Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was heckled by some Iowa constituents at a town hall on Tuesday after he sidestepped a question about whether the United States should facilitate the return of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. “El Salvador is an independent country. The president of that country is not subject to the U.S. […]
Residents in a small Virginia town launched a petition to recall four of its leaders after they voted to eliminate the entire police department without warning. Purcellville Mayor Christopher Bertaut, Vice Mayor Carl Nett, and Council members Susan Khalil and Carol Luke are all targets of the recall effort. Town residents have had problems with […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Leland Dudek to resign, accusing the Trump administration of using him to “hurt seniors.” Democrats spearheaded a national focus on social security Tuesday. Schumer declared a “Social Security Day of Action” during a press conference in New York, and former President Joe […]
Two members of federal government boards asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let them keep their jobs, at least for now, after President Donald Trump fired them without cause as part of his efforts to dissolve the autonomy of independent government entities. Gwynne Wilcox of the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris of […]
Former President Joe Biden is giving his first public speech on Tuesday since leaving office. Biden, who left the White House in January, is scheduled to begin speaking at approximately 5:45 p.m. He will deliver his address to an event hosted by Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago and speak out against […]
South Korea is working to secure and bolster its key domestic manufacturing industry to weather the storm of President Donald Trump’s tariff-based trade war. Seoul is deploying a $23 billion support package to stabilize its semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries as the government seeks to negotiate a mutually beneficial arrangement during Trump’s 90-day pause on his […]
Home Alone 2 director Chris Columbus lamented including President Donald Trump in his 1992 Christmas film, claiming it has “become this curse” in the years since its release. Before entering politics, Trump made several cameos in film and television due to his fame in business. Home Alone 2 is one of his most well-known cameos. […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had the largest fundraising quarter of her political career, hauling in nearly $10 million across the first three months of the year as she tours the country with left-wing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Ocasio-Cortez, who represents a solid-blue district in New York, handily outraised almost every House member last cycle, including […]
Online retailer Temu has filtered its ad share down to nothing after President Donald Trump announced tariffs against China, where it is based. Temu, founded in 2022, was the most downloaded app in the United States last year, with 51 million monthly active users in January. The retailer sells everything from clothes to wallets to […]
President Donald Trump is considering a proposal put forward by some Republicans to raise the corporate tax rate to offset trillions of dollars in other tax cuts proposed by the White House, which would break from his 2024 campaign platform. Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extended tax cuts to more than 60% of […]
