Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) Democratic primary opponent won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers union. Don Samuels, 75, former Minneapolis councilman, has positioned himself as more of a centrist lawmaker, in contrast to the progressivism of Omar, who narrowly won the 2022 primary by just 2% in a race largely dominated by concerns over crime. […]
Authorities scrambled to respond after a single-engine aircraft crashed into the Merrimack River around Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Monday, leading to one death. Only the pilot was believed to be on board at the time of the crash, which caused the plane to flip over in the water. “A single-engine Van’s RV-6A crashed into the Merrimack […]
Top Senate Republicans have pushed the Biden administration’s top border official to explain how federal law enforcement allowed eight suspected ISIS terrorists into the United States at the U.S.-Mexico border. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the top GOP member on the Senate Homeland […]
Capital One customers have until midnight to see if they benefit from the bank’s $16 million settlement to resolve claims that it charged unlawful fees for some transactions. The settlement is a victory for customers who claimed Capitol One violated its account terms by failing to refund insufficient funds or overdraft fees it charged for […]
CNN, a media organization former President Donald Trump has long derided, is conceding the presumptive GOP nominee’s likely “historic performance” with black voters. On Monday, CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten called attention to substantial inroads the Trump campaign has made in the black community. “In 2020, Joe Biden was getting 86% of the […]
House GOP leaders are opening an investigation into the Office of Special Counsel over claims the federal agency contributed to alleged retaliation against two IRS whistleblowers central to a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined other GOP leaders in sending a letter to Karen Gorman, acting principal deputy special counsel, […]
Eighteen percent of people say student loan debt will have a major influence on their vote in the upcoming presidential election, according to a Bankrate survey. That figure rises to 28% among those who hold student loan debt for themselves and 30% who hold debt for someone else. The survey comes a month after the […]
Mayor Tiffany Henyard of Dolton, Illinois, is facing a lawsuit for allegedly wrongfully terminating an employee in the latest string of controversies facing the self-described “super mayor” in the south-of-Chicago suburb. Former maintenance manager Dwayne Thrash stated that he believes his refusal to cooperate with Henyard and her assistant Keith Freeman in firing another employee […]
This week’s Liberal Media Scream features world-class comics expressing shock that the public connects with former President Donald Trump because he sounds normal and even funny. “What the f***?” yelped Charlamagne tha God, appearing on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher’s “Overtime” with liberal talker Ana Navarro. The trio were talking about Trump and answering […]
Senators return to Washington, D.C., for a Monday evening vote and have several items on their to-do list before embarking on a two-week recess for July 4 at the end of the week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants to address several hot-button matters as Senate Democrats forge ahead with their election-year agenda, which […]
