The White House pushed back Tuesday on a bill proposed by House Republicans that cut both the budgets for the Justice Department and FBI by hundreds of millions of dollars by accusing the GOP of defunding law enforcement.
A New York judge amended former President Donald Trump's gag order Tuesday so that he can comment on witnesses and jurors in the case, which ended in a May 30 guilty verdict against the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
IN GEORGIA, POST-CONVICTION RELIEF FOR TRUMP. This newsletter has been watching the polls carefully for any sign of change related to the guilty verdict in the Manhattan trial of former President Donald Trump. The trial ended 26 days ago, which can seem like years with the pace of politics these days. But the fact is, millions […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, particularly as a dangerous strain has been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “There is a critical need to address the recent surge in mpox cases in Africa,” Rosamund Lewis, WHO’s technical lead on mpox...
Charlamagne tha God said Democrats “dropped the ball” on tailoring their election message to young Americans, pointing specifically to the party’s response to the college campus protests of the war in Gaza last month. In an interview on “The Young Turks,” a progressive online news commentary show, Charlamagne noted the youth vote’s large demographic and...
A prominent Democratic election lawyer claimed in a suit that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible for the ballot in New Jersey, adding hurdles to Kennedy’s already difficult effort to gain ballot access in all 50 states. Scott Salmon argued Tuesday that Kennedy’s candidacy violates New Jersey’s “sore loser law,” which bars...
The White House on Tuesday accused House Judiciary Committee Republicans of working “to harass and intimidate a private citizen” after they scheduled a meeting to consider a contempt referral for President Biden’s ghostwriter. The House Judiciary Committee plans to meet Thursday to mark up a resolution to hold Mark Zwonitzer in contempt of Congress after...
Presented by Express Scripts by Evernorth — TK {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story High price tag bolsters ACA tax credit opposition One of the biggest health care fights that will occur in Congress next year has an official price tag: Permanently extending ObamaCare’s tax credits would increase the deficit by $335...
Shelby Busch, vice chair of the Maricopa County Republican Committee in Arizona, threatened to lynch the county’s top election official. In a video, Busch said if Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer “walked into this room, I would lynch him.” Richer, who is up for reelection, posted the clip Monday on the social platform X. He...