French President Emmanuel Macron selected his loyal defense minister, Sébastien Lecornu, as the nation’s prime minister. Lecornu, 39, was appointed just over a day after his predecessor, François Bayrou, was ousted in an overwhelming 364-194 vote against him on Monday, after just nine months in office. Lecornu is Macron’s fifth prime minister since he began […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill Tuesday to install the national motto, “In God We Trust,” on every public building in the United States. Hawley first floated the idea last July during his remarks at the 2024 National Conservatism Conference, when he called for all public buildings to replace the transgender flag with the […]
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared on The View on Tuesday to promote her new children’s book, Just Shine! How to Be a Better You, which reflects on lessons from her late mother and her belief that multilingualism and inclusivity should be central in children’s education. The book, which is being released in both English […]
The yearslong succession battle over News Corporation is coming to an end, with the media company announcing Monday that the beneficiaries of the Murdoch Family Trust reached a “mutual resolution.” The termination of the litigation created new trusts for News Corp Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of Rupert Murdoch, and Grace and Chloe […]
The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear two consolidated legal cases challenging President Donald Trump‘s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs in November. The high court issued a brief order granting the motion for the cases to be expedited, after the Justice Department requested the justices rule on the petition to take up the case […]
Republicans are close to finalizing a short-term spending deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, with appropriators and GOP leadership hoping to return to holding an “old-school” formal conference between the House and Senate to advance the remaining appropriations bills. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said on Tuesday […]
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes denied the Trump administration’s request for access to the sensitive data of millions of voters in the state. The Department of Justice requested that at least 30 states hand over their voter roll data, including names, addresses, birthdates, driver’s license numbers, and the last four digits of their Social […]
More than 1,300 Hollywood filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals signed a pledge that they will not work with certain Israeli film companies that are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” Notable industry professionals who’ve won Oscars, British Academy Film Awards, Emmys, and Palme d’Ors signed onto the pledge published in an open […]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that Christmas will begin at the start of October in the country, which he also did last year, as he faces intensified U.S. pressure. “Once again this year, Christmas starts on October 1 with joy, commerce, activity, culture, carols,” and more, Maduro said during his weekly TV program Con Maduro+. […]
Nearly 18 million fewer vehicles entered New York City‘s Manhattan borough since congestion pricing took effect in January, top state officials announced. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) touted the numbers in an announcement on Tuesday, which showed 12% fewer vehicles entering Manhattan’s “congestion zone.” The reduction in vehicles signals that the toll is working to keep […]
