Democrats are revamping their social media strategy and testing new messaging to counter President Donald Trump‘s second-term agenda and his dominance in the news cycle. Out of power throughout Washington, Democrats are hiring new teams, consulting with influencers, and conducting training to try to find more creative ways to break through. The Democratic National Committee, […]
DYERSBURG, Tennessee (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes. Forecasters warned that rivers in some places would continue to rise for days. Day after day of heavy rains have pounded the central U.S., rapidly […]
The Department of Justice has put an attorney who worked on the case of a Salvadoran national mistakenly deported from the United States on paid leave. Erez Reuveni, a DOJ attorney for nearly 15 years, was suspended with pay for “engaging in conduct prejudicial to your client” and failing to “follow a directive from your […]
The battle to succeed outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is set. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will compete against former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger to become the next Virginia governor. The Republican Party of Virginia declared Earle-Sears the nominee Saturday afternoon after former state Sen. Amanda Chase failed to qualify for the June primary ballot by […]
Right-wing activist Laura Loomer signaled that she wants a role in the second Trump administration, just days after reports indicated she raised concerns about certain members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, leading to their firings. In a short post on X on Saturday, Loomer said, “I really want to work for President Trump. […]
Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to protest the Trump administration in “Hands Off” rallies across the United States. Organizers aimed at holding over 1,400 protests across all 50 states with nearly 600,000 people signed up to attend. “Whether you are mobilized by the attacks on our democracy, the slashing of jobs, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge didn’t have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison, government attorneys argued Saturday as they urged an appeals court to suspend the ruling. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Friday ordered the administration to […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton is giving PepsiCo three weeks to meet with him — or suffer a boycott — to discuss reversing the company’s recent move to do away with its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to a letter shared with The Associated Press. On Friday, Sharpton wrote to PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta expressing his “profound disappointment” that […]
A district court judge has awarded more than $6 million combined to four whistleblowers in their lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who were fired shortly after they reported him to the FBI. “By a preponderance of the evidence,” Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy says in her judgment, the plaintiffs proved liability, damages and attorney’s fees […]
Several members of the House Freedom Caucus have already lined up their opposition to the House Republican leadership-endorsed Senate budget resolution. The Senate budget resolution would only need a few Republican detractors to tank it altogether. A few Freedom Caucus members cited House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Jodey Arrington’s assessment of the budget resolution to […]
