CNN anchor Jake Tapper defended his colleague Natasha Bertrand after President Trump called for her firing in response to her reporting on leaked intelligence relating to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend. “Today, President Trump and his administration are going after shooting the messengers in an increasingly ugly way,” Tapper said Wednesday on...
Qatar expects that the Israel-Iran ceasefire announced earlier this week will hold, government spokesperson Majed al-Ansari told NewsNation’s Brian Entin on Thursday. “Any ceasefire anywhere in the world is fragile. But we have great confidence in President Trump’s push for this to happen. We have seen on the ground what the resolve of President Trump...
Two Democratic committee leaders are urging the Senate to reject the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead a top whistleblower office, calling him “unfit” for the role and arguing he would help the Trump administration “traumatize the federal workforce and consolidate unchecked power.” Ingrassia, a former podcast host, was nominated last month to lead the Office of...
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Thursday called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to fire Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough “ASAP,” hours after she delivered a major ruling against a Republican proposal to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in federal Medicaid spending to help pay for President Trump’s tax agenda. The parliamentarian also ruled...
Andrew Cuomo said he’s “assessing that landscape” to determine whether to go forward with an independent run for New York City mayor after a shocking defeat in the Democratic primary. A winner hasn’t been formally declared in Tuesday’s primary, but the former New York governor conceded his loss that night as state Assembly member Zohran...
First-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth was revised lower Thursday in light of reduced consumer spending, surprising economists. GDP contracted by 0.5 percent on an annualized basis, 0.3 percentage points lower than the last measurement from the Commerce Department. Economists were expecting the number to stay the same at a 0.2-percent contraction. GDP shrunk in...
Kamala Harris should run for governor of California in 2026, as it would allow her to reset the narrative, gain governing experience, and stay a prominent voice in the national conversation.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 130 Iranian nationals in the last week, with 670 currently in detention as the Trump administration increases arrests amid security concerns.