The Department of Agriculture is opening a new Office of Seafood as part of an effort from the Trump administration to make the U.S. seafood industry more competitive on a global scale. “With the launch of the USDA Office of Seafood, we are honoring decades of hard work on the water and opening the door […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is still working to try to secure enough votes to advance an extension of a government surveillance program opposed by several GOP members. A scheduled afternoon procedural vote on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been delayed as GOP leaders continue negotiations with the Republican holdouts. […]
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the Minnesota immigration crackdown was charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, state prosecutors announced on Thursday. The officer, Gregory Donnell Morgan, allegedly pointed a gun at the heads of two civilians in a vehicle. Morgan was charged with one count for each […]
President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that a second round of in-person peace negotiations with Iran could take place over the weekend. “Probably maybe over the weekend,” Trump told reporters about when a second round could begin. The president also praised the U.S. sea blockade against Iran, despite the ongoing two-week ceasefire deal that has […]
Eleven House Republicans broke with their party and voted with nearly every single Democrat to overturn President Donald Trump‘s effort to end temporary protection status for Haitian migrants. A three-year extension of TPS for Haiti passed the House in a 224-204 vote. The measure only passed thanks to the help of the GOP defectors. By […]
President Donald Trump said Hezbollah would be part of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, mere hours after announcing a 10-day pause in hostilities between the two feuding nations. “They’re going to be having a ceasefire, and that’ll include Hezbollah,” Trump said on Thursday afternoon before departing for Las Vegas. Trump also said he had […]
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that gas prices were “not very high” compared to the cost of allowing Iran to potentially get a nuclear weapon. Trump was asked by reporters how long Americans would have to deal with elevated gas prices while departing the White House for a visit to Nevada. “Well, they’re not […]
Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated a citywide juvenile curfew Thursday through an emergency order, hours after the Washington D.C. Council allowed a law enabling targeted curfew zones to expire. The order imposes an 11 p.m. curfew on anyone under 18 from April 16 until May 1, and restores authority for the police chief to designate curfew […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris blamed high gas prices on President Donald Trump’s involvement in Iran in a video posted Wednesday on X. “Since the start of Trump’s war of choice, it’s 15 more dollars every time you fill up your tank of gas,” she said while outside a gas station in Charlotte, North Carolina. […]
Congressional candidates filed their first-quarter fundraising numbers of 2026 this week, as Democratic Senate candidates pulled in strong numbers in the heart of midterm elections primary season. Just over six months away from general Election Day in 2026, Democratic Senate candidates in key races across the country reported large fundraising hauls for the first three […]
