The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking to regain the high ground after allegations that its leadership systematically mismanaged its $250 million renovation to appease President Donald Trump’s “aesthetic whims.” Democrats, led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), hit the center over the weekend due to recently raised concerns by whistleblowers, who […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing rare public protests and pressure after firing his popular technocratic defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. Fedorov’s firing came as part of a surprise government reshuffle, which removed Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko after less than a year in office. Fedorov had held his position for an even shorter period of time, […]
Two men pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges stemming from their alleged attempt to attack and storm the high-profile UFC fight at the White House last month by using drones and snipers. Tycen Proper, 19, of Ohio, and Chandler Scaggs, 21, of West Virginia, are two of the eight defendants charged with conspiracy […]
Incumbent Democratic House candidates who often criticize wealthy elites spent thousands of donor dollars on luxury hotels since April, newly released campaign records show. The campaigns of Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and so-called Squad members, Reps. Summer Lee (D-PA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), each paid upwards of $1,000 per visit at upscale hotels, according to Federal Election […]
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said he may be considering a presidential run, arguing he would make a “good president.” “People keep asking me if I’m running for president. And I don’t know; I might. I’m serious. I don’t know; I might because people keep asking me to do it, or if I’m going to […]
Troy Jackson is running a populist, anti-corporate platform in his bid to become the new Maine Democratic Senate nominee, but he has promoted endorsements from both current and former lobbyists. Jackson’s endorsement list of former elected Maine officials includes three past state lawmakers with current or former lobbying ties to the fossil fuel, tobacco, and […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) denied there are tensions within the Democratic caucus over an amendment to cut U.S. monetary support for Israel. House Democrats were divided during a vote on Wednesday to cut $3 billion in foreign aid to Israel in an annual appropriations bill through an amendment offered by Rep. Thomas Massie […]
President Donald Trump took a swipe at Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) during a campaign appearance Wednesday, dismissing the Democrat as someone who “doesn’t have what it takes” while praising his Republican rival, Stacy Garrity. The remark was brief, but it landed at a moment when Shapiro’s once nearly universal reputation as one of the Democratic […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that an aide to President Donald Trump “will no longer be working at the White House” amid investigations into his use of privileged information to make bets on prediction market Kalshi. On Thursday morning, ABC reported that Gabriel Perez, one of Trump‘s teleprompter operators, won more […]
The White House dismissed concerns that funding cuts to the country’s federal health agencies have undermined its response to an outbreak of a parasitic illness caught from contaminated food and drinks. “We’ve talked to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and [Food and Drug Administration] specifically about that, and not at all,” White House […]
