Reporters from Politico were barred from boarding Air Force One on Monday afternoon as a federal judge weighs a legal saga that began last month after President Donald Trump banned it, CNN, and MS Now from the White House. Politico was scheduled to be a part of the out-of-town press pool and travel with the […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is opening an investigation into UnitedHealth Group over reports of “deceptive and unlawful practices” and allegations that the company denied Texans access to healthcare. The Republican Senate candidate is seeking pre-litigation subpoenas, or Civil Investigative Demands, from the healthcare giant to examine the evidence of whether the company violated Texas’s […]
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), a second-term lawmaker in a swing district, said Monday that he is “not a rubber stamp for anyone” in a new advertisement that touts his immigrant background. “As an immigrant, I’m grateful for the opportunity America has given me,” Ciscomani says in the direct-to-camera ad. “So, I’ll always fight for working […]
The Supreme Court appeared split over whether to allow Boulder County, Colorado’s climate-change damages lawsuit against oil companies to proceed, with the justices appearing to have reservations about both sides’ sweeping arguments during Monday’s hearing. The high court heard oral arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County on whether a lawsuit brought […]
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine’s bombing of Russian oil refineries and the energy policies of “blue states” are to blame for elevated gas prices, not the ongoing war with Iran. “What’s driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hormuz, because Record Numbers of Barrels are coming out now on an […]
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed announced new campaign stops that will feature Democratic fundraising heavyweights former President Barack Obama, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). With less than 30 days until the general election, the Michigan Democrat is pulling out all the stops. He will be joined by […]
A New York criminal justice activist said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is failing to stop “racist” policing in a recent interview with the Democratic Socialists of America. The DSA-endorsed mayor is letting down fellow radicals by allowing local officers to arrest non-white people disproportionately, Police Reform Organizing Project director Robert Gangi said Sept. […]
Forces of the internationally recognized Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council said that they took control of the Bab el Mandeb Strait from the Houthis, after a lightning advance backed by Saudi air power. After the Houthis seized the entire Red Sea Coast last month, attention had shifted east to the southwest highlands, with fighting focused around […]
The French government is working to meet the demands of student rioters as the dayslong violence continues to roll across the Paris region, resulting in a cavalcade of injuries and arrests. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is promising an increase in the national education budget and collaboration with student leaders to address the perceived insufficiencies in […]
Comedian Bill Maher predicted Republicans will suffer a major defeat in the midterm elections, arguing President Donald Trump has alienated voters by going too far during his second term. “Trump screwed the pooch,” Maher said in an interview Sunday with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. “He got drunk with power.” Maher said Trump’s political standing has deteriorated […]
