Gavin Newsom –– driven by narcissism or delusion or both –– would spend millions of tax dollars to honor a handful of former living governors. The soon-to-be-former gov (wink)...
After three terms in the U.S. House and two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate, Colin Allred said he's heard plenty about voters' suspicions that politicians are just trying to make a buck in Washington.
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday said U.S. forces fired "defensive strikes" in southern Iran amid discussions to bring the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Tehran to an end. These strikes were intended "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," specifically boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, Navy Captain Tim Hawkins,...
Meta is committed to creating safer online experiences for teens by providing parents with tools and resources, such as Teen Accounts, supervision tools, and collaboration with experts to create awareness campaigns, while also working with other tech companies to share information about potentially predatory accounts.
World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency company, is suing billionaire investor Justin Sun for defamation after he accused the firm of improperly freezing his tokens. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the company argued that Sun engaged in a “campaign of defamatory statements” on the social platform X. “Sun’s posts impugn World Liberty, a Florida-based...
A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59 percent of U.S. respondents said that Trump does not have the mental sharpness it takes to lead the country. Forty percent of respondents said the...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Trump administration is preparing to sue the New York Times over discrimination allegations, the Times reported, a suit it suggested was driven by politics. The potential lawsuit was sparked by a complaint from a white male employee who alleges he was not given a promotion due to...
House Oversight Democrats are raising questions about a number of unusual aspects agreed to by the panel's Republicans for a slated deposition with former Attorney General Pam Bondi, including whether she will be under oath and video taped. The letter also indicates Bondi would be represented by Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general...
Justice Samuel Alito on Monday briefly halted a ruling that would prevent mifepristone, the common abortion pill, from being prescribed without an in-person doctor visit. Alito’s pause will last for one week as the Supreme Court considers the case. It does not necessarily reflect the court’s thinking. Drug manufacturers filed an emergency appeal at the high court over the weekend after the U.S. Court of...
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) on Sunday backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after President Trump said Jeffries should be impeached for criticizing the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of justices struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. “He is a president that’s drowning in his dismal poll numbers and...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling on the House and White House to follow the Senate’s lead and ban government officials from placing bets on prediction markets, which he says poses a serious national security risk. The Democratic leader noted that 16 accounts made more than $100,000 each by correctly predicting a U.S....
Spirit Airlines said Sunday that most of its customers had received refunds for their flights after the airline’s shutdown. The airline told Reuters it was close to finishing passengers’ refunds in the wake of ending operations. On Saturday, Spirit announced that it shut down after failing to come to a deal for a government bailout....
