Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said she was troubled by social media posts that the leading Democrat in Maine’s Senate race made more than a decade ago about sexual assault. Last year, The Washington Post uncovered online comments that Graham Platner posted in 2013, in which the Democratic candidate downplayed the difficulties service members face when...
President Trump said on Saturday that he might pull even more U.S. military troops out of Germany, a threat that came one day after he ordered the Pentagon to withdraw approximately 5,000 service members from the country. “We are going to cut way down, and we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000,” Trump told reporters...
The Justice Department (DOJ) has informed French authorities that it will not contribute to an investigation into billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported that the DOJ’s Office of International Affairs accused authorities of attempting to use the criminal legal system in France...
The New York State Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) has been sued for using race-based eligibility rules that discriminate against white and Asian-American students, violating the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.
A three-judge federal appeals panel on Friday allowed construction on President Trump's White House ballroom to go forward into June, a move that came one day after a federal judge limited the project to "below-ground construction." The panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the Trump administration a stay of...
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly slammed President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over their recent controversial comments about religion. The president received flak from some of his political base after he posted an AI-generated image of what appeared to be him as Jesus Christ on social media. He later took down the controversial image, claiming...
The U.S. military is readying to board ships linked to Iran and seize commercial vessels in international waters in the coming days as President Trump looks to expand a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, a source familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal military planning, told The Hill...
Late night host Bill Maher slammed former California Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) on Friday over the sexual misconduct allegations against the ex-lawmaker, who was previously a guest on his show. “I’ve always thought this guy was a f---ing creep,” Maher said. "I never liked him, and yet so many Democrats stood by him.” Swalwell resigned...
A new poll shows that more than half of Americans say they think President Trump's immigration agenda is "too aggressive." Politico's poll released on Saturday found that 51 percent of Americans hold this view, with 26 percent saying they think his immigration agenda is "about right" and 11 percent saying it's "not aggressive enough." The...
A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked a merger between broadcasters Nexstar and TEGNA that has been challenged by DirectTV and a group of attorneys general. As part of his ruling, which came late Friday, Judge Troy L. Nunley ordered Nexstar to cease combining its operations with TEGNA until future legal proceedings play out. In a statement, Nexstar said...
Wall Street leaders are urging Americans to look towards independent political solutions, as the two-party system has failed to effectively govern and is threatening to destabilize the financial order.
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton said that Democrats want “a fighter” to lead the party in the 2028 presidential election. “They want somebody that will get in the ring and say, ‘You knock me out or I’ll knock you out, Donald Trump,’” Sharpton told MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Friday. “And that’s what they...
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday jabbed President Trump over the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran and the reopening and closing of the Strait of Hormuz, musing that "we have a whole new plot." "I mean a couple weeks ago, because Iran would not open the Strait of Hormuz –– you've been following this –– Trump just...
