James Talarico, the Democratic Texas Senate candidate, dismissed parents' concerns about pornography in schools as "conspiracy theory" at a 2022 hearing.
Scott Singer, GOP candidate in FL-25, denounces Democrat incumbent Rep. Jared Moskowitz's voting record, alliance with "the squad," and calls into question his support for Israel.
President Trump went after the Supreme Court on Sunday for blocking a Missouri congressional map favoring Republicans. “The Supreme Court of the United States will just not let Missouri have an Election Victory. They continuously, three times now, overrule Judges who came to the correct decisions,” Trump said in a Sunday morning Truth Social post....
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said a third attempt to impeach President Trump if Democrats take control of Congress in November would be about "setting a standard" of accountability. Khanna appeared on NBC News's "Meet the Press" when he told host Kristen Welker that impeaching Trump, who he said has become "in my view,...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that his country is "fully prepared" for the conflict with the U.S. to resume if President Trump authorizes new strikes on the regime after the November midterm elections. Araghchi told NBC News's Kristen Welker in an interview on "Meet the Press" that the U.S. has "tested us...
If you drive a car, you've likely found yourself at a stoplight. They're hard to avoid, with roughly 320,000 estimated to be in the U.S. But getting through them is sometimes harder than you may think it should be.
President Trump late Saturday boasted about the U.S. economy while accusing news outlets of "fake news" amid his battle over media coverage at the White House and of his administration. "We have the BEST FINANCIAL NUMBERS EVER, and the FAKE NEWS MEDIA refuses to report them!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. When asked on Saturday...
(NEXSTAR) -- From a nor'easter on the East Coast to more hurricanes headed toward Hawaii, severe weather is making an impact on the United States this weekend. East Coast The governors of New York, Kathy Hochul (D), and New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill (D), both announced Friday they would declare states of emergency ahead of this...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) has emerged as one of the most closely watched contenders in the initial polling for the 2028 Democratic primary. But one factor strategists say could be a challenge for the Georgia senator is his religion. Amid party tensions over Israel and the war in Gaza, Ossoff's rise is pushing an uncomfortable question to the...
The Supreme Court’s liberal justices keep dissenting, but they also are seeing some progress on one front as the Trump administration floods the court with emergency appeals. During recent talks to judges and law students, Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson both welcomed their colleagues’ increasing willingness to pen opinions publicly explaining their fast-track...
The key moment of President Trump’s week did not come at the state dinner with Chinese premier Xi Jinping nor as the two leaders toured the National Archives. It came instead on social media. On Thursday afternoon, Trump proclaimed the arrival of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as “magnificent” but bemoaned the sparsity of...
European leaders are raising alarm that Russia is intensifying its years-long hybrid war against NATO member states, lashing out as it struggles to make decisive gains in its nearly five-year war against Ukraine. Officials say the attacks against European countries include sabotage against infrastructure, targeted violence against political opponents or perceived enemies, and hostile influence...
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) defended his position as a Democrat on Saturday despite straying from the party on key issues — but refused to speculate how he would break ties if his party attained a 51-seat majority this November. During the closing keynote at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Fetterman said he believes...
Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and her Democratic opponent, Annie Andrews, are locked in a dead heat in the race for South Carolina's Senate seat, according to a new poll released Saturday evening. The survey, conducted by right-leaning polling firm Trafalgar Group, found Graham leading Andrews by just one point — with a just under three-point...
President Trump criticized the media on Saturday following reports that GOP Rep. Byron Donalds (Fla.) removed several references to the president’s endorsement of his gubernatorial bid from his campaign website. The president slammed this reporting as “Another Fake Story” in a Truth Social post, citing his election wins in Florida during his three presidential campaigns....
President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
