Ken Martin, a front-runner in the race to become the next Democratic National Committee chairman, proposed sweeping reforms to help his party rebound from staggering losses on Election Day. With outgoing DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison retreating from a renomination battle after voters handed Democrats setbacks at the White House and both chambers of Congress, Martin […]
Ben & Jerry’s shared a petition from the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asking social media users to sign it to show their support for “gender-affirming care.” The petition was shared on the ice cream brand’s social media account on the eve of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, […]
President-elect Donald Trump called into Senate Republicans’ policy retreat on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting, an early sign of their close coordination as the GOP prepares for unified control of Washington. Senate Republicans huddled for hours at the Library of Congress, a stone’s throw from the Capitol, to discuss their priorities […]
The Republican Governors Association calls on congressional leaders in both the House and Senate to take up a new farm bill by the year’s end. A letter signed by 17 GOP governors addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell outlines […]
The Republican-controlled North Carolina state Senate overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D-NC) veto on a bill that would strip executive power from the state’s newly elected Democrats and give it to state legislators. While Senate Bill 382 was branded as a third round of relief to western North Carolina after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, […]
IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley expressed hope that the incoming Trump administration will properly investigate the Biden administration’s Justice Department and the “malthesis” that permeated its investigations into Hunter Biden. Shapley, one of two IRS whistleblowers who provided information on the investigation into Biden’s taxes, argued that President Joe Biden was correct in claiming that his […]
The Trump transition team is standing firmly behind Pete Hegseth, the nominee for defense secretary, in the face of new allegations that he mismanaged finances, engaged in sexual misconduct, and would get belligerently drunk while serving as the head of two nonprofit veteran organizations. “So, when it comes to Pete Hegseth, there aren’t any concerns, […]
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said he would join the House DOGE Caucus next year, becoming the first Democrat to align himself with GOP-led efforts to crack down on government efficiency and slash federal agencies. Moskowitz announced the move Tuesday, arguing that efforts to streamline governmental processes and reorganize the federal government should not be partisan. […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared temporary martial law on Tuesday, accusing his political opposition of “anti-state activities” and colluding with North Korea. Yoon accused opposition parties, which maintain a majority in the legislature, of intentionally disrupting the nation’s parliamentary proceedings and seeking to “paralyze” the government. “I declare martial law to protect the […]
The Ford Foundation, one of the largest private charities in the world, has spent the last four years shoveling millions of dollars into branches of the Chinese government with the stated goal of helping China carry out its strategy of funding foreign influence projects to accumulate influence. An October 2024 report from the Government Accountability […]
