President Donald Trump slammed the preservationist nonprofit group that sued him over the East Wing Ballroom construction, calling the group “treasonists” and alleging they “revealed top military secrets.” Trump posted the allegation late Friday evening after filing an emergency petition asking the Supreme Court to allow his planned construction of the White House ballroom to […]
To call Spider-Man: Brand New Day a movie is to do a disservice to all other examples of filmed entertainment that bear the name. As traditionally understood, a movie purports to tell a story to an audience whose ideal state is one of relative ignorance. Preconceptions, assumptions, and advance knowledge in the viewing public are regarded as […]
Law enforcement officials are investigating a shooting that injured five people at Virginia State University, south of Richmond, on Saturday morning. One person remains in critical condition after police officers “discovered five individuals suffering from gunshot wounds outside VSU residence halls,” the university said in a statement. The officers found the injured individuals when responding […]
Iran hit back at President Donald Trump’s statement that he will “pretty soon” make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, with an Iranian diplomat calling Trump’s comments “fanciful delusions.” Trump escalated his rhetoric aimed at Tehran, declaring on Friday that, “after we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I’ll […]
The September 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 17 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has struggled to break through as a national political figure despite an increasingly aggressive effort to put himself at the center of the Democratic Party’s fight against President Donald Trump and Republicans. A recent CNN poll found that 30% of Americans have never heard of Jeffries, leaving the top […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) is once again refusing to debate a Republican challenger, reviving a question that could become increasingly difficult for incumbent governors to avoid: Can they get away with avoiding a face-off against their opponent, a staple of modern statewide campaigns? Hobbs says she won’t debate Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), the GOP gubernatorial […]
With the clock ticking toward the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Republicans face deep voter concerns about President Donald Trump‘s seeming indifference to affordability issues. The perception exists even though sustained price hikes occurred between his nonconsecutive terms — a key reason voters returned him to the White House. The good news is that there is […]
Democrats are only now realizing they like Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) more than a week after deciding to nominate Abdul el Sayed, a former Michigan health official who ran to Stevens’s left in their primary election for the U.S. Senate. Less than a week after el Sayed won their primary election by 1 percentage point, […]
Bruce Blakeman is unusually centrist for a Republican hailed as “MAGA all the way” by President Donald Trump. He supports abortion access for women and a path to legal status for certain illegal immigrants. In fact, it’s a core part of his political identity as he runs for governor of New York, a decidedly blue […]
