Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) announced Tuesday that she is running for Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-MN) seat upon her retirement. Smith will have served a little over a term. In 2018, she replaced former Sen. Al Franken, who resigned that year over allegations of sexual misconduct. Then-Gov. Mark Dayton (D-MN) appointed Smith, who was his lieutenant […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are holding a press briefing on the economy at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday marks Trump’s 100th day in office. The stock market has severely fluctuated due to President Donald Trump‘s unpredictable tariff policy. The S&P 500 is down 12.3% in 2025, and U.S. markets are […]
The Liberal Party came out on top in Canada’s federal election but fell short of forming a majority government, setting the stage for a difficult parliament at a time when cooperation is considered a matter of national survival. The Liberals won 155 seats as of Tuesday morning, and are leading in another 13, bringing their […]
EXCLUSIVE — Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s contributions as the country’s first Latino top diplomat are being commemorated. The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute will recognize Rubio’s history-making confirmation during its annual gala this Wednesday, according to the group, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization founded by the Republican-affiliated Congressional Hispanic Conference. The contributions of Dominican President Luis […]
The idea of impeaching President Donald Trump is gaining steam among select Democrats in Congress but is an unwelcome development for many colleagues who’d rather avoid the subject altogether. It’s familiar territory for a party that twice impeached Trump in his first term but is now an unfathomable scenario in a Republican-controlled Congress, one that […]
The weekend of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner reopened the debate over how the press corps covered former President Joe Biden’s age-related decline while in office, a story that for many sounded too conservative to be true. Alex Thompson, a political reporter for Axios who had written extensively about Biden’s 2024 meltdown, received an […]
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been a whirlwind of activity, punctuated by action at the border, tariffs, turbulent markets, DOGE, multiple lawsuits, and constant headlines. This Washington Examiner series, “100-Day Report Card,” will look at six key issues and how they have come to define the early days of […]
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case testing whether the federal government can be held liable after FBI agents mistakenly raided the wrong house in Atlanta in 2017. Trina Martin, 46, filed a lawsuit after FBI agents broke down her door before dawn and stormed her bedroom with guns drawn while her […]
Democrats will soon be in the market for a new leader on the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who lost to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) for the spot last December, may not be the guaranteed successor. Connolly announced Monday his cancer had returned and he would be stepping away from his position […]
EXCLUSIVE — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s organization, Advancing American Freedom, sent a letter to Congress on Tuesday suggesting the Trump administration’s tariffs will worsen the economy. The letter is cosigned by various politicians, educators, think tank leaders, and others. “Our Founders knew the danger of taxation without representation, and they rightly gave the power […]
