Congressional Republicans are weighing how to go on offense over tax reform as Democrats accuse them of crafting a bill that amounts to a handout to the rich. For months, Republicans have warned that voters will face the “largest tax hike in U.S. history” if President Donald Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is […]
The top two candidates in Oakland‘s special election for mayor spent the weekend canvassing neighborhoods and making their closing arguments to voters in a city riddled with problems. Oakland has yet to bounce back from the pandemic, has a serious public safety problem, and has seen city services slashed due to a budget deficit and years of […]
A military veteran believed to be the oldest survivor from the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, has died. Vaughn P. Drake, Jr., was 106 when he passed away on April 7, according to reports. Drake served as an Army engineer stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Oahu, Hawaii, during the […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is demanding the judiciary enforce its ruling that the Trump administration return a Maryland man they mistakenly deported to El Salvador. In an appearance on MSNBC, host Jen Psaki asked Jeffries what power House Democrats have to force the return of Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who was in […]
The Trump administration told a court on Monday it does not have the ability to retrieve a man it mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran prison, capping off a three-day string of defiant court filings in an intensifying case about Kilmar Abrego Gacia’s removal. The administration’s submission to the court came in response to an order […]
A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s Minnesota headquarters after an intruder was reported in the vicinity. The man was spotted at the Minnetonka UHC parking lot at around 11 a.m. before proceeding to a security checkpoint where he wasn’t supposed to be. He was previously known to police and surrendered an hour after being spotted, […]
Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz sparked backlash Sunday night following her appearance on CNN’s MisinfoNation, where she discussed the growing online fascination, particularly among women, with Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A specific clip from the segment featured Lorenz appearing to describe Mangione as “morally good.” “Here’s this […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) says she regrets trying to hide from photographers during a visit to the Oval Office last week, calling the awkward moment a lapse in judgment. Speaking Monday at the Detroit Economic Club, the Democratic governor addressed the viral photo that showed her holding up two blue folders in front of her […]
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced during Holy Week that he is going to introduce legislation to make Easter Monday a federal holiday and in so doing recognize “a tradition that is central to Western civilization.” Schmitt explained that Easter is “the holiest day in Christianity,” and that 81% of residents of the United States celebrate […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser notified Congress that she is boosting the city’s fiscal 2025 budget by up to 6% to make up for Congress’s spending cuts for the city. In a letter to Congress, Bowser said she was using a 2009 statute “that allows the city to increase an approved budget up to 6% if […]
