PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II was standing on the pitch of the brand new U.S. Steel Community football field, located on the sprawling 178 acres where the men and women who lived in the slopes overlooking Hazelwood Works labored in the mill. It doesn’t seem that long ago when those massive steel structures were churning […]
Can a ballot referendum implicitly tell you the “correct” way to vote? That’s precisely what happened this week when Virginians voted to strip congressional representation from nearly half the state in the name of “restoring fairness.” President Donald Trump reacted to the April 21 Virginia redistricting referendum on Wednesday, calling it “rigged.” He claimed there […]
Senate Republicans on Wednesday defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) to create a reserve fund to lower grocery costs and reverse an estimated $187 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enacted by last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Two vulnerable Republican senators — Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine)...
An assistant U.S. Attorney acknowledged to a federal judge earlier this month that the Justice Department had no criminal evidence against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Andrew Massucco, a deputy to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, made the admission to Judge James Boasberg on March 3, according to a sealed transcript...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that she would oppose any new funding for the U.S. war with Iran if it involved putting troops on the ground, becoming the latest Republican to show hesitation over the Pentagon’s $200 billion request. “I’ll be voting against the funding if we’re putting troops on the ground. I’m not...
U.S. military chaplains will no longer wear their rank insignia, instead displaying insignia that reflects their religious affiliation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced as part of two major changes to the group. In a memo signed Tuesday and announced in a video message, Hegseth said chaplains will retain their rank as officers, but it will not...
Lawmakers are scrambling to end the partial government shutdown ahead of a planned two-week recess as both Democrats and Republicans find fault with a compromise plan. President Trump indicated earlier this week he was open to funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without new money for federal immigration enforcement — an idea that GOP...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday that he was not aware of connections his longtime friend, former Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), had to Venezuela. Rivera, who represented Florida’s 25th Congressional District from 2011-2013 and roomed with Rubio early in their political careers, is facing federal criminal charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent...
Uninhibited questioning by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson at Supreme Court arguments this week showcased tensions with their colleagues that were put on display. The most senior and junior members of the high court’s liberal flank drew visible frustration from Chief Justice John Roberts and others as they dominated discussions. It wasn’t the first time. “Would you complete your answer?” Roberts directed an arguing lawyer Tuesday, cutting off Sotomayor. Supreme Court arguments have never been short on interruptions, and each justice brings...
The U.S. sent a 15-point ceasefire proposal to Iran through intermediaries, Pakistani officials unveiled Wednesday, though the Islamic Republic seemingly dismissed the terms, according to The Associated Press. The Iranian military launched more strikes on Israel and the Persian Gulf region overnight, including an attack that sparked a massive fire at Kuwait International Airport, the...
Among the classified records taken to Mar-a-Lago by President Trump were documents so sensitive that one had been distributed to just six people, while another set was relevant to his business interests. The disclosure, made to the House Judiciary Committee as part of its investigation into the probes into Trump, offers new details about the...
