The Pentagon is severing its academic partnerships with Harvard University, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. The secretary said the decision was “LONG OVERDUE” in a post on the social platform X. “At the War Department, we will strive to maximize taxpayer value in building lethality to establish deterrence. It’s that simple,” Hegseth said...
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on Saturday said President Trump suffers from "Obama Derangement Syndrome" after controversy erupted Friday when a since-deleted racist video depicting former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes was posted on the commander in chief's Truth Social account. "It was at the end of a video...
Lee Hamilton, a renowned foreign policy giant and congressional statesman, passed away at the age of 94, leaving behind a legacy of decency, bipartisanship and effective policymaking.
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted an Ohio man over alleged threats to kill Vice President Vance when the Republican made a trip to his home state last month. Shannon Mathre, 33, was charged with making a threat to kill or inflict bodily harm to a presidential successor, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said...
George Conway, a former Republican who recently jumped into the Democratic primary for a House seat in New York, launched a campaign ad on Friday to coincide with the opening of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Conway, a frequent critic of President Trump who is looking to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) in New...
A New York judge on Friday extended a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing funds to social service programs in five Democrat-led states. U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick made his ruling at the request of Minnesota, California, Illinois, New York and Colorado. The states receive a total of over $10 billion a year...
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.
