Pop star Taylor Swift, known for hits such as “Anti-Hero” and “Style,” donated $1 million to hunger relief ahead of the Christmas holiday. In a Tuesday post on the social platform X from the nonprofit Feeding America, CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot said that the organization was “incredibly grateful for Taylor Swift’s $1 million gift to Feeding...
Republican John Lastinger has won the special election for a South Carolina state House seat vacated by ex-state Rep. RJ May (R), who pleaded guilty this year to distributing child sexual abuse material, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lastinger, a pastor, defeated Democrat and retired Army Col. Joseph “Chuck” Hightower to win state House District 88,...
President Trump is grappling with a new disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein-related material that hit him much harder than the initial batch of documents released last week. The new tranche of almost 30,000 items released late on Monday was worse for Trump in part simply because the president’s name was mentioned more frequently. But the second...
A group of Illinois Democrats accessed a Chicago-area Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after previous pushback, some of the lawmakers said on the social platform X. “@repdeliaramirez @RepDannyDavis @RepChuyGarcia and I finally were able to enter the Broadview ICE Facility after being denied entry in June,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) said Tuesday in a...
Presented by the Bank Policy Institute — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY THE BANK POLICY INSTITUTE The Big Story Trump lauds strong GDP but pans market's reaction to it President Trump touted the stronger-than-expected GDP report on Tuesday, which showed the U.S. economy grew at a 4.3 percent annual pace...
Emergency crews are on the scene after an explosion and fire at a nursing home outside Philadelphia, local and state officials said Tuesday. WPVI in Philadelphia reported that the explosion occurred around 2:15 p.m. EST at Silver Lake Healthcare Center, located roughly 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia in Bristol Township, Pa. Ruth Miller, a spokesperson...
Vice President Vance on Monday joined Navy SEALs in a beach workout that he said left him feeling like he “got hit by a freight train,” in a post that quickly drew backlash. Vance, a former Marine who served as a military journalist in Iraq, participated in an exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in...
Denmark's government has responded to President Trump's naming of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) as the new special envoy to Greenland. It isn't happy. “President Trump's announcement about the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland - and in particular its statements about the purpose hereby - is completely unacceptable,” Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke...
The Justice Department on Tuesday said a postcard depicting Jeffrey Epstein indicating President Trump loved “young” girls was a “fake,” saying the document had been flagged for the FBI at the time. The writer portends to be Epstein writing to Larry Nassar — the former sports doctor convicted of serially sexually abusing underage female gymnasts — while they...
President Trump joked Tuesday about hosting the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration annually once he leaves the White House. Trump hosted the world-renowned event weeks ago. The telecast is set to air Tuesday night on CBS and Paramount+. “At the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the...
