In a Washington Post, Ipsos and FiveThirtyEight poll of potential Republican voters who watched Wednesday’s GOP debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy came out on top. The poll showed 29 and 26 percent of the potential voters thought DeSantis and Ramaswamy "performed best," respectively. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley lagged behind...
Did the debt-ceiling deal passed in May reflect a new congressional focus on spending restraint? Or was it a fluke win by House conservatives that will unravel as Congress addresses spending this fall? One test will be the upcoming farm bill, which will reauthorize both farm subsidies and food stamps. Without reforms, the bill will...
Former President Trump touted an interview with pundit Tucker Carlson posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as the first Republican primary debate was airing Wednesday night on Fox News. "231,000,000 Views, and still counting. The Biggest Video on Social Media, EVER, more than double the Super Bowl," Trump wrote Thursday afternoon about...
Climate activists crashed an event featuring Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, arguing that she must shut down all fossil fuel projects to fight climate change.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday called on President Biden to fund migrant housing and social services in New York City amid the ongoing migrant crisis.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined a crowd outside a federal courthouse Wednesday, and accused the homeless coalition of having held the city hostage for decades.
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows posed for a mugshot on Thursday as part of the investigation into alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.