Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. before President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement. HERE ARE THE LAWSUITS TARGETING TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS Trump has coined Wednesday “Liberation Day” for U.S. trade policy, arguing that the tariffs will free the country from reliance on foreign imports. […]
North Korea decried a United States-Japan missile deal, saying it added “strategic instability” to the region. During a visit to Tokyo on Sunday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed with Japanese officials to accelerate the development of the AIM-120 air-to-air missile system. The North Korean state news agency KCNA quoted an unnamed vice general director in […]
Jason Galanis, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, praised President Donald Trump for understanding “the law better than any lawyer” in commuting his sentence. Galanis was serving a 189-month prison sentence for securities fraud until Tuesday, when Trump announced he had commuted the sentence. Galanis pleaded guilty to fraud charges in 2020. While serving […]
President Donald Trump called on four Senate Republicans known for bucking the White House to vote down a congressional resolution attempting to end his steep tariffs against Canada. Ahead of the Senate’s Wednesday vote on the resolution, the White House fears Democrats will be able to pull enough votes from Republicans to pass the anti-tariff […]
Actor Alec Baldwin warned his social media followers Tuesday that he believes the United States exists in a “pre-Civil War culture.” “Boy, you can see now that we are in a pre-Civil War culture now,” Baldwin, 66, said in a video posted on Instagram. “When they describe things back then politically, there are profound differences, of course, in […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to deny authorization for two companies to sell flavored e-cigarettes, delivering a win to federal regulators and reversing a lower court ruling that had temporarily undercut the agency’s tobacco control powers. In a 9-0 opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the justices […]
Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra launched his bid to become the next governor of California. He was previously the state’s attorney general. Becerra could face former Vice President Kamala Harris to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris said she would make an announcement this summer on whether she plans to run […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is holding a press conference a day after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled votes for the rest of the week following a failed rule vote Tuesday. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. LUNA VICTORY ON NEW PARENT PROXY […]
The Washington Examiner‘s chief political correspondent, Byron York, explained the implication Wisconsin’s latest election could have on the state’s districts. Democrat Susan Crawford won her seat on the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Her opponent, Republican Brad Schimel, was backed by President Donald Trump and his adviser, Elon Musk. “As a matter of fact there’s a lot talk about abortion […]
A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams‘s criminal corruption case with prejudice. The “with prejudice” distinction means the case cannot be brought again, even if Adams’s relationship with President Donald Trump sours in the future. Adams had been accused of engaging in a quid pro quo with the Trump administration […]
