California voters have rejected a one-time wealth tax on billionaires.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) reacted Tuesday to the election loss of his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), saying he wished the House lawmaker “nothing but, actually, rehabilitation" — an apparent reference to his high-profile domestic abuse allegations. “Look, as you know, that had nothing to do with politics for me,” Moreno told TMZ DC’s...

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) is projected to win reelection to her seat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District despite breaking with President Trump on his immigration agenda during the campaign, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). She is set to clinch a narrow win over Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, in the south Florida district, notching about...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Key Democrats shrug as Trump bashes wind Key Democratic negotiators on Tuesday shrugged off President Trump’s Monday remarks that he would not approve wind projects despite his support for a bipartisan bill that seeks to boost all forms of energy. © Greg Nash The...

House Republicans on Tuesday shelved a measure led by outgoing GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) that would have led to a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The vote was 211-204, referring the resolution to committee, a move that essentially ends efforts to impeach Hegseth over the Iran war and other issues until the...

House Republicans on Tuesday shelved a measure spearheaded by outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would have led to a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a dramatic and tight 211-204 vote, the House voted to refer the resolution to committee, a move that essentially ends efforts to impeach Hegseth over the Iran...

New data shows Americans’ credit card balances are mounting, as some Democratic lawmakers push for capping interest rates. Credit card balances increased by $22 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 1.7 percent relative to the second quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Tuesday. Credit card debt for this year topped...

Presented by CareQuest {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story CMS blocks $112M in Medicaid funding to Minnesota The Trump administration is cutting off more than $112 million in federal funding to Minnesota over "unallowable claims," the most recent escalation in the White House's fight over Medicaid fraud in the state. © Adobe Stock The administration...

Former President Biden has revealed the contents of what he described as a “very generous” letter his predecessor President Trump left him in the Oval Office in 2021, offering a glimpse of goodwill between the political foes after a bitter presidential election. In the letter, published in full in Biden’s upcoming memoir, “Promise Me, America,”...

Nvidia announced Tuesday that it has hired a former acting U.S. attorney to investigate its CEO, Jensen Huang, following reports of his alleged intimate relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe was spying for China. “The independent members of the NVIDIA Board have retained former acting U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New...