Former Vice President Al Gore lamented the rise of “artificial insanity” plaguing U.S. democracy while delivering a eulogy at the funeral of his onetime presidential running mate, former Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.). While offering condolences and comfort in light of Lieberman’s death Wednesday, Gore on Friday warned about the “rancor” dividing the country and how...
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting New Jersey from using its “county line” ballot, a ruling that could significantly reshape the state’s political system. U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued the order on Friday, ruling that Rep. Andy Kim's (D-N.J.) lawsuit, in which he argues the system used in 19 of New...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating a major supplier of aerospace company Boeing, whose flagship 737 MAX aircraft has been linked to a series of deadly accidents since 2018. "The potential risks associated with certain airplane models are deeply concerning and potentially life-threatening to Texans,” Paxton said in a statement. Paxton ordered Spirit AeroSystems...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday knocked Elon Musk on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, after the South Africa-born billionaire repeated a false allegation that Democrats are seeking to “import voters.” “You’re literally an immigrant,” posted Ocasio-Cortez in response to Musk’s claim, leveled on a repost of a Daily Caller story claiming the Biden administration...
House Republicans are split over how to handle the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore after President Biden promised the federal government would pay the full cost of reconstruction.
Minnesota Republican House candidate Tayler Rahm appears to have scrubbed his law firm's website of references to work it has done defending people accused of murder and sex crimes.