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CBS Evening News’s Norah O’Donnell to step away from anchor desk

CBS Evening News’s Norah O’Donnell announced she will soon leave her role as anchor and managing editor of the nightly news program. In a memo shared with staff on Tuesday, O’Donnell said it was “time to do something different” and that she would transition to the role of a network correspondent after the 2024 election. […]

GOP senators call for more Secret Service whistleblowers after assassination attempt

Senate Republicans urged Secret Service agents Tuesday to become whistleblowers and report their concerns about the agency to Congress after some had already anonymously come forward with information about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) indicated that whistleblowers have been able to […]

Venezuelan military high command throws support behind Maduro as loyalty of military brought into question

The leaders of the Venezuelan military reaffirmed their support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro amid a contested election that has split the country’s military. The Venezuelan election results had Maduro winning, results Democratic Unitary Platform candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia denounced as fraudulent, claiming victory as well. Mass protests broke out in the aftermath, leading to […]

Vance attacks ‘dangerously liberal’ Harris while touting his own family roots

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump‘s 2024 running mate, heartily attacked Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground Nevada on Tuesday. Vance has hit the campaign trail hard since being selected as Trump’s running mate during the Republican National Convention earlier in July, but his claims that “crazy cat ladies” in the Democratic Party are […]

Pennsylvania casino owners call on state Supreme Court to rule slot machine tax unconstitutional

Twelve Pennsylvania casino owners filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming that a tax on slot machines is unconstitutional because it is not imposed on cash-paying electronic game terminals, known as skill games, found in bars and stores. The lawsuit comes a month after the state Supreme Court announced it will rule if these skill […]

‘Two for one’: Gabby Giffords, wife of VP contender Mark Kelly, is a force herself

As Vice President Kamala Harris and her team weigh her running mate options, one of her top contenders, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), comes with a powerful spouse, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a leader in the movement to end gun violence after she survived an assassination attempt in 2011. Giffords, who married Kelly in 2007 and […]

Rubio allegedly vying for secretary of state role after Trump hints Burgum could get Cabinet prize

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) are allegedly both in the running to be former President Donald Trump’s secretary of state should the Republican presidential nominee win a second term this November. While the GOP leader earlier hinted the North Dakota governor might serve as the secretary of energy, a new report […]

Trump lawyers seek to correct Manhattan district attorney’s ‘misguided’ claims on immunity

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump requested permission from New York Judge Juan Merchan to file a detailed reply to counter what they describe as “misguided and inaccurate” assertions by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s office. The request was laid out in a Thursday letter to Merchan, made public on Tuesday. It follows a Wednesday […]

Biden says he wants his legacy with Gen Z to be he ‘cured the economy’

President Joe Biden was asked how he wants Generation Z to remember him while answering questions from the press Tuesday morning after returning from a day trip to Texas. “That I’ve cured the economy, and the environment, and a few other small things,” Biden responded. Prior to bowing out of the 2024 presidential election, Biden […]

Top Biden ally steps down from White House post to help Harris

One of President Joe Biden‘s closest confidants, Anita Dunn, is departing the White House. Dunn, who has moved back and forth between the White House, the campaign, and the public affairs and political consulting firm she founded, SKDK, since the start of Biden’s administration, had reportedly been on the outs with the president’s family after […]
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