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Trump says Josh Shapiro ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ as he moves to define him before 2028

President Donald Trump took a swipe at Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) during a campaign appearance Wednesday, dismissing the Democrat as someone who “doesn’t have what it takes” while praising his Republican rival, Stacy Garrity. The remark was brief, but it landed at a moment when Shapiro’s once nearly universal reputation as one of the Democratic […]

White House teleprompter staffer put on unpaid administrative leave over insider trading scandal

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that an aide to President Donald Trump “will no longer be working at the White House” amid investigations into his use of privileged information to make bets on prediction market Kalshi. On Thursday morning, ABC reported that Gabriel Perez, one of Trump‘s teleprompter operators, won more […]

White House denies funding cuts have impeded response to parasite outbreak

The White House dismissed concerns that funding cuts to the country’s federal health agencies have undermined its response to an outbreak of a parasitic illness caught from contaminated food and drinks. “We’ve talked to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and [Food and Drug Administration] specifically about that, and not at all,” White House […]

Thom Tillis threatens to stall SAVE America Act

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a harsh message to President Donald Trump about the SAVE America Act on Thursday, saying he would oppose the bill if it comes to a vote on the Senate floor. Tillis, a retiring senator who has become a vocal critic of the Trump administration, slammed the president’s voter ID legislation, […]

Republicans beg Trump to focus on 2026 in primetime address

Republicans implored President Donald Trump to focus on the lead-up to this year’s midterm elections instead of relitigating the 2020 election during his primetime speech Thursday night. Trump’s speech is expected to focus on election integrity and reveal declassified findings that the White House says show foreign interference in the 2020 election. “I think we […]

Trump-backed Arizona House candidate hit with sex scandal allegations

Mark Lamb, a former Arizona sheriff running for Congress with President Donald Trump‘s backing, is facing accusations of a yearslong sex scandal and using his position in law enforcement to suppress the allegations. Lamb, 53, is running in for the Arizona seat left open by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who is running for governor, and […]

House GOP leadership pulls VA bill amid House floor turmoil

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was forced to pull a veterans bill from the House floor on Thursday after three GOP rebels sided with Democrats to amend the measure and block cuts to disability compensation for tinnitus and sleep apnea. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), and Max Miller (R-OH) joined Democrats […]

Senate Republicans balk at Mike Johnson’s defense bill push

Senate Republicans are raising a growing number of objections to a $95 billion spending bill that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wants to fast-track through the House, dimming its chances of becoming law in the coming weeks. The deficit impact of the bill, released Wednesday ahead of a House Budget Committee vote, has become a stumbling […]

‘Damn socialist’: Stephen A. Smith slams Newsom on gender-affirming care

Sports personality Stephen A. Smith torched Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) over his views on gender-affirming care for children, saying the governor sounds more and more like a socialist. “One minute, he’s a Democrat. Another minute, he sounds like a damn socialist,” Smith said Thursday on Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith. Smith said Newsom brags about […]

Thom Tillis conditions Blanche confirmation vote on meeting with Epstein victims

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said Thursday that he will not support Todd Blanche for attorney general unless President Donald Trump’s nominee first meets with women who say the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein abused them as minors. Tillis announced his position during the second day of the acting attorney general’s confirmation hearing before the […]
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