Democrats’ midterms sweep didn’t solve their ideological civil war — but a number of the party’s potential presidential contenders hope it lets them call a truce.In the days since...
Nvidia shares fell Thursday as the chipmaker's board weighed the fate of its CEO, Jensen Huang, in the wake of revelations about an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
Jensen Huang has confessed to an extramarital affair. But his private life is not the point. Chinese regulatory and court records tell a story about the woman that American media has missed. Alice Huang was a senior executive and 25% owner of a Shanghai private equity firm. That firm was penalized by Chinese regulators for […]
In 2016, JD Vance famously branded President Donald Trump “cultural heroin” and privately wondered whether the man might prove “America’s Hitler.” By 2022, that same critic had transformed into Trump’s most effective lieutenant. By 2024, he stood as the vice presidential nominee. Ideological recognition, not mere political conversion, clearly drives this rapid arc. Vance has […]
The path to lower power bills is to reduce federal regulation, and sunset clauses are an effective way to drive growth and lower costs, as demonstrated by Texas and Idaho.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday after the journalist questioned the top White House spokesperson about the Pentagon admonishing media coverage of the deaths of six U.S. service members who were killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait. "Is it the position of this administration that the...
President Trump will welcome executives from major tech companies to the White House on Wednesday afternoon to sign his ratepayer protection pledge. "President Trump’s ratepayer protection pledge will deliver more affordable, reliable, and secure energy for the American people and help stop the rising electricity prices that started during the previous administration," Energy Secretary Chris...
Jack Horner, a paleontologist known for consulting on the "Jurassic Park" movies, has left his position with Chapman University after his name appeared in the files released surrounding the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Jack Horner is no longer with the university,” a spokesperson with Chapman said. The California school would not say whether Horner...
Former Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) on Tuesday said he was stranded in Dubai, noting he was in the same position as thousands of Americans unable to evacuate the Middle East amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. “My understanding is our name is on a list somewhere at the State Department, which I‘m very grateful...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and state Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) will testify Wednesday morning before the House Oversight and Governmental Reform Committee over the state's welfare fraud scandal. House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) previously called on Walz and Ellison to provide any records, documents and communications regarding the welfare fraud for investigators, and...
Democrat James Talarico prevailed in a Senate Democratic primary in Texas on Tuesday over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, delivering the party a candidate many had seen as the stronger general election choice. On the GOP side, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton are headed to a May runoff after no candidate won...
An Iranian drone strike on Sunday killed six U.S. soldiers at a civilian port in Kuwait, according to The Associated Press. The group relocated from Army base Camp Arifjan to Port Shuaiba, approximately 10 miles away, in hopes of evading the incoming strikes from Tehran. “They were dispersing because they were in fear that the...
President Trump’s attack on Iran has hurled the administration into muddy legal waters, from the commander-in-chief's authority to provoke a war to adherence to international law. The strikes on Iran began early Saturday after Trump for weeks threatened Tehran with attacks, building up U.S. military might across the Middle East amid diplomatic negotiations on the...
The Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states to restrict what SNAP recipients can purchase at grocery stores, despite the fact that it lacks legal authority to do so, and this could lead to a blank check for executive restructuring of any program with waiver provisions.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine will speak with reporters Wednesday morning, just days after U.S. strikes in Iran over the weekend took out the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Saturday strikes have garnered mixed reactions across the political spectrum and resulted in retaliatory strikes from Iran on...
