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Craven LA officials just surrendered on homelessness

Only Los Angeles could spend billions fighting homelessness, watch tents swallow sidewalks and parks, and then decide the city has been too aggressive keeping people from camping. That is...

NAACP slams Navy’s reported talks to swap war hero’s name on carrier with Trump’s

NAACP President Derrick Johnson bashed the Navy Friday following reports that it planned to rename an aircraft carrier, named after a Black WWII war hero, and had considered President Trump's name as a replacement. Johnson wrote in a social media post that the alleged talks surrounding the USS Doris Miller's name are “a slap in...

Collins asks White House to consider ‘negative impact’ of Canada trade war

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) pushed the Trump administration to “consider the negative impact" that engaging in a tariff war with Canada may have on American constituents, straying away from some of her GOP peers. Republican lawmakers were split Saturday after negotiations between Canada and the U.S. fell through, causing the White House to impose a...

Michael Goodwin: Don’t be fooled by Hochul’s act — she’s just as radical as Mamdani

New Yorkers who pay close attention to such things have long understood why Gov....

Trump fights BBC’s push to subpoena family members amid legal battle

President Trump is attempting to block the BBC's efforts to subpoena his family members for the channel's defense in his ongoing $10 million defamation lawsuit. In Saturday court filings, Trump's lawyers wrote that the British broadcaster's attempts to subpoena the president's children — Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner — were “cynical” and a...

Democrats call on Interior Office of the Inspector General to probe Reflecting Pool controversy

Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are pressing the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of the Interior to investigate recent issues with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “We write to request that the Office of Inspector General investigate what employees of the Department of the Interior (DOI) knew—and when they...

Francesca Hong says Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday: ‘I don’t want to cancel it’

Democratic socialist and former Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong (D) walked back on her previous social media post calling to "cancel Thanksgiving," telling Politico's Irie Sentner in an interview Wednesday that the holiday is her "favorite." Hong, a professional chef and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, added that she "actually loves" Thanksgiving. The former state representative originally...

Democrats quickly coalesce around El-Sayed after Michigan primary win

Democrats are quickly coalescing around Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed following his narrow Tuesday primary win.  Several lawmakers who previously backed his competitor Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) said it was time to change course and support the party nominee wholeheartedly.  Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) who decided against a re-election bid said the “stakes could not...

New Mexico suing DOJ, Blanche for access to unredacted Epstein records in Zorro Ranch investigation

New Mexico is suing the Justice Department for access to a set of unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records, alleging the agency is withholding documents that could aid the state’s investigation into the disgraced financier’s alleged crimes at a remote ranch outside Santa Fe. The 40-page complaint, which also names acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accuses DOJ...

‘Uncommitted’ movement co-founder wins Democratic state Senate primary in Michigan

'Uncommited' movement co-founder Abbas Alawieh is projected to win a Democratic state Senate primary in Michigan, according to Decision Desk. . The 2nd Senate District, which includes Dearborn, Dearborn Heighs and parts of Allen Park and Detriot, was the epicenter of the 2024 effort among Democrats casting protest "uncommitted" votes against then-President Biden over his...

Watch live: Trump seeks to sell economic agenda, tax cuts in Las Vegas speech

President Trump will deliver remarks Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas highlighting his administration's economic agenda and promoting the sweeping tax cuts enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which he signed into law last year. The speech comes as Trump seeks to reassure voters on the economy ahead of November's midterms. Affordability remains a...

Democratic Women’s Caucus leaders call on Max Miller to resign

Leaders of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) on Wednesday called on Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) to resign, as the House Ethics Committee probes abuse allegations levied against him by his ex-wife. DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (N.M.) and Vice Chairs Hillary Scholten (Mich.) and Emilia Sykes (Ohio) called the alleged abuse Miller perpetrated against Emily...

For Babydog, it’s time to help the greyhounds

Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia President Theresa Bruner is calling on Sen. Jim Justice to support the Greyhound Protection Act in the Senate Agriculture Committee to end state-subsidized greyhound racing.

Stephen A. Smith knocks WNBA coach for backing trans athletes: ‘Irresponsible’

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday heavily criticized a WNBA coach over a shirt she wore courtside that said, “Trans Kids Belong.” In a game Sunday against the Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve wore the shirt following comments made by Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, where the Indiana player said she wants...

Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts Kansas Senate race in Democrats’ favor

Election handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball on Tuesday shifted the Kansas Senate race from safe Republican to likely Republican following the Rev. Adam Hamilton’s Democratic primary win. Sabato’s Crystal Ball said a Hamilton win is a “long shot” but highlighted his $3.09 million fundraising advantage over incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) last quarter as a growing...

Big Oil wants to rig the courts. You’ll pay for it on your utility bill.

Congressman Mike Levin argues that rising energy costs and climate disaster expenses stem from fossil fuel industry deception and lack of corporate accountability, proposing the Energy Bills Relief Act as a solution.

De Blasio: Talarico’s ‘kitchen table’ talk ‘worst nightmare for Republicans’

Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Tuesday that Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s discussion of “kitchen table issues” is Republicans’ “worst nightmare” as Democrats look to clinch a Senate seat in the Lone Star State. “When you listen to Talarico, he is going after billionaires. He's saying they're not paying their...

OpenAI settles DOJ claim it discriminated against US citizens in hiring

OpenAI reached a $3.2 million settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over claims that it discriminated against U.S. citizens with its hiring practices. The DOJ’s investigation involved “fewer than 10” positions but argued it was important to crack down on unfair hiring practices impacting American workers and effectively shutting them out of applying for...

Trump on El Sayed’s win in Michigan: ‘Great news for the Republican Party’

President Trump said Wednesday that progressive Abdul El-Sayed’s win in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary is “great news for the Republican Party.” “Great news for the Republican Party. El-Sayed, a Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel, is the projected winner in this race with the Socialist,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “As usual the...

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