The Energy Department published final energy efficiency requirements Thursday for distribution transformers, standards meant to pursue the administration’s goal of making power grids more efficient and resilient, while also taking into account concerns raised by industry and labor groups over its stringent emissions requirements and time frame. According to the final rule, transformer cores will now […]
Another prominent politician is throwing himself into San Francisco’s mayoral race, shaking up the already competitive contest and making Mayor London Breed’s reelection prospects more challenging. San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin told NBC Bay Area on Wednesday that he was planning on running for mayor. He will make an announcement at a […]
EXCLUSIVE – Rep. Ruben Gallego’s (D-AZ) campaign released the second television ad of his Senate run on Thursday, acknowledging economic concerns voters are facing, days after announcing a major fundraising haul during the first three months of the year. Campaign officials said they are spending over $1 million on the 30-second ad titled “Breathe Easier,” […]
President Joe Biden demanded that Benjamin Netanyahu accept an “immediate ceasefire” in a Thursday phone call urging the Israeli prime minister to take “specific, concrete, and measurable steps” to curb civilian casualties after the Israel Defense Forces bombed a humanitarian convoy. Thursday’s call marks the first time the two leaders have spoken since an IDF […]
Former President Donald Trump reiterated his call to debate President Joe Biden ahead of their November rematch before alleging without evidence the president was “higher than a kite” during his State of the Union speech earlier this year. “I don’t know what he’s using, but that was not, hey, he was higher than a kite,” […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo got into a heated debate Thursday over former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and the current state of the Republican Party. Mace was asked if she had any interest in supporting the motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson, to which she said no. Mace […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is holding a press briefing following a phone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The phone call was the first between the two since Israeli airstrikes killed seven international aid workers, an incident that drew […]
A judge on Thursday denied Donald Trump’s request to dismiss his election interference case in Georgia on the grounds that it violated the former president’s First Amendment rights. Judge Scott McAfee issued an order saying that while Trump’s free speech rights permitted him to raise challenges about the 2020 election, the allegations in the indictment […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman‘s (D-NY) hopes of being elected to another term could be fading fast, according to a new survey, which finds him facing a double-digit deficit. Westchester County Executive George Latimer leads Bowman by a 52-35% margin, according to pollster Mark Mellman. Mellman hails from the Democratic Majority for Israel, an organization with a […]
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the oldest Democratic-appointed Supreme Court justice, has received calls from several left-liberal activists to step down from the Supreme Court so she doesn’t die in office. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) made some of the strongest comments approaching saying what has been rumored as a push to force Sotomayor out of her chambers […]
