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DNC to vote in June on whether to replace David Hogg

The Democratic National Committee will hold a vote in June to determine whether to hold a redo election over a procedural complaint for the two vice chair positions held by David Hogg and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.  The vote, which will be held from June 9-11, comes as DNC leadership has been seeking to oust […]

DOJ backs antitrust lawsuit accusing BlackRock and others of colluding to boost ESG

The Department of Justice filed an amicus brief supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for allegations of antitrust violations.  Paxton filed the lawsuit against the three investment companies “for conspiring to artificially constrict the market for coal through anticompetitive trade practices.” The three companies face allegations of using […]

Tapper and Thompson silent on Biden health for book deal sake: Joe Concha

The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha blasted CNN host Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson for keeping silent on details about former President Joe Biden’s failing health and mental acuity for the sake of publishing their book. On Tuesday, Tapper and Thompson released their book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous […]

GAO finds Trump violated law by withholding congressionally appropriated funds for EV charging stations

The Government Accountability Office found President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $5 billion in funding for a “National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure” program already approved by Congress illegal. The independent watchdog agency found that the Trump administration violated the 1974 Impoundment Control Act and that the federal government “must continue to carry out the statutory requirements of the program.” “This […]

Elias Rodriguez hit with federal charges in murder of Israeli Embassy staffers

Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the shooting deaths of two Israeli Embassy staffers, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and the murder of foreign officials, among other charges. Rodriguez is suspected of killing Israeli Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim on Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. In addition to the murder charges, […]

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent agency heads

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted President Donald Trump a major win in his longstanding quest to fire the heads of independent agencies under the executive branch, allowing him to fire members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board. Six Republican-appointed justices agreed that the burdens that would stem from […]

Dean Phillips says his Democratic primary bid was last-ditch effort after party shunned him

Former Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips said in an op-ed that he only ran for president in 2024 against then-President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary because no other big power players would. The former Minnesota Democratic congressman was widely shunned for running against Biden and discredited for his accusations that Biden wasn’t capable of […]

Israel’s allies scramble to address continued war and lack of aid in Gaza

Israel’s allies are desperately trying to change the country’s war trajectory as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to relent on his mission to exterminate Hamas. French and Saudi Arabian officials are collaborating on a proposal that would completely disarm Hamas but allow the group to remain as a political entity with a role in a […]

Trump meme coin dinner serves up ethics complaints over foreign influence

The White House is shrugging off ethics concerns over President Donald Trump dining with the biggest investors in his meme coin, an exclusive group that includes foreign nationals who typically have restricted access to the president and political process. Trump is the special guest for a black-tie optional dinner expected to be attended by 220 […]

White House: FEMA leadership purge won’t impact hurricane preparedness

White House officials maintain the recent purge of senior Federal Emergency Management Agency officials won’t impact the nation’s hurricane preparedness. FEMA announced Wednesday that 16 agency executives, including the agency’s acting second-in-command MaryAnn Tierney, would be leaving their posts, roughly one week before the official start of hurricane season on June 1. HURRICANE WATCH: TRUMP’S […]
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