Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is not running for the top Democratic spot on the powerful House Oversight Committee, ending speculation she would seek the ranking membership after losing in December. Ocasio-Cortez told reporters she wouldn’t try to seek the ranking member position, which is set to be vacant after Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced his […]
President Donald Trump signaled that he plans to announce new tariffs on pharmaceutical products imported to the United States “over the next two weeks.” Trump’s overriding tariff agenda has thrown a wrench into the global economy. In addition to steep sectoral tariffs targeting goods deemed “critical” to U.S. national security, the president has also placed […]
The Department of Justice argued to an appellate court on Monday that the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to data stored within a trio of federal agencies should not be scrutinized by the courts. DOJ attorney Jack Starcher told a three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that it should toss out […]
Top Republican senators on Monday asked the National Archives to turn over all records tied to the Biden administration‘s criminal investigations into President Donald Trump, arguing the investigations were politically motivated efforts to derail the president’s 2024 campaign. In a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) […]
The Trump administration informed Harvard University on Monday that it will not be eligible for research grants from the federal government for the foreseeable future. The move raises the stakes in President Donald Trump’s war against Harvard University. In recent weeks, the president and Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon have frozen Harvard’s more than […]
Republicans will bring bipartisan stablecoin legislation to the Senate floor despite last-minute opposition from a bloc of crypto-friendly Democrats. The Senate will hold a procedural vote later this week on the GENIUS Act, a spokesperson for Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) confirmed on Monday, after nine Democrats demanded “additional improvements” to the bill on Saturday. […]
Actor and author Kirk Cameron suggested there are several avenues Hollywood can take to deal with the new tariff that President Donald Trump has placed on foreign-made films, suggesting there are “lots” of movies made within the United States. Trump announced on Sunday that he would be implementing a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films, […]
A gay TikTok user has sparked a viral debate after posting a video slamming Walmart’s Pride Month merchandise, calling the apparel so cringeworthy it made her want to “quit being gay.” The creator, who goes by @bracefacepineapple, posted the clip on Saturday. The TikTok video has since racked up over 5 million views. “I’m not […]
The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha chided National Public Radio CEO Katherine Maher for claiming that her organization is nonpartisan, suggesting that one should take her words with “a grain of salt.” President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to cut federal funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service, condemning both outlets for […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her economic growth agenda for the country’s capital as part of her priorities for the District of Columbia’s fiscal 2026 budget. The mayor has announced plans to surge educational spending in the new budget, proposing a $123 million increase over the last fiscal year. Last month, she unrolled a […]
