Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is making unexpected enemies and unlikely friends as she speaks candidly about her time in office while touring for her latest book. Speaking with Hungarian opposition-aligned channel Partizán on Friday, Merkel was asked by host Marton Gulyas whether she believed Prime Minister Viktor Orban — a perpetual dissident in Europe […]
Former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that President Donald Trump doesn’t want him to win the New York City mayoral election, saying a victory by Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani would boost the president’s chances in the 2026 midterm elections. Cuomo said he is “the last person” that Trump wants as the Big […]
PBS went there. In discussing the White House budget chief’s plans for massive federal worker cuts during the government shutdown, a contributor to the Friday show Washington Week with the Atlantic turned a joking comment from Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) about Russ Vought into a crude putdown. Host Jeffrey Goldberg played Lee telling Fox News’s […]
NORFOLK, Virginia — Nearly four hours before President Donald Trump addressed thousands of sailors at the Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday, he endorsed a candidate in one of the three statewide races in Virginia. However, notably, Trump did not endorse the top Republican on the ticket, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who is seeking to succeed […]
The fight over changing California’s congressional district map to create five Democratic-favored seats is one of the most expensive ballot measures in state history, with campaigns to support and oppose the measure already raising more than $215 million. With less than a month left to go in the high-stakes fight, that figure is expected to rise […]
Fairfax County Public Schools is facing a sweeping lawsuit over policies that allegedly force female students to share bathrooms with biologically male peers and punish students for refusing to use gender-affirming pronouns, in what may become a national test case for Title IX enforcement and free speech in schools. The lawsuit, filed Friday by America […]
Former Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg made his first primary endorsement, targeting incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI). Hogg caused a stir while serving as DNC vice chairman for advocating primarying perceived ineffective incumbent Democrats, a move that ultimately cost him his position. Now running his own political group, Leaders We Deserve, Hogg announced […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that rural and small communities will see cuts to the federal subsidies supporting their airline services as soon as Sunday if the government shutdown continues. The Transportation Department gives subsidies to airlines through the Essential Air Service program to guarantee they provide commercial service to smaller communities throughout the United […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday requested information from Wikipedia regarding mounting unease that the internet’s leading online encyclopedia is manipulating narratives to promote left-wing viewpoints. “Wikipedia began with a noble concept: crowdsource human knowledge using verifiable sources and make it free to the public,” the senator wrote in a letter to Wikimedia Foundation CEO […]
Former Democratic FBI Director James Comey denied any knowledge of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to letters reviewed by the Washington Examiner. Based on his responses, the House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) withdrew his subpoena to appear in person for a deposition to Congress regarding the ongoing investigation of […]
