Susan Hutson, the New Orleans sheriff responsible for the jail from which 10 inmates escaped last week, is suspending her campaign for reelection. Her announcement came just hours after a city council meeting in which leaders focused on the prison break. Five inmates remain at large. “I am temporarily suspending my re-election campaign,” Hutson said […]
Four of President Donald Trump‘s top appointees, including three Cabinet members, will testify on Capitol Hill regarding the 2026 fiscal budget. Lee Zeldin Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will testify before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at 10 a.m. Linda McMahon Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before the House Appropriations […]
Washington, D.C., retained its title as the top city for public parks for a fifth consecutive year. The Trust for Public Land’s 2025 ParkScore Index ranked Washington as the top city, followed closely by Irvine, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Cincinnati, Ohio. Arlington, Virginia, located across the Potomac River from Washington, ranked seventh on the list. […]
President Donald Trump laid down the law with fractious House Republicans as they prepare for a key vote on his agenda. We’ll soon see if they are listening even to the Republican leader with the most credibility with the party’s base, one who many lawmakers credit for their majorities on Capitol Hill in the first […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) issued the first formal apology from a sitting governor to the Seneca Nation for a boarding school’s treatment of Native Americans. Hochul was in Irving, New York, near the site of the Thomas Indian School, over two months after she was claimed, the tribal nation asked her to visit. While there […]
Incumbent Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey lost his reelection bid in the Democratic primary on Tuesday to challenger Corey O’Connor. O’Connor, the Alleghany County Controller and son of former Mayor Bob O’Connor, denied Gainey a second term as mayor, leading 53% to 47% with nearly all precincts reporting. Because of the Steel City’s strong Democratic voter […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed he is calling President Donald Trump to solidify the final language in the “big, beautiful” tax bill the lower chamber could vote on as soon as Wednesday. A House Rules Committee hearing on the legislation has been ongoing since 1 a.m. Wednesday and lasted through the night. The Rules […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) died at the age of 75 Wednesday, his family announced in a statement. “It is with immense sadness that we share that our devoted and loving father, husband, brother, friend, and public servant, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, passed away peacefully at his home this morning surrounded by family,” Connolly’s family said […]
Donald Trump Jr. revealed the “calling is there” for him to follow in the footsteps of his famous father and run for president one day. While speaking at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum on Wednesday, Trump Jr. was pressed on whether he would run and “pick up the reins” from President Donald Trump after his second […]
President Donald Trump and top House Republicans are ramping up a sweeping investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of a mechanical signature device known as the autopen, raising questions about the legitimacy of executive actions taken during Biden’s presidency — especially a wave of last-minute pardons signed with the device. The investigation, led by […]
