Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward said Friday that he was “crushed” by the recent layoffs at the newspaper, saying his colleagues “deserve more.” “The Washington Post has been my professional home for 55 years. I believe in it. I love it," Woodward, who started at the paper in 1971, wrote in a statement posted...
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is seen as a rising star in his party, and many of his admirers think he could be a strong presidential candidate, pointing to his successes in Pennsylvania. His name is consistently floated in conversation about the 2028 presidential race, and he was considered as a potential running mate for Kamala Harris in 2024....
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday called the White House "f---ing hypocrites" over what he called a "rather lame" defense of a since-deleted video depicting former President Obama and former Michelle Obama as apes. The host, on a recent episode of "Real Time," referred to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's initial defense of the video...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) signaled Saturday that he could move to bring Democrats' proposal for an overhaul of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics to the Senate floor, saying the plan "deserves a vote." "While I believe the Democrats’ proposal regarding [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and immigration are fatally flawed and will take us backward...
Democrats have won 26 state legislative seats from Republicans since Trump retook office, with victories in Texas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Mississippi, Miami, and Houston, showing that Democrats are organizing around working people and fighting for those who struggle firsthand.
Capitalism is under attack from classrooms to town halls to voting booths. According to polls, a rising segment of the population is calling for socialism or even communism as young people embrace a radical chic in the country. And this week, another socialist looks ready to join a growing "squad" in Congress. On our 250th anniversary,...
A New York man who was pardoned by President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6. 2021, attack on the Capitol pleaded guilty Thursday to making death threats against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). Christopher P. Moynihan, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree and agreed to...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Friday that the U.S. set a June deadline to reach a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, hoping to bring an end to the nearly four-year-long war in Eastern Europe. Zelensky added that the Trump administration proposed another round of trilateral talks to be held next week — likely in...
The Trump administration is seeking to expedite the removal of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, days after a federal judge in Texas ordered their release from an immigration detention center. The federal government filed a motion earlier this week to end asylum claims for the Ramos family, according to the...
