President Donald Trump blasted CBS News’s 60 Minutes for airing what he called a “puff piece” on actor George Clooney. Clooney was behind a fundraising effort for then-President Joe Biden that raised about $28 million, resulting in the largest Democratic haul in history. However, the actor flipped against Biden over age concerns and called for […]
As Washington lurches from one financial crisis to another, the next threat to the government defaulting on its bills could come as early as mid-July, according to a new analysis. The “X date” could be delayed until October, but without action to suspend or raise the debt ceiling above $36.1 trillion, the Treasury could run […]
During a recent late-night TV appearance, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) bluntly responded to President Donald Trump‘s frequent attacks on his physical appearance. “I’m a good Democrat. So my view, of course, is when they go low, we go high, he can go f*** himself,” Schiff told Jimmy Kimmel Thursday evening, making a sharp twist on […]
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is working to fend off possible contempt in a case involving alleged Venezuelan gang members, a heated fight happening parallel to a broader court battle over whether the president has authority to deport them under a wartime law. The possibility that Judge James Boasberg could hold Trump administration officials in contempt arose from the DOJ […]
Washington, D.C., has seen a surge in commuters returning to the office, but the federal government’s push for in-person work has also exposed widening gaps left since the workforce went remote during the COVID-19 pandemic. Return to work was a key priority for President Donald Trump‘s administration and the local officials in Washington, but as […]
As President Donald Trump faces setbacks dealt by federal courts in his efforts to reassert executive power, he has seen some early success in at least one area: his ability to remove the heads of independent agencies. Trump scored a critical legal victory in his campaign to reshape independent federal agencies when the U.S. Court […]
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration will testify before the Senate on Tuesday. The SSA is at the forefront of political and legal battles following efforts to shrink the government drastically, which are assisted by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Frank Bisignano, chief executive of financial technology company Fiserv, […]
NEW YORK – Eric Adams’s embattled mayorship is providing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo an opening to revive his own political career as he fights to supplant Adams as the centrist in New York City’s mayoral race. Adams, a law-and-order Democrat elected mayor in 2021, has drawn a crowded primary field as his reelection campaign sputters […]
Italy’s Ministry of Education and Merit is ordering schools to stop using gender-neutral symbols, citing their lack of coherence in the Italian language. The ministry issued a memorandum Friday outlining its opposition to symbols used to degender Italian words, urging institutions to “maintain the use of correct and accessible language” in official communications. “The Ministry […]
Former Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) died on Sunday after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Love’s family announced her death in a post on Love’s X account on Sunday night. The former congresswoman from Utah was 49 years old. “Love Family: With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our […]
