Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) believes that Republicans are at risk of losing their control of the upper chamber this fall, despite having a group of “high-quality candidates.” “I worry about that, for sure,” Thune said in a Tuesday interview with South Dakota outlet Keloland News. “I’m a realist, and I just think you […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has reportedly cultivated ties with about 200 online content creators as his communications team works to spread his policy message through social media platforms. Mamdani, known for his social media prowess during his 2025 mayoral election, grew a following during his campaign through a “volunteer-led” group that calls […]
Radio host Stephen A. Smith said he is not running for president in 2028 because he’s concerned that he would be “taken off the air.” For the past year, Smith has been floated as a potential Democratic presidential candidate who could potentially challenge other contenders deeply embedded within the Democratic Party, like former Vice President […]
Nvidia announced plans Thursday to acquire artificial intelligence company Hugging Face for roughly $13 billion, as the chip company looks to spread “open” AI models globally. While major industry players such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude operate on “closed” AI systems, Nvidia is seeking to expand the market for open models that users can […]
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said President Donald Trump’s message for the midterm elections is not going to resonate with voters, who are pushing for affordability. “I’ve talked to some Trump supporters, and they think the president’s involved in too much,” Cusack said on Wednesday on CNN’s Laura Coates Live. Cusack said Trump is not […]
A federal judge in Maryland blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning so-called “birth tourism” to prevent the children of noncitizens from automatically getting birthright citizenship. In her preliminary injunction issued Wednesday, Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman rejected the administration’s argument defending the executive order. Trump signed the order last month to deny citizenship […]
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering second-wave feminist leader, journalist, and activist who helped reshape the American women’s movement, died Wednesday at age 92, her foundation said. Steinem, who spent decades at the forefront of the fight for women’s equality and abortion rights, remained publicly engaged in political and social issues into her 90s. She received some […]
While he declined to publicly endorse Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for a potential presidential run, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly signed a petition that hailed the progressive lawmaker as “the most viable left contender for president in 2028.” The petition from the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City chapter was previously unreported […]
HARDEEVILLE, South Carolina — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is returning to South Carolina on Thursday with something to offer and something to gain. The governor, who is term-limited at the end of the year and widely expected to launch a 2028 presidential campaign, begins a three-day swing through South Carolina and North Carolina. The trip […]
There have always been two ways to look at the midterm elections: the national environment heavily favors Democrats, but the congressional map gives Republicans a glimmer of hope to hold their majorities or at least avoid getting hammered by a historic blue wave. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) often points to the 21 seats in […]
