New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell (D) was indicted on federal charges Friday after an alleged affair with a local police officer. Cantrell, the city’s first female mayor, is accused of engaging in a romantic relationship with Jeffrey Paul Vappie II, a police officer in the executive protection unit. Court documents allege she orchestrated out-of-state trips...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been staying rent-free in the home reserved for the top Coast Guard official following death threats, drawing scrutiny and criticism from congressional Democrats. The Department of Homeland Security said it was a wide range of death threats, as well as reporting that showed the area around Noem’s Navy Yard...
The Treasury Department issued guidance Friday that narrows which wind and solar energy projects can receive the remaining tax credits that were largely eliminated under the Republicans' “big, beautiful bill.” The legislation passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028. However, it contains an exemption for...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the Friday summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin signals “all is forgiven.” “He is standing with the most powerful person in the world, and it is a sign from Donald Trump, essentially, that all is forgiven,” Murphy said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe." “And so,...
Recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office estimated that Medicare spending would see steep cuts over roughly the next decade absent congressional action, following passage of President Trump’s major tax law last month. The nonpartisan budget scorekeeper crunched the numbers of potential across-the-board cuts that federal programs could see under the Statutory Pay‑As‑You‑Go Act of...
🗺️ Plus: Texas redistricting fight nears conclusion {beacon} President Trump made new demands for peace between Russia and Ukraine as he touched down in Alaska at 2:20 p.m. Eastern on Friday for a historic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he’s prepared to walk away...
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has mobilized to fight Gavin Newsom's redistricting push as Democrats aim to counter Trump's Texas congressional map changes.