There is almost a 100 percent chance that 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced. According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, there is a “greater than 99% chance that 2023 will rank as Earth’s warmest year on record.” The previous record-breaking year was in...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said he would support the legal fund of a man who is accused of vandalizing a display by The Satanic Temple inside the Iowa Capitol on Thursday. Michael Cassidy was charged fourth-degree criminal mischief for knocking over and destroying a statue erected by the temple inside the capitol, The Des Moines...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Friday it sees annual inflation slowing to the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target for price growth in 2024. In its latest forecast, the nonpartisan budget scorekeeper predicted annual inflation would continue its downward trend, falling from an average of 2.9 percent this year to 2.1 percent in 2024, citing “softer labor...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday requested an ethics investigation into a federal judge who has ruled in cases linked to Jan. 6 rioters and former President Trump — and who is currently overseeing Trump ally Rudy Giuliani’s defamation trial. Stefanik claimed that U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell engaged in “judicial misconduct” during a speech...

Former first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance Thursday to deliver remarks at the National Archives Naturalization Ceremony, where she said the pathway to citizenship in the U.S. is “arduous.” Trump said she felt a “tremendous sense of pride and belonging” after she took the United States Oath of Allegiance — an oath taken...

As Russia’s war against Ukraine grinds on, Ukrainians need U.S. security assistance to preserve security in Europe and beyond. The world is rightly watching to see whether Congress will stand up for democracy and send additional aid. But although the focus is on Congress, there is something interesting happening under the radar: private Americans and...

A federal judge warned Elon Musk that he will be forced to testify in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation if he does not voluntarily agree to answer questions from the agency about his 2022 purchase of the platform then known as Twitter. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler reportedly dismissed Musk’s argument that the...

CNN’s legal analyst Elie Honig went after Rudy Giuliani on Thursday, calling his defense from a defamation claim brought by a pair of 2020 Georgia election workers the “single worst legal strategy ever devised by a human mind.” Giuliani falsely accused the two of conspiring in an effort to rig the vote, leading to waves...

President Biden and former President Obama teamed up for a video promoting the Affordable Care Act released Friday, the final day of open enrollment and as the signature law has faced renewed threats from former President Trump in his own campaign for the White House. Obama filmed the roughly 30-second video alongside Biden during a...

The White House released new rules for federal employees, requiring them to opt for electric vehicles and rail options when conducting official taxpayer-funded business.