In the aftermath of an ISIS-inspired attack in New York City, it wasn’t just CNN that became the target of widespread scorn. As CNN’s report of the would-be terrorist bombing focused on the weather and the alleged perpetrators, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was also lambasted for beginning his address by focusing on Islamophobia. […]
Our nation’s capital is one of the most expensive places in the country to live, especially for entry-level workers. A legislative staffer or policy analyst in their late 20s earns roughly $58,000 a year, yet median rents in the district routinely exceed $2,300 per month — nearly half their income. Add in the rising cost of groceries, tens […]
The efficiency and destructiveness of the United States’s military so far in the Iran campaign have been historic, and the bravery and professionalism of the people at the tip of the spear are awe-inspiring. However, it’s also worth remembering that the shaft of that spear is long and comprised of thousands of essential workers, not all of them in […]
Technology is disrupting the U.S. banking industry. Cryptocurrency firms are trying to compete directly with America’s largest banks in pursuit of the financial assets of the country’s households and businesses. But the crypto firms that want to collect customer deposits do not want to be subject to the capital requirements and banking regulations that govern America’s biggest banks. […]
Wars used to announce themselves with troop movements, air-raid sirens, and closed skies. Today, the opening move is often invisible. By the time physical conflict begins, the digital battlefield has already been shaped. Modern warfare often begins when adversaries quietly penetrate digital systems such as traffic cameras, mobile phones, logistics networks, and data platforms. As […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the six Democrats who participated in a video urging service members to disobey illegal orders last fall “should be indicted,” even as a grand jury on Tuesday refused to do so. “I think that anytime you’re obstructing law enforcement and getting in the way of these sensitive operations, it’s...
Close to three-quarters of Americans back some form of change to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency that has been mired in controversy in recent weeks. In an NBC News Decision Desk Poll released Wednesday, 72 percent of respondents supported abolishing or reforming ICE, while 29 percent said it should “continue in current form.”...
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said “something needs to be done” on the issue of affordability in America or Republicans will be imperiled in the upcoming midterm elections. “Fiscal conservatism has not been talked about at all during this administration,” Haley told Fox News's Bret Baier on Tuesday evening. “And I think now...
Attorney General Pam Bondi is on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, in a hearing that quickly turned combative. Democrats immediately pressed Bondi with questions related to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) handling of the Epstein files while she accused the Democrats of "theatrics." The DOJ released its final batch...
The parents of the man killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis last month are speaking out. In their first sit-down interview with The New York Times, Michael and Susan Pretti reflected on the life and legacy of their son, Alex Pretti. The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed after he tried to assist a woman...
Attorney General Pam Bondi rebuffed a request from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) to turn around and address victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who were in the audience of a House Judiciary Committee hearing, resulting in a shouting match during which the attorney general accused the lawmaker of “theatrics.” Jayapal used her questioning to criticize the Justice Department for...
Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) will give remarks Wednesday afternoon after a grand jury failed to indict the duo and four other lawmakers in connection to a video released last year urging service members and intelligence officials to defy illegal orders. The controversial video, which was lambasted by the Trump administration as...
J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to ex-special counsel Jack Smith, launched a campaign on Wednesday as a Democrat for Congress in Virginia. “I’m running for Congress because never before in the history of our country has a president of the United States posed a graver threat to our Democracy, our rule of law, and...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday celebrated after a grand jury failed to indict six Democratic lawmakers in connection to a controversial video urging service members and intelligence officials to defy illegal orders. "Yesterday, a Grand Jury of everyday Americans rejected a baseless attempt to indict six Members of Congress and the United...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Tuesday ripped Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the Trump administration official admitted to having lunch with his family on the disgraced financier’s private island in 2012. “I’m glad he told the truth under oath today,” Mace said during an appearance on...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Tuesday became the first Republican senator to speak out against a House GOP-drafted bill to require people to show documented proof of citizenship before registering to vote and to show ID to cast a ballot, a top priority of the Trump administration. Murkowski, a prominent centrist Republican, said the Constitution...
The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January but gained far fewer jobs than initially reported in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The January employment report showed the labor market booming last month, with the jobless rate ticking down slightly to 4.3 percent. Economists expected the U.S. to...
