A group of Senate Democrats voted Tuesday in favor of advancing a resolution sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to potentially freeze U.S. military aid to Israel, sending a pointed message to President Biden that the war in Gaza is becoming a major problem for his party. The Senate voted 72 to 11 to...
Progressive elections firm Elias Law Group asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to consider a new congressional map in the Badger State by pointing to the high court’s ruling last month that tossed out Wisconsin’s state legislative maps. Democrats scored a big win last month when the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has a 4-3...
The San Francisco International Airport will honor the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and rename its international terminal after the trailblazer, the airport announced Tuesday. The San Francisco Airport Commission approved a resolution Tuesday to rename the airport's international terminal after the late lawmaker and former mayor of the Golden Gate City. The commission received...
The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 intends to plead guilty to 74 federal counts, including 50 federal hate crimes, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to 50 hate...
Google has updated its message for its Chrome “incognito mode” after settling a class-action privacy lawsuit last month that alleged the company collected data from users using the feature. The updated message clarifies that websites and services, including Google, can collect a user’s data, even while browsing in incognito mode. This comes weeks after the...
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) called on Trump's primary rivals to drop out of the race and endorse the former president, arguing that nobody has a shot at beating him, and that unity could ensure a 2024 defeat for President Biden. “I am calling on every other candidate — all of whom have no chance to...
The top tax writers in the House and Senate announced a $78-billion bipartisan deal Tuesday, as they race to enact provisions into law before tax season gets underway at the end of January. Here’s what made it in the deal. Child tax credit expansion The child tax credit would get a boost under the agreement,...
MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough warned Tuesday that former President Trump’s win in Iowa could mean “bad news” for his chances in a general election. “The fact that Donald Trump has 50 percent of Republicans not voting for him, and as Steve Kornacki said, one-third hating him in the state of Iowa, in the state of...