The new head of the New York City Department of Social Services, hired by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will lean on her prior experience with addressing homeless encampments in the Pittsburgh area. Erin Dalton previously led the social services department in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where she helped reduce homeless encampments by working with outreach partners without […]
The Justice Department appealed a court ruling on Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from penalizing Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for urging military members to disobey “illegal orders.” The DOJ filed the appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on behalf of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the U.S. Navy. […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) defended the members of his party who refused to stand after President Donald Trump asked them to stand if they believed native citizens should be prioritized over illegal immigrants at his State of the Union address. Trump baited Democrats into a public relations blunder during his address by asking […]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Tuesday apologized to staff at his eponymous philanthropic organization for his relationship with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein. “It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein,” and bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with the convicted sex offender, the former Microsoft chief said during a town hall with staff […]
High Democratic turnout in Texas’s Senate primary is driving record early voting numbers, giving hope to Democrats in the reliably red state. Though primary turnout is usually lower in nonpresidential election years, the 2026 primary has drawn unusually close attention, largely due to the race between state Rep. James Talarico and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). […]
Washington Examiner columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said President Donald Trump needs to come to terms with the fact that his tariff policy is not “incredibly popular” with voters. Trump delivered his State of the Union speech on Tuesday evening, roughly eight months before the midterm elections. Doescher said Trump doesn’t want to be “a lame […]
Vice President JD Vance will travel to Wisconsin on Thursday to tout President Donald Trump‘s economic accomplishments following Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. The visit is expected to touch on the affordability messaging that Trump repeatedly highlighted in his remarks to both branches of Congress as he tours a manufacturing facility in Plover. […]
President Donald Trump‘s record-breaking State of the Union speech Tuesday night resonated with more than 6 in 10 prime-time viewers, according to a flash CNN poll. The survey, conducted by SSRS, showed 64% of respondents had a very or somewhat positive reaction to Trump’s address, which lasted nearly two hours and was the first of […]
President Donald Trump‘s critics voiced their displeasure over his record-breaking State of the Union address, with longtime rival Jimmy Kimmel harping over the speech’s length. Trump spoke to Congress for 108 minutes, breaking the record of 100 minutes he set last year. He had warned previously that the address would be “a long speech because […]
Dr. Casey Means is testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning to face questioning from lawmakers as President Donald Trump‘s nominee to be surgeon general. Means is appearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at 10 a.m. Means’s confirmation hearing was previously scheduled for October, but was postponed after she went into labor with her […]
