Comedian Bill Maher trashed Democrats for backing a potential presidential bid from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who he said shouldn’t be at the top of the party’s ticket in 2028. On his show Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday night, Maher was adamant that the “Squad” Democrat, who has been crisscrossing the country with […]
President Donald Trump‘s 90-day pause on his higher, so-called reciprocal tariffs was reportedly set into motion via a meeting that did not include a key adviser who has pushed for the tariffs. On April 2, Trump announced higher tariff rates on dozens of countries, causing markets to tank and economic uncertainty. A week later, on […]
Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just three months ago. Shaver had led the 102-year-old Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades for barely six months when it burned to the ground in the January wildfire that all but decimated the […]
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) said she plans to visit El Salvador to demand the release of a deported Salvadoran national, whose deportation to the country was an “administrative error,” according to a Justice Department filing. Dexter’s announcement Friday came the same day Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) returned from El Salvador after meeting with Kilmar […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it will pause military operations in its war in Ukraine through the end of Sunday for an “Easter truce.” The pause will go from 6 p.m. local time Saturday until 12 a.m. on Monday, according to Putin. The pause in fighting comes as talks toward a peace deal to […]
This week’s White House Report Card could have been a bad one, considering court rulings against President Donald Trump, staffing blunders, and a lack of movement on his tariff war that is starting to scare his supporters. First, the courts were tough on the White House. Early Saturday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked […]
Colorado has seen the fourth highest percentage increase in homelessness in the U.S. since 2020, according to a new report. The report, by the free-enterprise Common Sense Institute, also called into question most of the state’s “housing first” approach, saying it “may not be the best approach to addressing this challenge.” Colorado’s homeless population increased by 90% […]
The Supreme Court temporarily halted the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act on a group of Venezuelans in north Texas. The high court issued an order early Saturday morning, after the American Civil Liberties Union petitioned the Supreme Court following rejections to halt the action in multiple lower federal courts on Friday. “The […]
U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations but noting “an exchange of opinions” over current international conflicts, migrants and prisoners. The Vatican issued a statement after Vance, a Catholic convert, met with the secretary […]
May’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 12 days. The next SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on May 1. SSI payments are given to people living with debilitating disabilities that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration. To meet eligibility requirements, filers need to be at least partially blind […]
