President Donald Trump defended the controversial luxury jet gift from Qatar as “a gesture of good faith” despite criticism that the offer would run afoul of U.S. ethics and law. “I think that was a very nice gesture,” Trump said during a Monday morning press conference in the Roosevelt Room. “Now, I could be a stupid […]
The House Ways and Means Committee in a Monday meeting proposed raising the cap on state and local tax deductions to $30,000 but limiting them to those earning under $400,000, according to people familiar with the matter. The proposal represents a compromise on one of the top disagreements among Republicans as they seek to write […]
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) is demanding an ethics review of President Donald Trump accepting a $400 million private luxury plane from Qatar. Trump is expecting to receive the plane, already approved by the Justice Department, upon his visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week. The plane is being gifted to the […]
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby touted Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for safeguarding jobs at the Federal Aviation Administration amid cuts within the federal government. Kirby’s praise comes after an event highlighting the Trump administration’s plans to update the United States’s air traffic control system. When asked how the Department of Government Efficiency and its cost-cutting […]
Iowa’s State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, announced a run for governor in 2026. Sand is currently the only Democrat in a statewide elected office in Iowa after being elected to the state auditor position in 2018, defeating the Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman. He said he was running because “we need more public service and […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Sunday said he halted all construction of EPIC City, an Islamic community planned for north Texas, due to the many investigations into the development. “Texas has halted any construction of EPIC City,” he said. “There is no construction taking place.” The East Plano Islamic Center is the organization behind the […]
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order lowering prescription drug prices through a “Most Favored Nation” policy in a move that is legally dubious and is sure to face fierce opposition from pharmaceutical companies. The order continues the “Most Favored Nation” approach to prescription drug pricing under Medicare Part B from Trump’s first administration, […]
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King launched his U.S. Senate bid on Monday, leaning into his credentials in the military and law enforcement while portraying Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) as out of step with the state’s values. As Georgia’s first Latino to win a statewide election, King is positioning himself as a unifying figure, seeking to […]
EXCLUSIVE – ALCATRAZ ISLAND, California — Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous federal penitentiary reserved for the worst of the worst in the country. Back then, he was known only as Inmate No. 1259. Today, at 91 years […]
President Donald Trump is holding a press conference at 9:30 a.m. in which he is expected to sign an executive order related to prescription drug prices alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. RFK JR. ON ULTRAPROCESSED FOOD: THE SCIENCE ON FOOD DYES, GLYPHOSPHATE, AND SEED OILS “I will be instituting a […]
