President Biden was met with people protesting the war in Gaza at a rally promoting abortion access, with chants from the crowd interrupting his speech nearly a dozen times. When his speech started, he was immediately heckled by a protester carrying a Palestinian flag and shouting, “How many kids have been killed?” Within seconds, the...
If Congress cuts home energy assistance funds, 1.5 million families could lose benefits, a group representing state-level officials is warning. In a press release on Tuesday, the National Energy Assistance Directors Association called for Congress to maintain base funding for the energy assistance program and also an additional $2 billion that was added last year....
Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) — North Dakota's sole congressman in the House — launched a bid for the state's governorship Tuesday, one day after Gov. Doug Burgum (R) announced he would not seek a third term as governor. Armstrong's announcement marks the first formal declaration in what's expected to be a competitive race among Republicans for...
Attorneys for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said prosecutors “actively distorted” evidence when searching the senator’s residence in connection to bribery allegations against him. The New Jersey senator’s attorneys asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss out much of the evidence in a bribery case against him and claimed that it was illegally obtained, according to...
Chaya Raichik, the creator of the right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok, has been appointed to Oklahoma's state library panel. Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Tuesday that Raichik would be joining the state’s Department of Education Library Media Advisory Committee. “Chaya is on the front lines showing the world exactly what the radical...
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is applauding a new congressional map in Louisiana that restores Black political power. “In a win for Black voters, the Louisiana State Legislature approved a new congressional map which will create a second majority-Black district in the state,” the CBC said in a Tuesday statement. The caucus added that the...
Sen. McConnell expressed interest in the New Hampshire primary results but remains noncommittal on endorsing Trump for 2024, amid growing GOP support for Trump and calls for unity.