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House Dem slammed for ‘sick’ defense of colleague caught texting Epstein during 2019 hearing

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was ridiculed for his defense of colleague Stacey Plaskett, who Republicans sought to censure Tuesday for texting Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing about Donald Trump.

DHS launching massive immigration operation in Louisiana, Mississippi: ‘Swamp Sweep’

Trump administration reportedly deploying 250 federal border agents to Louisiana and Mississippi in massive immigration crackdown targeting nearly 5,000 people.

Trump designates Saudi Arabia as major non-NATO ally during crown prince White House visit

Trump will designate Saudi Arabia as major non-NATO ally during historic White House dinner with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman marking 80 years of relations.

NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani doubles down on Netanyahu arrest pledge

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reaffirms that he would honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister visits the city.

House Freedom Caucus bid to censure Democrat over Epstein links goes down in flames

The House voted to not censure Del. Stacey Plaskett over Jeffrey Epstein text messages, with three Republicans joining Democrats to vote "no."

Moderate Democrats should reject socialism, embrace a GI Bill for all

Moderate Democrats running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey are promoting a message of tackling affordability, fixing health care, and expanding opportunity, and if they win, they could launch state-level Service Corps to provide citizens with the same benefits as soldiers, such as affordable housing, debt-free education and access to quality health care.

After ‘No Kings,’ protesters tear gassed at Portland ICE facility

The scene outside the ICE facility took a darker turn as federal agents deployed tear gas on the crowd around 4:30 p.m. and detained at least one person over the course of the next hour.

Santos rules out running for office for the next decade

After his sentence was commuted by President Trump, former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said Sunday he does not expect to run for office in the next decade. “I can tell you this, not that I can see of in the next decade. I’m all politicked out,” Santos told CNN’s Dana Bash on "State of the...

Paul says Caribbean strikes ‘go against all of our tradition’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that recent strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea “go against all our tradition.” “President Trump has authorized military strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. As you know, so far more than 20 people, senator, have been killed in six different strikes. Do you believe...

The EEOC is dropping discrimination claims — time to lawyer up

The EEOC may be abandoning decades of precedent, but the doors to courthouses remain open to American workers with disparate impact claims.

‘Gray divorce’ on the rise, data shows. What’s causing it?

The divorce rate may be trending downward, but one demographic is calling it quits more often.

Senate Republican ‘open’ to conversations about extending ACA subsidies 

Republican Sen. Katie Britt (Ala.) said Sunday she is "open" to conversations on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies amid the government shutdown. “I'm absolutely open to having [a] conversation, but we're not going to extend a program that is wrought with fraud, waste and abuse,” Britt told Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the...

SNAP benefits will soon be tied to error rates. These states are in the biggest trouble

Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an error rate of higher than 6% will start losing federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. If the reform were to take effect immediately, only eight states would make the cut.

Zelensky says he believes Putin is ‘afraid that United States will deliver us Tomahawks’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that aired Sunday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is “afraid that [the] United States will deliver us Tomahawks.” “I knew about the Tomahawks, it's very sensitive for Russians,” Zelensky told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “They're afraid that [the] United States can...

Take a cue from the boomers: Fix the housing crisis with smaller starter homes

Boomers owe their very existence to an explosion in starter homes after World War II. But thanks to NIMBYs, the starter home of the baby-boom era has largely been banned, and affordability has suffered.

Live updates: Trump rails against Colombia leader, pokes fun at ‘No Kings’ protests

President Trump on Sunday lashed out against Colombian President Gustavo Petro the morning after the South American leader accused the U.S. of "murder" tied to a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Petro is an "illegal drug leader" and said the U.S. will no longer...

National Guard troops are leaving Washington. What have they accomplished? 

There are many reasons — cost, efficient use of personnel and resources, a hallowed democratic tradition of keeping the military out of domestic politics — why the National Guard and U.S. Army have not been ordered to assist with crime prevention since 1894. 

Sanders at ‘No Kings’ rally: Mega-billionaires have ‘hijacked’ economy

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a “No Kings” protest on Saturday that mega-billionaires have “hijacked” the economy, slamming some of the wealthiest people in the nation. “This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system in order to enrich...

Trump posts AI video dumping brown liquid on ‘No Kings’ protesters

President Trump late Saturday shared an AI-generated video of himself wearing a crown while piloting a fighter jet and dumping brown liquid on "No Kings" demonstrators. As Kenny Loggins’s song “Danger Zone” plays in the background, the jet, emblazoned with "King Trump," flies over Time Square in New York City and drops what appears to...

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