The Elon Musk effect is being hotly debated in Republican circles this weekend, even as the reverberations from President Trump’s tariff policies dominate the headlines. Put simply, the question is whether Musk is an asset or liability to Trump. Speculation is rife once again that Musk could leave his role at the quasi-official Department of...
Black veterans are warning that the Trump administration's effort to purge the Defense Department of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) content is sending a negative message that could impact recruitment efforts. The Pentagon has faced backlash in recent weeks after efforts to comply with President Trump’s executive order banning DEI in the military resulted...
Disgraced ex-congressman George Santos could receive 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges. Prosecutors allege he stole from donors and misused campaign funds.
An Ohio substitute teacher is accused of offering a student $2,000 to kill her estranged husband before the teenager's mother discovered the plan and alerted authorities.
On Feb. 19, 1904, a young English politician delivered a speech at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. For more than 90 minutes, he spoke with precision, wit, and humor, drawing guffaws as he excoriated the protectionists in the British Empire who believed they could raise the standard of living through tariffs. “It is the […]
Still stinging from their 2024 defeat, Democrats are sampling new messages in an attempt to win back lost voters. One prominent effort is the “abundance agenda,” promoted by the likes of New York Times columnist Ezra Klein and the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson. The pair decries sclerotic public projects, cost overruns, infrastructure delays, the housing crisis, and other examples […]
The victory for the Democratic Party in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday was a blow to Elon Musk, who spent $20 million to elect the conservative candidate, and a win for the party’s new political strategy of targeting the “oligarchy.” People just tuning in to politics for the first time since November could […]
Senate Republicans voted early Saturday morning to pass a budget resolution that will be critical to advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda, but the measure breaks with House Republicans on several big issues, setting the stage for a showdown between the two chambers later this year. The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure after a...
Several Republicans have broken with their party and voted for Democratic amendments are part of a marathon series of votes Friday night. None of the Democratic amendments have passed, but Democrats went into the vote series, known as a vote-a-rama, with the goal of putting GOP lawmakers in a bind on tough issues. The amendment...