Multiple restaurants in Washington, D.C., could shutter by the end of the year following the city’s change in minimum wage policy. Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington data collected from over 200 restaurants in January and February suggested that 40% could close before the end of 2025. This comes after the city passed Initiative 82 in 2022, […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue striking Hamas targets in Gaza as negotiations for a renewed ceasefire and the release of more hostages proceed. Israel resumed military operations against Hamas Monday after negotiations to extend the ceasefire broke down. “From now on, negotiations will be conducted only under fire,” Netanyahu said in a […]
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s requests to dismiss or move to Louisiana Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s case. Instead, the case will be transferred to New Jersey. Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said he did not have jurisdiction because Khalil was in New Jersey when his lawyers first challenged his case. Justice […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teased a new air traffic control system Wednesday that will embrace new technology to become the “envy of the world.” “We are gonna have a brand new system,” Duffy told Fox News’s Fox & Friends. “We use copper wires, floppy disks. I mean it’s atrocious the system we use. It’s safe, […]
National security adviser Mike Waltz defended President Donald Trump‘s authority on how terrorists “should be treated.” Days have passed since El Salvador received 238 of the immigrants deported from the U.S. This group included Venezuelans with alleged association with the Tren de Aragua gang. Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele received them at the terrorism confinement center Centro de […]
Podcast host Steve Bannon expressed confidence that President Donald Trump would run for president again in 2028, adding that he is “working” on finding ways to make this a reality despite presidential term limits. Bannon dismissed the possibility of being a candidate, arguing he “already” endorsed the sitting president for reelection. He said Trump is […]
Fired U.S. Institute of Peace board members filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming they were unlawfully terminated and that the government unlawfully intervened in the organization. The USIP was established by congressional action in 1984 and has a board made up of members appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, alongside […]
The Maryland Senate passed a bill that would allow funds collected from a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to be used for abortion services. The bill targets the $1 surcharge levied on health insurance plans sold through the state’s public health exchange, a component of the […]
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) called for another lawmaker to fill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) top position in the upper chamber. On Tuesday evening, Ivey held a town hall at Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland, in which it quickly became clear that his constituents were discontent with the state of the Democratic Party. […]
The Democratic Party’s premier fundraising machine is facing an uncertain future amid investigations, staff departures, and political headwinds. ActBlue stands accused by Republicans of illegally collecting money for Democrats during the 2024 election by using deceptive methods. But its brushes with controversy go back further than the last cycle. And its next chapter could be […]
