Former President Donald Trump speaks often of loyalty. He accuses his critics on the Right of being disloyal, as if the presidency was his birthright since he managed to best Hillary Clinton in 2016. Loyalty goes both ways, however, and the 45th president appears to be unwilling to display loyalty either personally or in terms of the promises he has repeatedly made to supporters.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the potential presidential candidate, has a reputation as more of a “people person” than a policy wonk, but in an exclusive policy-heavy phone interview Wednesday, he sounded as enthusiastically detail-oriented as any think tank scholar-advocate.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol broke out in song at the end of Wednesday night's White House state dinner, singing "American Pie" in front of the event's guests. After hearing performances from Broadway stars Norm Lewis, Lea Salonga and Jessica Vosk, including a rendition of Don McClean's "American Pie," President Biden invited Yoon to...
U.S. economic growth slowed dramatically in the first three months of 2023, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Gross domestic product (GDP), the measure of all goods and services produced, rose at an annualized rate of 1.1 percent in the first quarter, federal officials estimated. That’s down from 2.6...
In his budget to Congress, President Biden proposed nearly doubling the capital gains tax from 20 percent to 39.6 percent “to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share.”
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) said the move by state House Republicans to censure her earlier this week has brought “many more eyes” the state, vowing to stand up in “defense” of her community. Zephyr, one of the state’s first openly transgender lawmakers, was barred from the House floor for the rest of the...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday criticized the move by Disney, one of the most influential companies in the state, to sue the governor, arguing the suit has no merit and it is politically motivated. “I don't think the suit has merit, I think it's political," DeSantis told reporters at a news conference in...
if other Republican governors follow in Lee's footsteps and reject federal HIV funding, the White House will have to move quickly to prevent them from undoing decades of progress in the fight against this deadly disease.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday will argue against the release of Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member arrested earlier this month for allegedly leaking intelligence documents, saying freeing him could threaten national security. At a hearing in federal court, prosecutors are expected to make the argument that Texieira, 21, should remain behind bars because...