison in El Salvador earlier this year have now formally accused ICE officers of beating them to make them get off the airplane.

Trump rejects Democrats’ latest call to negotiate with them to end the government shutdown

President Trump on Tuesday rejected Democratic leaders' request to meet with him to negotiate on health care, saying their party must first reopen the government.

Trump says he’d have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government owes him "a lot of money" for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insisted he would have the ultimate say on any payout because any decision will "have to go across my desk."

Trump pushes Israel, Hamas to brink of Gaza peace deal: What to know

Two years since Hamas’s deadly terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, President Trump’s push for peace in the Gaza Strip appears within reach. Israeli and Hamas officials started indirect negotiations in earnest on Monday in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The president is exercising enormous...

Scaramucci: Jared Kushner’s ‘more rational’ influence kept Trump in line

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said the “more rational” influence of President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, during the president's first term kept him in line. “I think the spirit animal for Trump two from the family is Don Jr.,” Scaramucci told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on a Monday episode of her “The Best People”...

Kroger recalls deli items in 28 states over possible listeria contamination

The products were sold at deli-counters, by weight, and also in prepackaged portions at self-service cases in 1,860 stores, Kroger said.

126 New York schools waive college application fees

New York is expanding financial aid and waiving college application fees for almost 130 institutions statewide in an effort to lower financial barriers for high schoolers heading to college.

Kroger recalls pasta salad bowls over potential listeria contamination

The Kroger Company voluntarily recalled "Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad" and "Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad" products sold from Aug. 29 through Oct. 2

Trump slams Doocy for Dem interview, tells FOX to ‘get on board!’ 

If you can’t handle a tough question and a critical response, maybe it’s not the reporter who needs to change. Maybe it’s the leadership.  

Democrat Jay Jones confronted over violent revenge fantasy texts 

This behavior is creepy, and weird, and obviously a disqualifier from higher office. 

Amy McGrath launches new bid for McConnell’s Senate seat

Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath (D) announced on Monday that she would be launching a second bid for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) Senate seat in Kentucky next year, after losing to the former Senate leader in 2020 by close to 20 points. “You might know me. I'm Amy McGrath. When I joined the...

Stop bending the knee to Trump and defend the rule of law

We must decide whether we will continue to uphold our democracy and the rule of law that undergirds it, or whether, as Lincoln stated, we choose to “die by suicide.” 

More than half of voters support Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Poll

More than half of voters say they support President Trump’s 21-point plan to end the war in Gaza, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday.  The poll found 56 percent of respondents supported Trump’s peace plan, while 44 percent opposed it. Opinion over Trump’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war is split, with 51 percent...

70 percent of voters oppose government shutdown: Poll

More than two-thirds of Americans oppose the government shutdown as it stretches into its sixth day, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released on Monday. The poll found 70 percent of respondents opposed the shutdown while 30 percent said they supported it. More respondents, 53 percent, blamed Republicans for the shutdown over those who...

Schiff on shutdown: ‘We need a president who can act like an adult’

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday went after President Trump over the government shutdown, saying that the U.S. requires “a president who can act like an adult.” “How confident are you that Democrats will stay united in this fight?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Schiff on “Meet the Press” about the shutdown. “I'm confident all...

New nuclear push brings old dangers back — and bigger than ever 

Spiking electricity demand, cratering nuclear regulation and federal attacks on renewables have produced a perfect storm fueling nuclear expansionism.

Ex-North Carolina governor Roy Cooper raises $14.5M in Senate bid to succeed Tillis

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) hauled in over $14.5 million this past quarter as he vies for Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-N.C.) Senate seat next year, his campaign announced on Monday. Cooper’s campaign noted that over $10.8 million was raised through his campaign while his joint fundraising committee Cooper Victory Fund raked in a...

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