It may come as cold comfort to the White House, but Trump's underwater approval ratings echo a pattern seen with Biden, Obama and Bush before midterms.
The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies, blocking an appeals court ruling.
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he was not hearing anything about an upcoming vote to expel him from the House, despite an uptick in calls from his colleagues to expel him in wake of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) resigning from Congress over sexual misconduct allegations under threat of an...
Washington Bishop Mariann Budde on Tuesday called an AI-generated image President Trump posted to social media depicting himself as Jesus Christ “alarming.” “It’s one of many, many images, associations claiming of spiritual mantles and authority, associating the president and his administration with the teachings of Jesus and the will of God,” Budde, the bishop of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he asked President Trump to take down the AI image that many saw as the president being depicted as Jesus Christ. “I talked to the president about it as soon as I saw it and told him I don’t think it was being received in the same...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Tuesday that Democrats will move to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for failing to appear for a deposition as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. “Pam Bondi refused to show up for today’s Oversight deposition — defying our lawful subpoena,” Crockett...
White House border czar Tom Homan criticized the Catholic Church on Tuesday, in the aftermath of President Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, on social media. “I love the Catholic Church,” Homan told reporters. “I just wish they ‘d stick to fixing the church because there’s issues --- I know because...
The NAACP and its Mississippi State Conference are suing Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging that it did not get a permit before emitting large amounts of pollution into a Memphis-area community. The suit alleges that xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech violated the Clean Air Act by not getting the permit for their Colossus Gas Plant, which...
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of right-wing extremist Proud Boys leaders for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Prosecutors asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to vacate the Proud Boys' convictions so it can move to...
A second wave of the #MeToo movement is dominating Capitol Hill, headlined by sexual misconduct allegations that have so far led to former Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) departing Congress under threat of expulsion. The swift expulsion threats and ultimate resignations showcase the increasing anger and frustration among a vocal group of...
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump both for threatening to wipe out Iranian civilization and for a more recent post depicting himself as Jesus. “I wish I could say this in a private conversation, but I can't. So I do want to say it: the Easter Sunday post about annihilating a civilization...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday shared no objections to the Federal Reserve holding off on cutting interest rates at its meeting later this month amid economic turbulence and the Iran war. “I think now that we have to wait and see; we have to wait and see what happens to the economy,” Bessent said...
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) former chief of staff said in an email that Swalwell “rightfully has no one working for him anymore,” following the California Democrat’s resignation from Congress amid allegations of sexual assault. Swalwell’s resignation took effect at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The California Democrat, who ended his gubernatorial bid over the weekend, said...
The union for the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) plans to hold a vote of no confidence for two House side leaders over what they called “job conditions that have exhausted officers” working on that side of the complex. The April 22 vote comes after the union said officers were “hung out to dry by USCP...
