The national average price for a gallon of regular gas decreased over the last week, as Thursday’s fuel costs dropped to $3.166. The expected Memorial Day weekend gas price surge never quite happened. National gas prices held steady around the country, with some places even reporting a drop in costs compared to earlier in the […]
House Republicans are fast-tracking a bill that would dramatically raise the punishment for illegal immigrants caught attempting to enter the United States after being deported. The Stopping Illegal Entries Act was passed out of the House Judiciary Committee last week after being tweaked to include language from Rep. Brad Knott’s (R-NC) legislation titled the Punishing […]
Frustrated with their party and its struggles to win back popularity after November losses, several Democratic politicians are trading in their partisan registration cards to seek office as independents. Switching affiliation isn’t a new phenomenon for office-seekers, but it has typically been a rare occurrence that could become more popular in the 2026 cycle as […]
President Donald Trump is betting he can bring public opinion to his side in a winding legal fight with Harvard, the elite university that, more than any other, has resisted his sweeping policy demands. Harvard has sued the Trump administration twice for actions it says amount to a “campaign of retribution.” Its president, Alan Garber, […]
Five former aides to President Joe Biden are facing the threat of subpoena ahead of a Thursday evening deadline to comply with a widening autopen investigation launched by House Republicans. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is leading the investigation into whether Biden personally approved controversial last-minute executive actions, especially a series of preemptive […]
Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, suggested on Wednesday that a new round of peace talks be held to end the war in Ukraine. Lavrov proposed holding talks in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 2. He emphasized his country’s previous demands specified in the earlier negotiations held in Istanbul on May 16, according to The […]
Claims of bigotry, discrimination, and racist fan behavior after a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky earlier this month were not verifiable. The game was played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and featured a contentious matchup between league rivals Caitlin Clark of the Fever and Angel Reese of the Sky on May 17. After […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) used and directed staff to make burner accounts in order to bolster her online image, according to a Wired report. The South Carolina congresswoman chairs the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, knows how to code, and is one of the more computer-savvy members of the House. Former […]
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian Columbia University student and legal U.S. resident, is likely unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s justification for Khalil’s removal, that his beliefs and activism “compromise a compelling U.S. foreign policy interest,” fails constitutional muster, finding the underlying […]
FBI Director Kash Patel addressed questions about Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the files surrounding the convicted sex trafficker in a new interview. Observers have questioned whether Epstein killed himself and have argued for wide-ranging specifics surrounding the late financier to be released, but they may have to wait a bit longer. “I’m not going to […]
