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‘Worthless piece of crap’: GOP blasts DNC chief for equating Trump’s America with Iran’s repressive regime

DNC Chair Ken Martin faces Republican backlash but support among Democrats after comparing Trump's America to Iran's theocracy amid Minneapolis ICE protests following fatal shooting.

Democrats claim shutdown victory after GOP defections revive Obamacare fight

House Democrats, including Rep. Glenn Ivey and Rep. Ro Khanna, say 43-day government shutdown elevated healthcare messaging despite failing to secure Obamacare subsidies initially.

Swalwell campaign in the hot seat after accepting almost $15K from CCP-tied law firm: ‘Stop playing footsie’

Campaign filings show the gubernatorial campaign for Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., received almost $15k from a Beijing-based law firm and one of it's U.S.-based partners.

Trump slips into French accent while recounting blunt phone call with Macron

President Donald Trump recounted threatening President Emmanuel Macron with 25% tariffs on French goods to raise European drug prices during a White House roundtable.

Trump to pardon former Puerto Rico governor and her co-defendants, White House official says

President Donald Trump will pardon former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced and her co-defendants, citing political prosecution claims.

Sen. Chris Murphy after boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Tuesday’s classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the Trump administration has no legal or national security justification for the strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.  A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Murphy said in a...

Makary denies plans for COVID-19 black box warning

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary on Monday denied recent reports suggesting plans for his agency to add a black box warning onto COVID-19 vaccines. CNN reported last week that the FDA was considering adding a black box warning onto the COVID-19 vaccine, citing two sources familiar with agency plans. A black box...

Federal judge disinclined to temporarily halt White House ballroom construction

A federal judge said Tuesday he is not inclined to temporarily halt President Trump’s White House ballroom construction project at the request of a preservationist group that sued. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said the National Trust for Historic Preservation failed to show it would face harm...

Mick Foley cuts ties with WWE, says Trump’s Reiner comments ‘final straw’

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley said Tuesday he is cutting ties with the professional wrestling organization, citing its close relationship with the Trump administration. Foley, who’s long been critical of President Trump, said the president’s comments on the death of acclaimed actor-director Rob Reiner were the “final straw” compelling the wrestler to inform WWE...

Trump critics note Charlie Kirk in ripping remarks over Rob Reiner

President Trump is facing backlash from both ends of the political spectrum for his response to the killings of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, with some critics arguing the president’s words were particularly troublesome in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. While Trump’s comments are unlikely to harm him...

ICE denies pulling over Omar’s son, accuses lawmaker of ‘PR stunt’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that its officials did not pull over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) son and accused her of a “PR stunt.” “[Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] has absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son. With no evidence, it is shameful that Congresswoman Omar...

3 big questions facing the changing banking industry

The banking sector is changing fast, with policymakers, industry leaders and consumers figuring out how to grapple with the benefits and risks of an increasingly interconnected financial system. Lawmakers and banking experts joined The Hill’s “Modern Money” event, sponsored by the Bank Policy Institute, on Tuesday to discuss how to strengthen consumer protections, particularly amid...

The 10 most festive holiday towns in the US

In these towns, Christmas is more than just a one-day event.

Omar says negative news prompts Trump’s attacks: ‘Cue the bigotry’ 

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said President Trump ramps up his attacks on immigrants and other communities when negative news about his administration runs.  “When things aren’t going well for him … cue the bigotry,” the Minnesota lawmaker told The Guardian in an interview published Tuesday.  “It’s the same playbook and he just goes back to...

Trump backs Wiles after Vanity Fair interviews

President Trump on Tuesday said he still had confidence in White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after she generated controversy with comments to Vanity Fair about members of the Cabinet. “I didn’t read it, but I don’t read Vanity Fair — but she’s done a fantastic job,” Trump told the New York Post in...

Oil prices drop to lowest point since 2021

Oil prices on Tuesday dropped to their lowest point since 2021. U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate was trading at about $55 per barrel, according to Business Insider’s tracker. That’s down from earlier in the week, when prices were as high as $58 per barrel. The last time prices were this low was in early 2021, when...

Maria Shriver rips Trump after shootings, Reiner death: ‘Only one person suffering from TDS’

Maria Shriver on Monday blasted President Trump over his remarks about the deaths of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, accusing the commander in chief as being the only person suffering from "TDS," or "Trump Derangement Syndrome." "Come on, come on," Shriver, the former first lady of California, said in a video on Instagram. "There's...

Ilhan Omar says ICE pulled over her son; racial profiling?  

This is not about open borders or closed borders. It is about whether America decides that looking American is enough. Or whether some people will always be asked to prove it. 

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