Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey posted a video blasting ICE, promising sanctuary-style protections to Latino residents, a day after a federal probe into his conduct was announced.
President Donald Trump warns European leaders to abandon old political playbooks during World Economic Forum speech in Davos, saying he no longer recognizes Europe in negative way.
House Republicans vote to advance contempt votes against Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton for refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is heading to Wisconsin for a town hall later this month. The event is set for 6 p.m. EST on Jan. 16 in La Crosse, Wis., roughly three hours northwest of Milwaukee. A description of the town hall says Buttigieg will discuss the cost of housing, child care, health care...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) ripped the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday for blowing past deadlines in its release of information related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law last November, ordered the DOJ to release all documents regarding Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine...
The Upward Mobility Act is a proposed bill that would combine multiple federal anti-poverty programs into a single, flexible funding stream to help low-income Americans move up the economic ladder without fear of losing their federal assistance.
President Trump on Tuesday told House Republicans to be “flexible” in their demands for restrictions against federal funds going to ObamaCare-funded health care plans that cover abortion. “Now, you have to be a little flexible on Hyde,” Trump said in reference to the Hyde Amendment, the provision that prevents federal funds from being used on...
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling preventing the Trump administration from cutting billions of dollars in support of research payments to universities, medical centers and other recipients The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit affirmed the ruling of a lower court, which had previously blocked the National Institutes of Health's plan to cap the “indirect” research payments while...
Jon Stewart says President Trump helped orchestrate a "reverse ICE" operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. "He was actually imported to a jail in Brooklyn," Stewart quipped of Maduro. Stewart focused his Monday monologue on Maduro while hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" days after Trump announced that the U.S. had captured Venezuela's president as part of a "large-scale...
Jan. 6 defendants, including those pardoned by President Trump last year, are holding a march Tuesday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Capitol attack. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted on seditious conspiracy and other charges before being pardoned by Trump, is among the organizers of Tuesday's march. He said the...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that the Trump administration “has no real plan” for the future of Venezuela after the capture and indictment of its leader Nicolás Maduro. “But there's no real plan that we've heard from the Trump administration as to how to ensure that the Venezuelan people will actually get...
The U.S. and Denmark healthcare systems are radically different — examining only the specific vaccines offered in each country “misses the forest by focusing entirely on the trees.”
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday criticized White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for musing about seizing Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. “This is really dumb. Greenland and Denmark are our allies. There is no up side to demeaning our friends. But, it is causing wounds that will take time to heal,”...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is starting 2026 in a strong financial position as speculation grows that he's considering a presidential bid. Shapiro’s campaign said the governor had raised over $10 million between October and December 2025, hauling in more than $23 million in the last year altogether. All together, he has more than $30...