The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) released a statement expressing its solidarity with, support and condolences for Israel. “We stand with Israel during these tragic times and want to be clear that these hateful, terrorist actions have no legitimacy and must be condemned,” AAMA President and Mount Vernon, New York Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard said in...
NCAA president Charlie Baker and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti are set to testify before the Senate next week to decide the future of college sports for student athletes, ESPN reports. They will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee after several have asked Congress to draft a federal law that would allow the NCAA to...
President Biden on Tuesday confirmed that American citizens are among those being held hostage by Hamas in the wake of an unprecedented coordinated attack by the militant group over the weekend that killed thousands of people in Israel. The president also said in remarks at the White House that the number of Americans killed in...
House Republicans are set to hear Tuesday from the two declared candidates for Speaker: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Neither Scalise nor Jordan — nor former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who on Monday left the door open to a second bid — has emerged as a clear...
Former conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is advising a top Republican in the Badger State against pursuing a potential impeachment against a liberal justice on the state's high court. Republicans have been mulling impeaching recently elected liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz after she made comments ahead of her April election for...
As a Democrat from Massachusetts and a Republican from Mississippi, you may assume it’s hard to find common ground. But we share a deep commitment to ensuring all children get the great education they deserve. That's guided our work on the board overseeing the Nation's Report Card. As our terms draw to a close, we've...
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is facing a difficult challenge in his 2024 reelection bid, as a new poll shows him within the margin of error of losing his seat to any of his three potential Republican challengers. The Emerson College poll released Tuesday shows that Brown is falling in support behind state Sen. Matt Dolan...
“Mr. Scalia,” Chief Justice John Roberts called out at Supreme Court oral arguments Tuesday. Though “Justice Scalia” is still often invoked in the courtroom, this time, Roberts indeed meant the late conservative justice’s son, Eugene Scalia, who then started at the lectern. “Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the court,” he began,...
Robert F. Kennedy’s party change this week from a Democrat to independent sparked an influx of donations, a super PAC affiliated with his campaign announced on Tuesday. American Values, the political action committee boosting Kennedy’s presidential bid, said that it raised $11 million just six hours after the candidate reintroduced himself to voters as an...
Democratic former New York Rep. Tom Suozzi has launched a campaign for his old congressional seat, currently held by embattled Republican George Santos.