Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) is calling for the Senate to change its rules amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) continued blockade of over 300 military promotions continues. "I wish the Senate would change their rules so that one senator doesn't have that kind of power, so that we actually would have a democracy where you have...
GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie criticized former President Trump on Friday for saying he would "love" to debate Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, after skipping the first Republican debate. "Donald Trump wants to debate Meghan Markle but not his opponents? What a joke," Christie posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "I’m...
A month after devastating wildfires began raging on the island of Maui, Gov. Josh Green (D-Hawaii) said the number of missing people is potentially down to 66. “As of today, there have been a total of 115 fatalities,” Green said at a press conference Friday. “Our hearts have broken 115 times. The FBI has reported...
Florida’s public university system on Friday voted to approve the Classic Learning Test (CLT), a college entrance exam, making it the first state to accept an alternative to the SAT. Backed by Christian schools and conservative political groups, the CLT was first introduced in December 2015 and is currently accepted by over 250 American colleges...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on Friday took to the stage during a rally to endorse President Trump's 2024 reelection bid. "Tonight, Mr. President, my message is clear, it is an honor to have you with us here in South Dakota," Noem said during the Monumental Leaders rally in Rapid City, S.D., adding, "You've...
Story at a glance Workers in the United States are now more likely to dress casually while on the job, according to a recent survey from Gallup. The survey found that more than 70 percent of American workers said their typical uniform consists of business casual or more dressed-down street clothes. Roughly 26 percent said...
Former White House adviser Susan Rice is returning to Netflix amid the writers strikes in Hollywood that have already impacted projects across major studios and networks, according to reports. Rice, who stepped down as a domestic policy adviser for President Biden in April, will re-join the streaming platform's board of directors after being appointed this...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Friday said the Supreme Court "is in a crisis of its own making" as justices "continue to take a wrecking ball" to the court's reputation. Durbin made the comments in a Friday statement criticizing Justice Samuel Alito’s decision not to recuse himself from a case involving an...
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has endorsed former President Donald Trump in his bid to retake the White House in the 2024 presidential election.
The Biden administration violated the First Amendment by trying to "coerce" social media platforms to remove coronavirus content it found problematic, a federal court of appeals ruled.