President Biden mourned the loss of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola, the husband of Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), in a statement Wednesday. “Spend even a minute with Mary and you’ll feel the love she has for her state and its people, and most of all, the love she has for her husband and their seven children,” Biden...
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday defended his opposition to surgical and chemical gender transition procedures and transgender-affirming policies being taught in schools during an emotional exchange with an audience member at a town hall in Iowa. During a NewsNation town hall, a prospective Iowa caucus-goer named Melissa told Pence they were a member...
Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned about the importance of the upcoming presidential election, saying that another four years under a Trump administration would mean disaster for the country. “I think nothing less is at stake than our democracy in this election,” Pelosi said in a CNN interview Wednesday. “You hear that in...
Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher said he will resume his show, "Real Time with Bill Maher," on HBO despite the ongoing strikes in Hollywood. “Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing,” Maher wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It has been five months, and it is time to bring...
The White House announced a $240 million investment to advance the Cancer Moonshot initiative. In a news release, the White House said that the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will award $240 million to researchers and innovators working on cancer-related projects. The latest investment includes projects to develop new tools to detect cancers...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday that he does not support criminalizing abortion in his state. "We have no criminal penalty,” he said in a CBS News interview. “The penalties are for the physician.” Florida’s six-week abortion ban is not in effect, pending a lawsuit, but would enable the state to pursue felony charges...
During a Wednesday interview, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would not say whether she believed Kamala Harris was the best running mate for President Joe Biden.