Economist Stephen Moore says economic momentum is building under President Donald Trump, but lingering voter pessimism and cost-of-living concerns are creating a messaging challenge.
Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (Ill.) on Friday decried the Trump administration’s immigration raids that were carried out throughout the Christmas holiday. “I did my best yesterday to turn off the news from Christmas Eve on and not think about anything and not tweet anything,” Walsh, a frequent critic of President Trump who became a...
An alleged victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday shared concerns about the Justice Department (DOJ) blowing past the congressionally mandated deadline to release all files tied to the late financier’s estate. “It still continues to be extremely upsetting. And I, like, have chills in my body thinking like, are they ever going...
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell on Friday sent a letter to jazz drummer Chuck Redd denouncing his decision to cancel a planned show at the venue after President Trump's name was added to the building. "Your dismal ticket sales and lack of donor support, combined with your last-minute cancellation has cost us considerably. This is...
The Trump administration on Wednesday cemented its delay of Biden-era regulations on planet-warming methane coming from the oil and gas industry. Earlier this year, the administration issued an “interim final rule” that pushed back compliance deadlines for the Biden-era climate rule by 18 months. On Wednesday, it announced a final rule that locks in the delay. The delays apply...
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is set to review reports on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation at a hearing next month. The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will hold the hearing Dec. 3, with multiple witnesses. Among them are Ukrainian Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna,...
The Trump administration is proposing to extend the life of some coal plants and their controversial waste-disposal practices. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Tuesday to allow as many as 11 coal plants to keep operating for three extra years. In 2020, the last Trump administration issued a rule that exempted coal plants from requirements to stop...
President Trump said Wednesday he and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will “fix” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. The president posted a video of workers attending to the pool, with “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli playing in the background, to his Truth Social platform. Near the end of the video, the...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair. “Real freedom means being respected for who you are — no matter what you look like, where you come from, who you love, or who you pray...
Former first lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that she “felt a loss for us as a nation” when she saw the East Wing of the White House being demolished. In an interview on the Jamie Kern Lima's podcast, Obama was asked what it felt "like for you in your body” when she saw the viral...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it is investigating Amazon after one of its drones struck an internet cable in Texas last week. The drone, an MK30 delivery aircraft, struck a line in Waco, Texas, at roughly 12:45 p.m. local time last Tuesday, the FAA told The Hill. A video of the incident released by...
