Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) became the first sitting House Democrat to call on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, citing the president’s debate performance against former President Donald Trump last week as a primary reason. In a lengthy statement released on Tuesday, the longtime House Democrat commended Biden for his time […]
California is now home to more than a third of the nation’s homeless population, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) $24 billion bid to solve the crisis. After a state audit revealed California failed to track more than $24 billion in taxpayer funds targeting homelessness, Newsom has faced criticism for his leadership on the issue. The […]
Opponents of a ballot measure in Florida seeking to enshrine abortion through viability have launched their campaign against the initiative, which they say is deceptive to voters. The group, Vote No on 4, released its first video taking aim at Amendment 4 in the Sunshine State, which has been viewed as a potential boost for […]
California Delegate Areva Martin argued that black women would “blow up” the Democratic Party if it replaced President Joe Biden with a candidate other than Vice President Kamala Harris. Discussion about replacing Biden as the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee has grown exponentially since the first presidential debate, with many arguing the president gave a […]
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) went a bit further than most Democrats who have protected President Joe Biden in the days after his poor debate performance, saying that “it wasn’t just a horrible night.” “We have to be honest with ourselves that it wasn’t just a horrible night,” Quigley told CNN host Kasie Hunt on Tuesday. […]
Critics of Nevada’s new minimum wage increase warn the July mandate could reduce employers’ incentive to provide certain healthcare benefits. Effective July 1, every employee across Nevada must be paid a minimum wage of $12 an hour, regardless of workplace health-care benefits. The policy represents an increase from the state’s previous minimum wage of $11.25 an […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Russia’s closest European ally, met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday during his first trip to Ukraine since Russia invaded more than two years ago. Orban has largely supported Russia and he is viewed as the European Union leader with the warmest relationship with President Vladimir Putin. Over the course […]
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said during an interview on MSNBC that he would support a second presidential term for Joe Biden in spite of his cognitive decline. “A presidency is more than just one man,” said Johnson, who served under President Barack Obama. “I would take Joe Biden at his worst day at […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced two bills this week aimed at stripping students who assault police officers and are convicted of offenses related to rioting of visas and financial aid. The Washington Examiner exclusively obtained the two bills, the Uproot Rioting International Students Engaged in Radical Subversion Act and the Freeze Aid for […]
Former President Donald Trump moved to toss out his guilty verdict in the hush money case in New York, telling Judge Juan Merchan his conviction “cannot stand” in light of the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity, according to a letter made public Tuesday. Trump’s attorneys asked Merchan for permission to submit to the court arguments that evidence used during […]
