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Sean Duffy teases updates for air traffic control system this week

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed that there will be an announcement for the nation’s air traffic control system this Thursday, which he argued is a long time in the making. Duffy’s tease comes after air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey lost communication with planes briefly. This airport also saw almost […]

Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become German chancellor after historic first round defeat

Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative leader had been expected to win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II. No candidate for chancellor in postwar […]

Youngkin: Virginia experiencing ‘exciting moment’ for investment

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said Tuesday that the state is experiencing an “exciting moment” for investment as businesses continue to put money into it. “Companies are expanding in America, and Virginia has been rated one of the top states, if not the top state, for business in America, and a lot of them are […]

Newsom looks to team up with Trump on federal film tax credit

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said he is looking to work with the Trump administration to secure a $7.5 billion tax credit to aid the film and entertainment industry. The governor’s request comes after Trump said he would be implementing a 100% tariff on movies “produced in Foreign Lands.” If Newsom is successful, it would be […]

Harris attends Met Gala, but skips red carpet

Former Vice President Kamala Harris attended the Met Gala in New York City on Monday. It was Harris’s debut at the event, but she opted out of walking the red carpet. Invitees often use the red carpet to have their elaborate outfits photographed. Former White House photographer Cameron Smith snapped a photo of Harris and […]

WATCH LIVE: House GOP leadership holds press conference

House Republican leadership is holding a press conference as it aims to pass a megabill featuring several of President Donald Trump’s top agenda items in the coming weeks. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. JEFFRIES MOCKS GOP FOR DELAYS ON ‘BIG UGLY BILL’ House Speaker […]

WATCH LIVE: Scott Bessent testifies before House Appropriations Committee

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before the House Appropriations Committee about President Donald Trump‘s fiscal 2026 budget requests. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. BESSENT BREAKS DOWN TRUMP’S ECONOMIC POLICY STRATEGY Tuesday’s hearing comes as the Trump administration navigates its 90-day pause on the president’s […]

WATCH LIVE: Kristi Noem testifies before House Oversight Committee

The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at 10 a.m. Noem will testify about the department’s 2026 fiscal budget.

Mike Johnson promises to fix DC budget gap ‘quickly’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) vowed the lower chamber would vote on a bill “soon” to address a roughly $1 billion funding gap in the District of Columbia’s local budget.  The issue has been stalled in the House for nearly two months since the Senate passed legislation on March 14 to prevent the funding shortfall, […]

Over two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on University of Washington campus

The University of Washington had one of its buildings on its Seattle campus overrun with protesters Monday night. This comes a year after students built encampments on the campus in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. While those encampments have long been cleared out, the protesters’ latest campaign targeted the university’s endowment from the aerospace […]
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