National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday touted the market response to a Bloomberg report last week suggesting Hassett is broadly considered the frontrunner among candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The president’s top economic adviser, in an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” called the Bloomberg report a “rumor”...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) married his fiancée, Alexis Lewis, in two separate ceremonies in his home state and Washington, D.C., the senator said Sunday. “Overflowing with gratitude. We said ‘I do’ in two places that shaped us—Cory’s beloved Newark and Alexis’s hometown of Washington, D.C.—first at the courthouse, then with our families. Hearts full and...
For Republicans, it’s crunch time on ObamaCare. GOP leaders return to Capitol Hill this week facing a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies without a unified plan for how — or even whether — to extend the expiring benefits for millions of Americans. The debate is pitting Republicans concerned with delivering on "affordability"...
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Sunday he plans to refile a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for any military action taken in Venezuela. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the senator said he is optimistic that his resolution would get more support from Republicans in Congress this time around, noting...
Officials in Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay over $3 million in damages following a police raid on a local newspaper and two homes in August 2023. The newspaper, the Marion County Record, said the county admitted wrongdoing in the incident. The raids were conducted by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on the newspaper’s...
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced 26-year agency veteran Richard Pazdur will replace a top regulator who resigned earlier this month amid accusations of abusing his power. Pazdur will be the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). Pazdur's appointment comes just more than a week after former CDER Director...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) went after Democrats “celebrating” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who has been at odds with her party in recent weeks, calling her “crazypants.” “MTG is quite literally the last person in America that I’m going to take advice — or to, to get their kinds of my leadership and values from....
Top Trump administration officials including Vice President JD Vance and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are slated to speak alongside biotech executives and influencers at an all-day “Make America Healthy Again” summit on Wednesday that has not been publicly disclosed. According to an agenda seen by The Hill, the event will feature many of...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) break with President Trump over his approach to various domestic policies is highlighting a growing divide within the president’s conservative base less than a year into his second administration. Greene has been criticizing the president’s focus on foreign affairs on the heels of his meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa...
President Trump’s campaign committee Never Surrender Inc. rolled out an email on Tuesday, fundraising off New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) win last week. “This isn’t for just anyone. YOU qualified because your profile proves you HEAVILY DESPISE dangerous Communists like Zohran Mamdani – the NYC radical who just won his election and is...
President Trump is bristling at concerns about affordability and high prices under his administration, taking a dismissive tone toward an issue that could define next year’s midterm elections. Trump has rapidly shifted his messaging on the cost of living since last week, when the issue helped propel Democrats to electoral victories in Virginia, New Jersey...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday said he's still "stunned" by the eight senators who voted with Republicans to reopen the government, a deal his office previously called a "surrender." After holding a rally in Houston last week to tout California's redistricting measure's victory and criticize Texas Republicans' own move to redrew district maps,...
A government watchdog group has asked two different bar associations to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a former personal attorney for President Trump whom he tapped to lead prosecutions of two of his foes. Halligan, who is currently serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on an interim basis, took over the role...
Major League Baseball (MLB) and its gambling partners are setting limits on how much the public can wager on an individual pitch resulting in a ball or a strike, after a pair of pitchers were indicted over the weekend on charges of corruption and game rigging. The new policy, announced Monday, says all MLB Authorized...
A company that manufactures organic baby formula said Tuesday it is recalling all of its products nationwide amid a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart initially recalled just two batches of formula last weekend after federal officials linked it to a multi-state infant botulism outbreak that sickened 13 babies. The announcement Tuesday came after...
President Trump on Tuesday called in to “The Pat McAfee Show” on ESPN to mark Veterans Day and discuss various sports topics. McAfee, a former NFL punter, was hosting his show from Parris Island, S.C., which is home to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. It marked the first time Trump had called in to the...
