Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will speak at the Democratic state conventions in South Carolina and California at the end of this month as the former vice presidential candidate stirs speculation of his own presidential ambitions. The two states are particularly notable as South Carolina is the first state in the Democratic primary process and...
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) has filed paperwork to run for Iowa governor in 2026, joining a crowded field of Republicans seeking to replace Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) and facing off against Democrat Auditors Rob Sand.
A host of tech safety groups and at least one Democrat are blasting House Republicans' proposal to block states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) models for the next 10 years, arguing consumers will be less protected. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), the ranking member on the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, said on Monday the proposal...
Political leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have told scientists there to apply to new jobs, implying that those who do not may be fired, according to an official with a union representing the agency’s employees. “People in ORD [the Office of Research and Development] were told to apply for these positions,” said Joyce...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) derided President Trump as a “wannabe” king after the president confirmed plans to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari government. “Wannabe Kings accept corrupt gifts from foreign powers. Not the President,” Jeffries wrote in a post on the social platform X, responding to reporting from ABC News that Trump...
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in the New York City mayoral race, lost out on more than $600,000 in public matching funds over accusations that his campaign illegally coordinated with a super PAC. The ruling from the New York City Campaign Finance Board came after a complaint...
American Bitcoin, Eric Trump’s bitcoin mining company, announced Monday that it plans to go public. The firm will merge with fellow bitcoin mining firm Gryphon Digital Mining and operate under the American Bitcoin brand, appearing on the Nasdaq under the ticker “ABTC,” according to a press release. “Our vision for American Bitcoin is to create...
A senior staffer for California Rep. Sara Jacobs' office was the victim of an armed carjacking in a popular Washington neighborhood on Friday afternoon, police said.
Trump's early executive orders have been challenged by hundreds of federal lawsuits – prompting criticism, complaints and questions of what recourse might be afforded.