Republican Larry Hogan is brandishing his independence from the GOP in what marks the Maryland Senate candidate’s first ad since receiving the unwanted backing of former President Donald Trump. “Strong, independent leaders can make a difference — that’s exactly what Washington needs today,” Hogan says in an ad released Monday. “As President Kennedy said, ‘Sometimes, […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) met with Donald Trump at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort to discuss the party’s summer plans on the campaign trail heading into the 2024 election. Johnson, along with National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC), met with Trump on Monday, although the exact details of what was discussed […]
President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg underscored that a record number of members are now pulling their defense spending weight, a key matter former President Donald Trump had with the alliance. “We have a very important announcement to make today: A record number of allies are meeting NATO’s commitment to [spend] at least […]
The White House has offered a range of reasons why a series of unflattering videos of President Joe Biden have surfaced on the internet. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed the videos, including two last week of former President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appearing to help Biden during public events, as “cheap […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) Democratic primary opponent won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers union. Don Samuels, 75, former Minneapolis councilman, has positioned himself as more of a centrist lawmaker, in contrast to the progressivism of Omar, who narrowly won the 2022 primary by just 2% in a race largely dominated by concerns over crime. […]
Authorities scrambled to respond after a single-engine aircraft crashed into the Merrimack River around Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Monday, leading to one death. Only the pilot was believed to be on board at the time of the crash, which caused the plane to flip over in the water. “A single-engine Van’s RV-6A crashed into the Merrimack […]
Top Senate Republicans have pushed the Biden administration’s top border official to explain how federal law enforcement allowed eight suspected ISIS terrorists into the United States at the U.S.-Mexico border. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the top GOP member on the Senate Homeland […]
Capital One customers have until midnight to see if they benefit from the bank’s $16 million settlement to resolve claims that it charged unlawful fees for some transactions. The settlement is a victory for customers who claimed Capitol One violated its account terms by failing to refund insufficient funds or overdraft fees it charged for […]
CNN, a media organization former President Donald Trump has long derided, is conceding the presumptive GOP nominee’s likely “historic performance” with black voters. On Monday, CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten called attention to substantial inroads the Trump campaign has made in the black community. “In 2020, Joe Biden was getting 86% of the […]
House GOP leaders are opening an investigation into the Office of Special Counsel over claims the federal agency contributed to alleged retaliation against two IRS whistleblowers central to a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined other GOP leaders in sending a letter to Karen Gorman, acting principal deputy special counsel, […]
