President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel announced on Tuesday that he withdrew from his Senate confirmation hearing after losing too many Republican votes over his leaked texts. Paul Ingrassia was scheduled to testify in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday, but Senate Majority Leader […]
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears is trying to reframe weeks of negative ads from Democrat Abigail Spanberger with a new six-figure statewide ad that reframes the controversy over the viral “I’m speaking” clip and other attacks. “They pick your worst day,” the ad begins, interspersed with audio from Spanberger’s own spot. “I’m speaking now,” […]
(The Center Square) – After nearly two years in office, Mayor Lisa Brown reflected on the state of the city on Monday during an address to the Spokane City Council, drawing criticism from residents present. The 30-minute speech highlighted the administration’s efforts over the past year amid ongoing budget gaps. Despite balancing a $25 million deficit in her first […]
Late-night host Stephen Colbert pressed former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a tense exchange about former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and the fallout from his debate performance, which led to his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race. Appearing Monday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jean-Pierre defended Biden’s abilities, insisting she saw […]
Independent New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that politics in the United States is more “polarizing” than he’s ever seen before, adding that people’s views boil down to “good versus bad” when engaging in political discourse. Cuomo appeared on the imPaulsive podcast to discuss his campaign, after which co-host Mike Majlak […]
Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner came under fire once again after an old picture surfaced showing him with a large tattoo of one of the Nazis’ most infamous symbols. Last week, Platner apologized for posts he made on Reddit as recently as 2021, in which he called himself a communist and outlined his hatred […]
President Donald Trump downplayed a report that he is seeking $230 million in compensation from the Justice Department over past federal investigations into his conduct. He suggested he would donate any funds he received to charity. “I don’t get any compensation. I do it for nothing. I gave up my salary,” Trump said at first […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Tuesday offered an impassioned defense of Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine who’s been immersed in hot political waters over past offensive social media posts and having a tattoo that resembles a Nazi symbol. Sanders was an early endorser of the military veteran and oyster farmer in what’s […]
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) criticized President Donald Trump’s plans for a new White House ballroom on Tuesday, telling reporters that the “timing is bad” for him to begin tearing down part of the East Wing to make space for the project. “We’re in the middle of a shutdown. Got a couple of other things going […]
The Arizona attorney general filed a lawsuit against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday for failing to swear in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. The lawsuit from Attorney General Kris Mayes comes as House Democrats attempted for the fifth time to ask for recognition during a pro-forma session of the House to swear in Grijalva, as […]
