Sprawling legislation to advance President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda has yet to clear Congress, but that hasn’t stopped Republicans and Democrats from already cutting ads for the campaign trail. The rhetoric offers a look into early messaging tactics both parties will fine-tune ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — if Republicans can win over enough […]
EXCLUSIVE — The retirement of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is giving Republicans a glimmer of hope they can establish a foothold in Illinois politics and capture his Senate seat. The party’s best chance? Many say it’s Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL). Republicans see LaHood, 56, as an ideal candidate for a blue state. While supportive of […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more victims. Torrents of predawn rainfall early Thursday unleashed the devastating flood on Mokwa, nearly 236 miles west of Abuja and […]
The United States has sent its first nuclear deal proposal to Iran since negotiations began in April, a move that comes after a U.N. nuclear watchdog report indicated the Middle Eastern country significantly increased its uranium enrichment over a three-month span. On Saturday afternoon, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged he received a U.S. proposal […]
President Donald Trump is set to host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House next week in what will be the first-ever in-person meeting between the two world leaders. Merz’s meeting with Trump in Washington, D.C., is set for Thursday, June 5, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, the […]
President Donald Trump responded to Sen. Rand Paul‘s (R-KY) opposition to the “big, beautiful bill,” warning the senator that if he votes against it, the “GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him.” In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said if Paul votes against his megabill, he will only be greenlighting a “68% […]
The White House announced on Saturday that they withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, a move that comes just days before he was set to face a confirmation vote in the Senate. In a statement, White House spokeswoman Liz Huston emphasized that it’s “essential” the next leader of the U.S. space agency is in […]
President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff blasted Hamas‘s response to the proposed ceasefire brokered by the United States in the war in Gaza. Hamas, the terrorist group that sparked the conflict in Gaza with its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against Israel, said Saturday it had responded to the U.S.-backed ceasefire […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) called on his fellow Democrats to “be a little meaner” on Saturday as he fuels speculation about a 2028 presidential run during a stop in South Carolina. While some Democrats have called on their party to change its rhetoric as its “toxic” brand sinks its favorability, former Vice President Kamala Harris‘s […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 15 people, many of them friends and family who provided food, cash, transport and shelter according to court documents. Records reviewed by the Associated Press […]
