This spring, we reluctantly decided to oppose Senate legislation intended to make housing more affordable, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. While the legislation included some small reforms that could have reduced the cost of housing, it also added new regulations that would have made housing more expensive, not less. But, pleasingly, the House […]
President Trump blasted Rep. Lauren Boebert on Truth Social and threatened to endorse a challenger against her after she joined Rep. Thomas Massie for a campaign event.
Late night host Bill Maher on Friday rebuked President Trump’s comments about the U.S.’s military operations against Iran, after initially backing the strikes. “The problem is he keeps saying we won, and we didn’t. We didn’t,” the comedian said during his Friday show "Real Time." “Hormuz is not open,” he continued, referring to the Strait...
Tensions over Florida’s redistricting push escalated on Friday, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) daring House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to “bring it on” after Jeffries offered a stern warning to Republicans in the state. “Go ahead, make my day, bring it on,” DeSantis said during a press conference in Jacksonville. “I would like...
(NEXSTAR) - It seems like everything is getting more expensive. Gas, groceries, just the general cost of living, it's getting out of hand and hard to keep up with. Although home prices have climbed in recent years, the average monthly mortgage payment has fallen since 2024, according to a new report from LendingTree. The report...
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) vowed that Democrats will "break" up large media conglomerates in response to a recent event hosted by Paramount CEO David Ellison following the company’s deal with Warner Bros. Discovery this past week. “Ellison and the information oligarchs should enjoy it while they can because when Democrats win power we are...
Former national security adviser John Bolton cast doubt Friday on whether the U.S. was on the cusp of reaching a long-term peace deal with Iran, as envoys from both nations prepare for another round of indirect talks in Pakistan. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, are expected to depart for Islamabad...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered an apology to Canada’s Tumbler Ridge for not flagging controversial messages on its ChatGPT platform sent by the alleged shooter that killed eight people and injured over 25 others in the small mountain town earlier this year. “I want to express my deepest condolences to the entire community,” Altman said...
U.S. and Iranian officials are expected in Islamabad on Saturday for another round of Pakistani-brokered talks to end the nearly two-month conflict, but Tehran has ruled out a face-to-face meeting. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the lead Iranian negotiator, arrived in the Pakistani capital on Friday, according to the nation's Foreign Ministry. Araghchi said in...
Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse said Markel Lee, 17, turned himself in Friday. He was charged with first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and illegal use of a weapon.
The Trump administration's moves on marijuana and psychedelics signal the start of a new era in Republican drug policy. The orders to fast-track reviews of psychedelic drugs and reschedule medical marijuana are a far cry from the party of “just say no” and former Republican President Richard Nixon's war on drugs. “Regardless of what one...
