Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy isn't drawing stadium-size crowds like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are as he tours the country talking to voters. But in a packed concert hall in rural North Carolina, people are starting to view the Democrat as worthy of the national spotlight.
A few dozen women gathered at a posh Miami brewery on a recent evening to listen to U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart outline the Republican plans to retain their slim House majority in next year's elections.
Many Americans do not agree with President Trump's aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attention has been in the right place.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) rolled out a slate of new target districts in Virginia ahead of November's House of Delegates elections. The committee is targeting the 82nd, 22nd, 71st and 41st state House districts. Democratic candidate Jessica Anderson is seeking to unseat Anne Ferrell Tata (R) in the 82nd district, while Democrat Elizabeth...
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), a moderate Democrat who represents a border district, criticized members of his party for focusing intently on the case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month. In an interview Wednesday on NewsNation’s “On Balance with Leland Vittert,” Cuellar acknowledged the “due process questions” in...
National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett said on Wednesday that he was "very optimistic" about the potential for a trade deal with China, echoing President Trump's tone shift in recent days. In an interview on Fox News's "The Ingraham Angle," Brian Kilmeade asked how close the U.S. is "to even starting to talk to...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua with terrorism charges, the first of its kind against the gang from the Trump administration. The DOJ said the five-count indictment was unsealed Wednesday against Jose Enrique Martinez Florez, also known as “Chuqui.” He is 24 and has been...
President Trump is set to visit Michigan to hold a rally and celebrate his first 100 days back in office. “President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS!” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared in...
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic, called President Trump’s trade policies “erratic,” “unpredictable” and harmful to people around the world. In remarks to British news reporters, widely reported in numerous international outlets, the billionaire businessman issued a forceful rebuke of how the U.S. president has approached his second term, particularly with his economic and foreign...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is calling on President Trump to “strike and destroy” the nuclear facilities in Iran ahead of a third round of talks later this week. “You’re never going to be able to negotiate with that kind of regime that has been destabilizing the region for decades already, and now we have an...
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) said he is “cautiously optimistic” after he met with new Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Mills traveled to Damascus last week on an unofficial fact-finding mission, where he held talks with al-Sharaa about economic sanctions and peace between Syria and Israel, Bloomberg reported. “I am cautiously optimistic and look to maintain open...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she made two criminal referrals on Wednesday related to alleged leaks in the intelligence community and said a third referral is “on its way.” In a post on the social platform X, Gabbard said the third criminal referral “includes the recent illegal leak to the Washington Post,” without...
President Trump sought to tamp down a trade war with China on Wednesday, acknowledging that the 145 percent duty he slapped on Beijing is “very high” while appearing to be optimistic that he can strike a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to calm nerves in the U.S. markets. “We’re dealing with a lot of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the ABC daytime talk show "The View" for mocking the Trump administration's efforts to increase birth rates, while the administration is reportedly considering new policies to encourage American women to have more children.
