It’s no secret that political parties rely on a well-worn playbook for their daily operations. Leaders convene, a play is chosen, the ball is snapped.  During his weekly presser, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) ran a Democratic staple, the equivalent of a running back dive between the tackles. In response to questions about the […]

Cassie Ventura, considered the star witness in Diddy’s trial, was 19 when the hip-hop mogul signed her to his record company. Sean “Diddy” Combs was 37, and even though their relationship began as consensual, she claims that within months, her boyfriend and boss would encourage her to participate in “freak offs.” Diddy started hiring male escorts […]

The Supreme Court ruled a Maine Republican state lawmaker censured for a post about a transgender athlete must be allowed to vote as she mounts a legal challenge. Tuesday’s emergency order blocks Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) and the clerk from preventing State Rep. Laurel Libby (R) from voting or speaking on the floor as she presses claims...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s efforts to deport alleged gang members to El Salvador in a fiery exchange with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Tuesday. In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio knocked his former colleague for traveling to El Salvador to check on the well-being of a...

Chasten Buttigieg says he's not "ready to think about" husband Pete Buttigieg potentially launching a 2028 White House bid. "I'm not naive to the reality that people talk about it — that he's very good at what he does," Chasten Buttigieg said Tuesday in an interview with Dana Bash on CNN's "Inside Politics," when asked about his...

Above-normal temperatures combined with paltry precipitation levels have led to rapid snowmelts across the U.S. West — reducing water supplies for the spring and summer, federal meteorologists are warning. Nearly all Western basins are now experiencing a late season "snow drought," or a period of unusually minimal snow accumulation for a given point in the...

Republicans’ tax-and-spending cut package faces a number of hurdles in its path to President Trump's desk, but the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap could be the tallest to surmount. Tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee have offered to raise the cap to $30,000 for joint filers making up to $400,000...

Republicans' proposed work requirement for Medicaid recipients between the ages of 19 and 64 is expected to save the government $300 billion over seven years, while helping individuals regain their dignity and self-respect by requiring them to work for their benefits.

Qatar's Prime Minister has denied allegations that his country is trying to curry favor with President Trump by gifting a $400 million luxury jet to the US to replace Air Force One, stressing that the arrangement was done in full transparency and legality.

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are set to make an announcement from the Oval Office Tuesday afternoon. Defense Department officials told The Hill and NewsNation that the comments will focus on national security. The remarks come after Trump's trip to the Middle East last week, when he visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the...