Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) continues to call for an end to the government shutdown. On Monday, the Pennsylvania senator said in a post on X that the government shutdown “is a choice.” Fetterman continued to encourage politicians from both parties to end it, asking them to think of the citizens who are struggling because they […]
President Donald Trump‘s former nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel announced he filed a $150 million defamation lawsuit against Politico and one of their reporters, Daniel Lippman. Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s former nominee and current White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, withdrew last week from his Committee on Homeland Security and […]
President Donald Trump reaffirmed the United States’s long-running alliance with Japan in a meeting with its new prime minister. Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo for the first time on Tuesday, taking part in a joint signing ceremony where they committed to inaugurating the “golden age” of the U.S.-Japan alliance. Both leaders […]
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani admitted a major inaccuracy in a story he told to bring home his point about bigotry against Muslims in the United States. Last week, Mamdani spoke through tears about the bigotry faced by Muslims in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, claiming his aunt was too afraid […]
President Donald Trump is meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan. The meeting will feature a signing ceremony. Trump is joined by top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The president met with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito earlier. The meeting is the first between […]
Illinois black lawmakers gave House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) a firm reality check on Monday: any new congressional map that dilutes the black vote will be met with staunch opposition. Jeffries traveled to Chicago to meet with members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and was joined by members of the U.S. delegation to […]
Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli can legally sue his opponent, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), during their race to be New Jersey‘s next governor, the state election board said. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission issued an advisory opinion Monday that, as long as Ciattarelli uses his own personal funds, the Republican can file a defamation […]
Virginia Lt. Gov. Windsome Earle-Sears decried state Democrats’ attempts to fast-track the redistricting of the state, saying it was illegal. On Monday, the Republican gubernatorial candidate held an impromptu press conference on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. She denounced the attempts by the legislature to push through a new Virginia constitutional […]
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to fire Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter after a federal appeals court ordered her reinstatement last month. Solicitor General D. John Sauer petitioned the high court on its emergency docket, arguing that a federal appeals court erred in ruling that the register of copyrights was […]
The new campaign manager for progressive Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is stepping down after less than a week in the role. Kevin Brown, who began the role last week, is the latest staffer to leave the Platner campaign, which became riddled with controversy after the resignation of its political director, Genevieve McDonald. Platner, an […]
