With Republicans winning the government trifecta in 2024, Washington, D.C., is gearing up for how Republican rule could change the district. Washington, D.C., is the bluest area in the country, with President-elect Donald Trump winning just single digits in his best election results yet. Now, city officials fear that Republicans will turn their ire on […]
The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump group that has been mired in controversy since its formation, routed millions of dollars this election cycle to companies owned by its leaders, according to federal records. Documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show that, over the last year, the Lincoln Project paid around $7 million to consulting firms […]
The national average price for regular gas decreased to $3.011 per gallon on Tuesday, a drop from Monday’s price of $3.018, according to AAA. Today’s price for regular gas is also less expensive than a week ago, when it was $3.037 per gallon. Gas prices have been trending downward since the summer and are significantly […]
The Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday that could redefine the scope of federal environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act. The eventual ruling in the case Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County could clarify whether federal agencies must evaluate the environmental effects of decisions they make, even if that involves addressing ramifications […]
President Joe Biden is making a case for himself in his final days, preparing a Tuesday speech on the economy as he looks toward his post-presidential future. According to the White House, Biden will speak on his “middle-out-bottom-up economic playbook” at the prominent Brookings Institution think tank in Washington, delivering what it describes as a […]
The United States could soon face a power rival in space, an official from the U.S. Space Force warned over the weekend. Gen. Michael Guetlein warned that China could soon pose a legitimate challenge to the U.S. space hegemony. Given the country’s recent advancements in technology, he stated that China should be taken seriously as […]
The 118th Congress is on track to be the least productive legislative session in recent history as the split chambers have failed to pass very few bills that were signed into law. Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced nearly 19,000 bills since convening on Jan. 3, 2023. Yet, only 137 have become public laws, […]
President-elect Donald Trump has so far been relatively quiet as Republican senators have been slow to show their support for some of his Cabinet nominees. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) opened the door to backing Pete Hegseth, Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Pentagon, in the latest sign Republican opposition to his confirmation may be softening. […]
President-elect Donald Trump nominated two more people to serve in his presidential administration, starting in January 2025. The president-elect announced the selections on his Truth Social account, nominating attorney Harmeet Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice and declaring that Mark Paoletta would return as General Counsel of […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to testify in his own corruption trial on Tuesday for the first time. Netanyahu, who is facing allegations of corruption in three separate cases, has denied any wrongdoing as the trial has continued to get delayed in part due to the country’s ongoing conflicts. He’s accused of fraud, […]
