The White House is facing tough questions over its firing of a longtime railroad official, with some alleging that a murky process led to the dismissal and requires reform. Martin Dickman, who had served as the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board inspector general since 1994, was let go in March on grounds of creating a hostile […]
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) joined the list of members of Congress who are facing or have faced federal charges after the Department of Justice unveiled a 14-count indictment against the Texas Democrat on Friday for allegedly taking nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities. The indictment claims Cuellar and his wife accepted at least […]
While President Joe Biden has been making overtures to more liberal Democrats, he may have undercut himself with his party’s centrists and independents before November. But Biden acting as consoler in chief in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday after the shootout deaths of three U.S. Marshal fugitive task force members and a local police officer […]
After weeks of threatening House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) job, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is finally moving forward with her motion to vacate — putting the firebrand Republican at odds with many in her party, including former President Donald Trump. Greene announced she would bring the motion to the floor next week even as […]
KEARNEYSVILLE, West Virginia — The looming Senate primary battle between Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) and Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) in West Virginia will be the first real test of the GOP Senate campaign arm’s new strategy of taking sides in Republican primaries this cycle, a departure from the last election in 2022. Nearly a year […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not object to Ukraine using British weapons to strike military targets inside Russia, according to the United Kingdom’s top diplomat. “Ukraine has that right,” British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said during a visit to the war-torn country. “Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why […]
Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, called attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which she described as “full-blown famine,” as the war between Israel and Hamas is about to enter its eighth month. McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain, sat down with NBC’s Kristen Welker for an […]
Sadiq Khan was declared the winner of London’s mayoral election on Saturday, becoming the first person to be elected to the office for the third time. “Thank you, London,” Khan wrote in a post on X. “It’s the honour of my life to serve the city I love. Today is not about making history, it’s […]
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele criticized Donald Trump’s campaign for continuing to stoke conspiracies around election integrity. Steele offered his reaction as The Weekend co-host after Trump’s comments in Wisconsin, where he implied he would only accept “honest” election results. The former lieutenant governor of Maryland called it a “weak” campaign tactic. “Donald […]
DAVIDSONVILLE, Maryland — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan isn’t shying away from being a political punching bag for liberals and conservatives as a centrist Republican running for Senate in Maryland. In fact, he’s embracing it. “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,” Hogan told a crowd of supporters at a campaign event […]
