Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has met with Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, the man mistakenly deported from Maryland who was being held in a notorious El Salvador prison. Before their meeting, Van Hollen had tried multiple times to see Abrego-Garcia but said he was denied. “I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with […]
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes President Donald Trump “wants control of New York” and that he will continue to assert influence in the city’s operations. Cuomo is running for mayor of New York City against incumbent Eric Adams, running as an independent, and myriad progressive Democratic challengers. “Donald Trump wanted to retain control […]
The top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance began widespread job cuts on Thursday as the Trump administration is looking to restructure the agency’s work. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent out a reduction-in-force notice to more than 1,500 workers on Thursday, according to reporting from Fox Business. The figure is about 88% of the agency’s […]
A federal appeals court in Washington pressed the Trump administration Thursday afternoon over its decision to bar the Associated Press from White House events, with one judge warning that press pools have long played a vital role in holding presidents accountable. “During the Watergate period, the press pool was right in there with President Nixon,” […]
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger outraised her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, by more than $3 million, according to the new campaign finance reports. Spanberger reported raising $6.7 million during the first three months of 2025, more than double the $3.1 million raised by Earle-Sears, according to an analysis by the Virginia Public […]
Two years after approving a measure to allow a statewide lottery, lawmakers in Nevada let the bill die once again. The deadline for bills to pass out of their first committee in the Nevada legislature, which comes before they can be voted upon by the full body of lawmakers, passed Friday. Many bills, including one that […]
Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has become a leading contender to help build President Donald Trump‘s “Golden Dome” missile defense system. SpaceX is working with software company Palantir and Anduril, a defense technology company, on a bid for a contract with the Defense Department. In recent weeks, the three companies have met with Trump administration and Pentagon […]
Children’s show host Ms. Rachel has continued to advocate human rights for all children after the organization StopAntisemitism reported her to the Justice Department. The YouTuber, whose legal name is Rachel Accurso, had spent a week in social media obscurity and hadn’t commented on StopAntisemitism’s call to the DOJ to investigate whether she was “being […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said she was “very proud” of Harvard University for opposing the Trump administration’s demands regarding the school’s diversity policies and its response to campus antisemitism, which have escalated in recent weeks between the Ivy League school and the White House. The Trump administration has been warring with Harvard, accusing it of failing […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) said she will veto any new legislation that lands on her desk until the Republican-controlled Arizona state legislature moves forward on a bill to fund disability services. Her announcement of a moratorium on signing legislation marks her most significant pushback against a bill that would make steep cuts to in-home services […]
