WASHINGTON, D.C. — The cherry blossom trees have finally reached peak bloom. Temperatures have a large impact on how long the flowers will last. “We know that warmer temperatures move us more quickly through the bloom cycles, so ideally, we want cooler temperatures once we hit peak bloom,” Mike Litterst, a spokesperson for the National […]
President Donald Trump told his supporters on Thursday to vote for conservative candidate Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. During a “tele-townhall,” Trump told voters to back Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Wisconsin attorney general, who Republicans back. Schimel will face Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge backed by Democrats. Trump […]
President Donald Trump is continuing to win over black and Hispanic voters, many of whom are switching to the Republican Party partly because he is more popular than in his first term. Trump’s Gallup approval has increased over his first term, from 42% to 45%, but it has been much bigger among minorities. In a […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the chairwoman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, has accused President Donald Trump of illegally refusing to spend $2.9 billion in funds approved by Congress. She and her Democratic counterpart, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), wrote a letter to the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, saying the Trump administration […]
President Donald Trump has moved to strip collective bargaining for a host of government agencies, stepping up his battle with the federal workforce. The move, announced late Thursday, will affect hundreds of thousands of workers and the unions that represent them at the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs Department, Health and Human Services Department, National […]
Three Republican senators introduced legislation to eliminate the Department of Education. The bill would effectively codify President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to abolish the agency. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) introduced the bill on Thursday to “terminate the Department of Education.” Its final day would be Dec. 31, […]
MADISON, Wisconsin — Judge Brad Schimel may be on the ballot, but President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s outsized presence in the race has made Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election a nail-biter. Schimel, the state’s former attorney general, is a conservative. He’s running against Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, a liberal, for a seat on the high court. A […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to yank the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is the latest sign Republicans have a special election problem. Trump specifically cited in pulling the nomination the need to protect House Republicans’ slim majority rather than any problem with Stefanik herself. The House […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Democrats know they need to escape political purgatory. Finding a leader to steer the way is the party’s most daunting challenge after President Donald Trump won a second, nonconsecutive term. Ambitious Democrats are positioning themselves to seek their party’s 2028 presidential nomination. By then, Trump will be winding down his cumulative eight years […]
As Democrats struggle to gain their footing without a party leader, Republicans are elevating Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) as the new leader. The National Republican Congressional Committee labeled Crockett the “Top Dem Spox” in an email earlier this week following her calling Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) “Hot Wheels.” The Texas governor is paralyzed from the […]
