Five pivotal moments shaped 2025 off-year elections: Democratic gains, affordability crisis, Virginia scandal, redistricting battles and NYC political shift.
A reporter for ABC News Australia pressed former Vice President Kamala Harris for deflecting after she was asked if President Biden should have withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race earlier than he did. "Wasn't his refusal to recognize his own frailties the reason that you faced a nearly impossible task?" host Sarah Ferguson asked Harris...
Vice President Vance on Wednesday shared his thoughts on UFOs and extraterrestrial phenomena potentially having a divine influence on what happens on Earth. Vance talked about UFOs on the podcast “Pod Force One" with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine, who referred to herself in the interview as a "mad UFO-lunatic." The vice president laughed...
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would eliminate President Trump's authority to impose steep tariffs globally. Senators advanced similar bills targeting Brazil and Canada earlier this week. Although, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is unlikely to bring any of the resolutions to the floor for a vote. It also comes as...
Charlamagne Tha God is criticizing Democrats for not having leaders who "meet the moment," saying House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sounds like "Chuck E. Cheese Obama" and might deserve to "get primaried." The nationwide "No Kings" rallies earlier this month showed that "the country is angry," Charlamagne said while guest-hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Wednesday. "People...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Thursday accused the Trump administration of excluding Democrats from a recent briefing on the U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Warner will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after issuing a forceful statement condemning the reported partisan briefing as “indefensible" and raising concerns about a lack of...
President Trump said the issues of Taiwan, Russian oil and Nvidia's advanced Blackwell chip weren't raised during his wide-ranging meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday. “Taiwan never came up. It was not discussed actually,” Trump said when asked by reporters on Air Force One. However, the president noted that Russia’s war in...
President Trump said Thursday that China has agreed to purchase soybeans and other agricultural products from the U.S., a major breakthrough after many American farmers had faced hardship amid a trade standoff with Beijing. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping authorized the sale of soybeans, sorghum and "other farm products" during their meeting in South...
Congress can continue funding the system as it is — expensive, opaque, and insulated from scrutiny. Or it can seize the opportunity to make a basic correction that should have happened years ago.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, blasted the Trump administration following reports that his Republican counterparts were briefed on the unilateral strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. In a forceful statement, Warner condemned the reported partisan briefing as “indefensible,” expressing concern about the “troubling precedent” that such...
President Trump announced an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ease their trade war following a meeting Thursday, with the U.S. scaling back tariffs and China delaying export controls and resuming some soybean purchases. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he agreed to cut fentanyl-related tariffs on Beijing in half, down to...
