Former President Donald Trump blasted the judge overseeing the hush money case against him in New York and criticized the judge’s daughter on Wednesday — one day after Trump was hit with a gag order in the case. Trump accused Judge Juan Merchan of “suffering from an acute case of Trump Derangement Syndrome” and said […]
The White House indirectly condemned the Republican National Committee for reportedly asking prospective employees whether they consider the 2020 election to have been stolen. As a point of comparison, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden stood with the rule of law. Biden “believes in the need to respect the officers who put their […]
A new analysis found that former President Donald Trump’s proposal to apply 10% across-the-board tariffs would be akin to a $1,500 annual tax increase for the typical household. The analysis, released by the left-of-center think tank Center for American Progress, found that Trump’s 10% tariffs would squeeze consumers because companies would pass the costs on […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg did not want to put a dollar amount or time frame on President Joe Biden‘s commitment to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by a container ship. It is “too soon to be certain” about how much construction of the bridge could cost and how long it […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and other California officials are bracing themselves and their state for a second Trump term. Knowing the state’s liberal policies would be a target for the former president, Newsom is “Trump-proofing” his state, according to Politico, to which the Trump campaign confirmed California’s electric vehicle policy would be a target of […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is pressing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to intervene with Hunter Biden’s legal challenge against the Internal Revenue Service in order to shield the whistleblowers who reported details about the president’s son’s alleged tax fraud. In a letter sent to Johnson on Wednesday, Gaetz urged the speaker to direct the House […]
Anti-abortion activists have their backup strategies already in place if the Supreme Court decides not to reverse the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the lawsuit Tuesday, which was filed by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine in an attempt to reverse the FDA’s approval […]
The White House says an Israeli delegation may visit Washington, D.C., after all. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in talks to arrange a new date for officials from his country to discuss the Gaza situation with the Biden administration. “We are working with [Israeli leaders] to find […]
Following a string of scandals, NCAA President Charlie Baker is urging lawmakers to ban prop betting in all college sports. Prop betting is when a person bets on a specific aspect of a game, such as the number of 3-pointers a basketball player will throw, as opposed to a game’s overall outcome or spread. “The […]
Former President Donald Trump mocked former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Tuesday night in a social media post, claiming her career was headed to “never neverland” after she was unceremoniously fired from NBC. NBC News announced it was hiring McDaniel as a political commentator on Friday, but reversed its decision on Monday after […]
