Democrats have spent the six months since President Donald Trump’s victory scrambling for a way to tap into the populist energy that animated his campaign. They still don’t agree on where to start. Many election postmortems diagnosed the Democratic Party with a case of elitism, which proved fatal to its image among working-class voters. The […]
Young Democrats are rallying behind Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg’s initiative to primary older incumbents as the party leadership strongly urges them to drop the issue. Earlier this month, Hogg unveiled a plan to back primary challenges on longtime incumbents in an effort to get younger people in office. The DNC denounced the […]
The Supreme Court could soon be asked to decide whether states can continue counting ballots that arrive after Election Day. A federal judge in Mississippi this week indefinitely halted court proceedings in a Republican-backed lawsuit challenging the state’s ballot receipt deadline, signaling that state officials must petition the Supreme Court for review in order for […]
If the White House Correspondents’ Association thought President Donald Trump‘s first term was rough, it might now be clamoring for the glory days of 2017-2020. In his second term, Trump has continued his habit of chiding the media but has added to it lawsuits, investigation threats, and attempts to cut thousands of journalism jobs at […]
China has begun exempting certain U.S.-made goods from its 125% tariff, according to multiple reports. A Wall Street Journal report on Saturday detailed the move from Chinese officials to exempt U.S.-made semiconductors, chipmaking equipment, medical products, and aviation parts from the steep tariff it levied after President Donald Trump imposed a 145% tariff on the […]
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor. The appointment of Hussein al Sheikh as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization does not guarantee he will be the next Palestinian president. But […]
A Wisconsin judge is now threatening not to hold court after the FBI arrested Milwaukee-based Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday on obstruction charges. Judge Monica Isham of Sawyer County made the stunning claim in an email sent to all state judges on Saturday, Wisconsin Right Now reported. Isham claimed she no longer “feels protected or […]
President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to meet following a brief conversation at Pope Francis‘s funeral in Vatican City on Saturday morning. European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho confirmed the future meeting in a post on X that included a photo showing Trump shaking hands with the top EU […]
Washington Examiner White House reporter Christian Datoc said President Donald Trump has failed to deliver on his top campaign promise of lowering everyday prices, contributing to a dip in his support as his second administration gets ready to hit the 100-day mark next week. “We in Washington and economists recognize this will take some time, but the president’s honeymoon period as we […]
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that all U.S. ships should be able to travel through the Panama and Suez canals for free, adding that he has already instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make it happen. “American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the Panama […]
