President Donald Trump gave King Charles III a final parting gift on Thursday, announcing plans via Truth Social to drop the 10% tariff he brought last year on the import of Scottish whisky into the United States. Charles and Queen Camilla departed Washington, D.C., on Thursday following two-plus days in the nation’s capital and New […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday seeking to expand workers’ access to retirement plans. “This afternoon, I’m thrilled to sign a historic Executive Order expanding access to high-quality retirement savings accounts for millions of Americans,” Trump said during remarks in the Oval Office. “I promised to make the same types of retirement […]
Reality TV personality Spencer Pratt, long dismissed as a novelty contender, is gaining unexpected traction in Los Angeles’s mayoral race after a campaign ad casting him as both an outsider and a wildfire victim went viral. The 30-second video, released Wednesday on social media, opens outside Mayor Karen Bass‘s home before cutting to rival Nithya […]
Leading House Republicans on Wednesday announced an investigation into Airbnb due to its use of Chinese artificial intelligence models. House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) cited national security and cybersecurity risks posed by reliance on Chinese models as a reason for the […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, long accused of failing to act in the face of rising antisemitic incidents, is now promising to use the “full power of the state” to prosecute those who celebrate or condone violence. Starmer visited Thursday the scene of this week’s stabbings in Golders Green, where he was greeted by demonstrators […]
Chairman Brendan Carr told reporters on Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of Disney’s broadcast licenses is related to diversity, equity, and inclusion investigations into the company, not President Donald Trump’s distaste for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC launched a review of Disney-owned ABC licenses on Tuesday over the parent company’s DEI policies. This comes […]
A federal magistrate judge on Thursday ordered that Cole Tomas Allen remain in custody after the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump waived his right to challenge his pretrial detention for the time being. Allen, 31, told Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya during a hearing in Washington that he would not seek release […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had a “very good” conversation with Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) about redrawing Tennessee’s congressional map to give the GOP “one extra seat.” The president’s plan to push redistricting in the Volunteer State comes after the Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down a ruling on the Voting Rights Act […]
A top Trump administration official said talks over a possible federal rescue of Spirit Airlines are “ongoing” on Thursday, as the struggling budget carrier faces mounting financial strain and uncertainty about its future. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett confirmed that negotiations are underway between the government, lenders, and other stakeholders. “Those are ongoing negotiations […]
The Senate is thumbing its nose at a House-passed extension of a government surveillance program over the attachment of a central bank digital currency ban included by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as part of a deal with conservative holdouts. Instead, the upper chamber plans to move forward on Thursday with a clean extension of section […]
