Turning Point Action is escalating pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), warning it will back a primary challenger against him if the Senate fails to pass the SAVE America Act. Tyler Bowyer, the chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, the 501(c)(4) political arm of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, said the group is […]
The FBI provided an update on the deadly Austin bar shooting from early March, disclosing that the suspect was a “lone actor” with no apparent connections to foreign terrorist organizations. The bureau said Ndiaga Diagne, 53, was seemingly inspired by the Iran war. He allegedly carried out the attack in the early hours of March […]
Nithya Raman entered Wednesday night’s Los Angeles mayoral debate needing a breakout moment. Instead, she left the stage looking rattled and unable to capitalize on an opening in a race that remains remarkably fluid. Raman, who represents the city’s 4th Council District, is competing in a crowded primary that has recently gotten a lot noisier thanks […]
President Donald Trump said he agreed to give the European Union until July 4, 2026, the day of the nation’s 250th birthday, to fulfill a “historic” trade deal with the United States or risk higher tariffs. Trump claimed he had a “great call” with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, on […]
The past few months have been difficult ones for the airline industry, with no signs that its situation will improve anytime soon. Increased aviation fuel costs from the Iran war have had cascading effects across the airline industry, leading to higher fares, service cuts, and operational changes. Travelers can expect to feel the effects of […]
A man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with apple cider vinegar during a January town hall meeting in Minneapolis formally pleaded guilty Thursday as part of a deal expected to reduce the prison time he could have faced if convicted at trial. Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, appeared in federal court to officially change his […]
President Donald Trump hosted Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Thursday, a highly anticipated bilateral meeting to which the press had no access. Trump has previously hosted foreign leaders without making them available to the press, often at the request of the visiting dignitaries. But the original schedule for Lula’s […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Democrat Graham Platner are showcasing their divergent paths in Maine’s battleground Senate race in the aftermath of Gov. Janet Mills’s (D-ME) abrupt departure. Collins and Platner are dishing out their first ads of the general election campaign, which could determine control of the Senate for the last two years of […]
The Tennessee state legislature passed the state’s new congressional map as part of a multistate Republican redistricting push unleashed after the Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of the Voting Rights Act. The Tennessee legislature first repealed a decades-old state law preventing lawmakers from redistricting between censuses as the first step in an effort to turn another seat […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s success in charming the Washington press corps this week has moved prediction markets, with Kalshi now showing the Florida Republican as the most likely candidate to win the 2028 presidential election. On Tuesday, Rubio slid past Vice President JD Vance as the betting favorite for 2028 on Kalshi. Rubio leads […]
