Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano stood up for his agency in his congressional testimony on Wednesday, touting lower call wait times and greater efficiency as he said the SSA is having its “best all-around performance ever” under the Trump administration. The SSA chief’s testimony came just one day after the Social Security board of […]
A handful of Democratic congressional nominees have yet to say if they would support Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to continue leading the party in the next Congress. Jeffries has his eyes set on becoming the first Black speaker, as Democrats remain hopeful they will flip the House in November. Yet, the very candidates likely […]
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it found the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine guilty of racially discriminating against its applicants. The determination concludes a six-month investigation by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division into Davis Med’s admissions practices, which found the school guilty of violating a landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision that […]
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates testified about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a closed-door House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Wednesday, claiming that Epstein tried to use extramarital affairs to pressure him into maintaining their relationship. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on the oversight committee, told MS Now that as part of […]
The House Judiciary Committee scrutinized the NFL and its compliance with a 65-year-old broadcasting antitrust law during a congressional hearing on Wednesday. The panel’s antitrust subcommittee considered whether the professional football league overstretched its antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 by pooling the television rights for all 32 teams into a package […]
Kenneth Bass, brother of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, has sued the city of Los Angeles after his home burned down in the destructive Palisades fire in 2025. The lawsuit was first reported by the L.A. Material on Wednesday. The report said Kenneth and his wife filed the lawsuit on May 18 and alleged smoke […]
Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump’s core team had deep disagreements over how to handle fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein case last year, according to a new book. Vance wanted “maximum transparency” regarding releasing a multitude of government files related to the deceased convicted sex offender when the case blew up in the […]
Senate Democrats want their party to offer the Ken Paxton treatment to Graham Platner after clinching Maine’s Democratic nomination for Senate. Hungry to oust longtime centrist Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), early supporters of the embattled progressive candidate say it’s time their colleagues drop lingering skepticism over personal baggage to embrace the party’s best chance at […]
More than a week after Californians cast their ballots, the field is finally set in several of the state’s most closely watched races, ending days of uncertainty over who will advance to November’s general election. In California’s crowded governor’s race, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton emerged as the top two finishers. In Los […]
The war with Iran has made summer gas prices unpredictable, as President Donald Trump’s shifting messaging on hostilities keeps the energy markets in limbo. There’s little concrete direction on where gas prices could go in the coming months, an expert told the Washington Examiner, since the conflict has been characterized by constant unpredictability so far. […]
