Democrats declared victory Tuesday in Wisconsin's high-profile state Supreme Court race after Judge Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel, defending the liberal majority on the bench and giving Democrats some bragging rights in a key swing state.
Would you feel safe booking a business trip through San Francisco International Airport? What about taking your family to Disney World through Orlando Sanford International Airport? If you feel comfortable making travel plans through either of these airports, then you have already demonstrated you are comfortable with privatizing airport security. Both SFO and SFB are […]
Democrats scored a critical win Tuesday in their first major test at the ballot box since President Trump took office in January. The elections came amid growing anger over the Trump’s administration’s immigration and economic policies, its handling of free speech, and the federal cuts made under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The...
A Maryland bill to establish a commission to study reparations is moving forward, as the governor attempts to dodge questions about whether he supports the proposal.
President Trump delivered the first congressional address of his second term on Tuesday evening. It was a chance for the president to underscore the sweeping changes he has wrought in the six weeks since he returned to the White House – and to defend those moves from his many critics. The days preceding the address...
President Trump on Tuesday sparred with Democratic lawmakers during an address to a joint session of Congress that began with a congressman being escorted out of the chamber and saw other Democrats leave the room as Trump spoke. Trump spoke to lawmakers for more than one hour and 39 minutes, breaking a record for the...
President Trump on Tuesday night gave the longest address to a joint session of Congress in modern history, surpassing former President Clinton’s previous mark. Trump spoke for nearly 100 minutes from start to end to both houses of Congress, with a brief interruption from Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who heckled Trump early in his speech...
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) panned President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress as “a fantasy” after the president called her by the derogatory name “Pocahontas” while touting his plan to end the war in Ukraine. Warren shook her head when asked if she was surprised about being singled out by Trump during...
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) called President Trump “out of his mind” after he pledged that the United States would plant the American flag on Mars and balance the federal budget before leaving office. “Mars, we’re going to Mars,” Durbin joked with ironic enthusiasm. Then he pivoted to Trump’s pledge to balance the federal...
President Trump praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s performance on the job during his address to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday. “We have Marco Rubio in charge. Good luck Marco. Now we know who to blame if anything goes wrong,” Trump quipped, receiving laughs from Rubio and others in the chamber. “Marco’s been...
House Democrats greeted President Trump’s return to Congress on Tuesday with a spirited series of disruptive protests – and a number of painful looks as they suffered through an address in which the returning president repeatedly cajoled and mocked them. All in all, it was an extraordinary display of partisan scuffling even by the standards...
President Trump criticized President Biden's policies during his speech to Congress, accusing him of having an "open southern border" and a "failed administration."
President Trump in his address to Congress touted receiving a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier Tuesday amid an effort to smooth ties between Washington and Kyiv following an extraordinary clash between the two leaders in the Oval Office last week. “The letter reads, Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as...
President Trump on Tuesday said he’d welcome the people of Greenland to join the U.S. as he stressed that “I think we’re going to get” the self-governed Arctic territory within Denmark. "I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland. We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and if...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged President Trump to fire Elon Musk, wittingly quoting the leader’s remarks during his Tuesday address to Congress. “I agree with Donald Trump that an unelected bureaucrat should be fired,” Warren wrote in a post on X. “Let’s start with Elon Musk.” During Trump’s speech he condescendingly referenced Warren as “Pocahontas”...
The stock market has suffered through a two-day selloff after President Trump went forward with imposing steep new tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday with a loss of 670 points, or 1.6 percent, as Trump's 25-percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods took effect. Trump also boosted tariffs on...
The General Services Administration (GSA) on Tuesday released a list of nearly 450 federal buildings it may seek to sell — including major real estate like the headquarters of the Justice Department, FBI and the U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as federal buildings across the country. The list of 443 “non-core assets” comes as GSA...
Hardline House conservatives are signaling an openness to supporting a continuing resolution to keep the government open later this month — a notable shift from their usual stance against stopgaps that is changing the playing field for GOP leaders are they look to keep the lights on in Washington. For years, members of the House Freedom...
