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Why DNC’s belated 2024 election ‘autopsy’ term paper warrants a ‘D’ grade

Under pressure, the DNC finally released its autopsy of the 2024 election, after rampant speculation about what it contained and why it hadn’t yet been made public.

The ‘billionaire tax’ will be much higher than advertised

When is a 5% tax not 5%? When imposed by a poorly drafted ballot...

LA teachers union tries, fails to defend teachers accused of abuse

LA teachers union representative Glenn Sacks appears to believe ("Teachers deserve presumption of innocence,"...

Ukraine’s ambassador on Trump, Putin and the path to peace

Ukraine’s ambassador on Trump, Putin and the path to peace lead image

Trump to send 5,000 troops to Poland after head-spinning moves on European deployments

President Trump said Thursday he is sending an additional 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland, reversing a recent decision to cancel certain deployments to Europe.

Feds charge Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol, another driver with assault

Federal prosecutors have charged a woman who was shot by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents on Saturday morning in Broadview, Ill., after authorities say she "boxed in" the law enforcement officers. Marimar Martinez, along with another driver, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, are accused of using their vehicles to hit a CBP vehicle, a press...

Trump says talks with Hamas have been ‘very successful, and proceeding rapidly’

President Trump said Sunday that talks with the Palestinian militant group Hamas have been “very successful, and proceeding rapidly.” “There have been very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in Gaza but, more importantly, finally have...

Trump to sailors on pay held back by shutdown: ‘Do not worry about it’

President Trump on Sunday told Navy sailors not to “worry about” their paychecks that are being held back by the current government shutdown. “As your commander in chief, I will always stand for you. I promise you that,” Trump said at a celebration of the Navy’s 250th anniversary. “You know that, that's why you voted...

Trump reveals date for White House’s UFC fight: His 80th birthday

President Trump on Sunday revealed a new detail about the hyped UFC fight set to take place on the South Lawn of the White House: It'll occur on June 14, which is also his 80th birthday. In remarks in Norfolk, Va., at a celebration of the Navy's 250th anniversary, the president reveled in the major...

Oregon attorney general ‘preparing to take legal action’ against Trump sending California National Guard troops

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield on Sunday said he is “preparing to take legal action” against President Trump for sending California National Guard troops to the Beaver State. “We are quickly assessing our options and preparing to take legal action. We’ll continue to share updates as we have them,” Rayfield said Sunday in a post...

5 issues to watch as Supreme Court kicks off new term

Presidential powers, LGBTQ rights and the role of race in elections are among a spate of high-profile issues before the Supreme Court as the justices take the bench Monday to begin a new term. The court is poised to review 39 argued cases so far, including President Trump’s bid to keep his most significant economic...

Duckworth slams Hegseth: ‘Military could not do its job’ without ‘the women who serve’

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Sunday went after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the military “could not do its job” without “the women who serve.” “Well, this is the least qualified secretary of Defense in our nation's history, and he's questioning the ability of the women who actually qualified to their — to do their...

Jeffries says ‘no Democrat’ trying to give health care to migrants without legal status

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that “no Democrat” in Congress is attempting to expand health care benefits to migrants without legal status.  “Federal law clearly prohibits the expenditure of taxpayer dollars to provide health care to undocumented immigrants. Period, full stop,” Jeffries said on NBC’s "Meet the Press." “And no Democrat on...

DC Police arrest person outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral ahead of Red Mass

Washington, D.C., police on Sunday arrested a person outside of a local cathedral before a high-profile Red Mass. “Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) members assigned to a detail for the Red Mass at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral engaged an individual who set up a tent on the steps of the Cathedral,” MPD said in a Sunday statement....

Johnson says House ‘did its job’ amid funding talks

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday the lower chamber “did its job” in the government funding battle. On Sept. 19, the House passed what Johnson called a “clean” and “nonpartisan” stopgap spending bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21.  “The House did its job,” Johnson said on CBS’s "Face the Nation." “The...

Newsom to sue Trump over National Guard deployment, urges Americans to ‘speak out’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday that the Trump administration is deploying 300 of his state’s National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., and he vowed he would sue over the move.  On Saturday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration’s deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to the state’s largest city. U.S. District...

AI won’t end work for bankers — it will redefine it

The panic over AI gutting junior bankers is as old as labor itself.

Rubio says a Palestinian state ‘not even a realistic thing right now’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that an independent Palestinian state is “not even a realistic thing right now.” “It’s not even possible. That’s not even a realistic thing right now,” Rubio said on CBS’s "Face the Nation." “Because who would govern that Palestinian state, Hamas?” The Trump administration’s 20-point plan to end the...

Johnson calls potential layoffs ‘a regrettable situation that the president does not want’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the Trump administration’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers is “regrettable,” but the fault is with Democrats who won’t agree to the Republicans’ proposal to reopen the government. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker pressed Johnson on the administration’s unprecedented plan to...

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