Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) on Tuesday night dismissed Democrats’ calls for her resignation after she appeared on a radio show, seeming to agree with the host’s racist comment about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Kiggans appeared on Rich Herrera’s Richmond-based radio show on Monday to discuss Democrats’ redistricting moves in Virginia, particularly how Jeffries […]
One of the world’s largest online marketplaces, eBay, has rejected a $55.5 billion takeover offer from video game store GameStop. Paul Pressler, chairman of the board of directors for eBay, on Tuesday said the “unsolicited” bid was “neither credible nor attractive.” “We have taken into account such factors as 1) eBay’s standalone prospects, 2) the […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are set to appear for back-to-back House and Senate hearings on Tuesday. The pair will first appear before the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee before moving to the Senate’s counterpart, and are expected to defend their $1.5 trillion request for the 2027 […]
Before they fight for next year’s congressional majorities, Democrats and Republicans are duking it out over congressional maps in the states they control throughout the country, as seen most recently in Virginia’s emotional roller coaster. Democrats are hoping for a blue wave, while Republicans are looking to just retain control of the House and the […]
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped on Tuesday to $4.504. It marks the second consecutive day this week that gas prices have decreased, after a string of days earlier this month when fuel costs soared to yearly highs. During this time last week, the national average price for a gallon […]
Democrats are bullish that they can flip retiring Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-NE) House seat in November as the party tries to gain control of the lower chamber. But first, voters must decide Tuesday between state Sen. John Cavanaugh and marketing consultant Denise Powell in the Democratic primary. Cavanaugh and Powell are locked in a bitter […]
President Donald Trump is set to travel to China this week, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping to discuss several pressing issues, including the Iran war, the fate of Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and a possible new trade deal. Trump will arrive in China on Wednesday for a two-day summit. This will be the […]
President Donald Trump on Monday moved to repair strained relations with anti-abortion groups, unveiling a slate of fertility, childcare, and maternal health initiatives after weeks of criticism from anti-abortion leaders who argued his administration has not done enough to restrict abortion access. The tension underscores a political challenge for Trump before November’s midterm elections: keeping […]
Russia resumed attacks against Ukraine on Tuesday, hours after a three-day ceasefire between the countries expired. Over 200 attack drones hit multiple Ukrainian cities, reportedly including residential areas, energy depots, infrastructure targets, and a kindergarten in Kyiv. Multiple people were reportedly injured in the strikes, and at least one person was killed, said Andrii Sybiha, […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced on Monday that he is leaving the Democratic Party due to what he believed was the rampant spread of “Jew-hatred” and antisemitism within the party. His announcement comes a little over six months after he won a retention election to serve another 10-year term in November. Wecht was […]
