National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday touted the market response to a Bloomberg report last week suggesting Hassett is broadly considered the frontrunner among candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The president’s top economic adviser, in an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” called the Bloomberg report a “rumor”...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) married his fiancée, Alexis Lewis, in two separate ceremonies in his home state and Washington, D.C., the senator said Sunday. “Overflowing with gratitude. We said ‘I do’ in two places that shaped us—Cory’s beloved Newark and Alexis’s hometown of Washington, D.C.—first at the courthouse, then with our families. Hearts full and...
For Republicans, it’s crunch time on ObamaCare. GOP leaders return to Capitol Hill this week facing a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies without a unified plan for how — or even whether — to extend the expiring benefits for millions of Americans. The debate is pitting Republicans concerned with delivering on "affordability"...
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Sunday he plans to refile a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for any military action taken in Venezuela. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the senator said he is optimistic that his resolution would get more support from Republicans in Congress this time around, noting...
The man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump while he golfed last year in South Florida asked a federal judge to recommend he be imprisoned in a state that authorizes assisted suicide. Ryan Routh, found guilty last month on all five counts he faced, told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a winding request...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency on Wednesday over the impending halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. Starting Saturday, SNAP benefits for millions are set to dry up amid the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats have urged the administration to tap into a contingency fund for SNAP, but Trump...
House Republicans are working to make Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and a self-identified democratic socialist, a prominent figure in the government shutdown battle from hundreds of miles away. Their argument is that Democratic members of Congress who have repeatedly rejected the GOP-crafted, House-passed “clean” stopgap to fund the...
Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration and his Republicans colleagues following a briefing on the legality of Caribbean boat strikes that excluded Democrats. In that Wednesday briefing, Trump administration officials shared a document that has been widely sought by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle —...
A three-star general who worked on the Defense Department’s (DOD) Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Joe McGee, is retiring from the role after reported friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. “General McGee is retiring, and the War Department is grateful for his service,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed in a...
The daylight saving time changes are not popular among Americans, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 47 percent of respondents said they either “somewhat oppose” or “strongly oppose” today’s “current system of daylight saving time where most states change the clocks twice a year.” Forty...
During a public address after her husband’s death, Erika Kirk said, “If he ever ran for office, his top priority would be to revive the American family.” That’s because Charlie Kirk knew marriage was vital for the well-being of our country and revitalization of the American Dream. Today, marriage has little protection under our laws — a fact of...
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...
