Alabama city leaders are opposing a plan that would restore Amtrak passenger service to the Gulf Coast, including Mississippi and Louisiana, for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Amtrak intends to operate two trains a day from a station near the convention center in Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, with four stops in […]
A challenger to “Squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) could be making strides, according to a new poll, highlighting broad pushback from centrist Democrats this primary season. A poll from The Mellman Group shows challenger Wesley Bell making strides against Bush in the race for the Democratic nomination for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which includes […]
Former President Donald Trump has long agreed with P.T. Barnum that there is no such thing as bad publicity, a belief that served him well as a real estate developer and reality TV star, with more mixed results as a politician. Trump is betting that there is no such thing as a bad debate with […]
Former President Donald Trump is hosting a roundtable with black American business leaders in Atlanta, Georgia, at 1 p.m. ET. The event will feature a discussion about Trump’s recent “No Tax on Tips” policy, which is meant to help hospitality workers. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) will moderate the debate. Rep Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Dr. Ben Carson, […]
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stated Wednesday that Donald Trump wants “national unity” in his presidential run and that Trump should show this during Thursday’s debate. Ramaswamy, who has endorsed the former president in his 2024 bid, commended Trump for agreeing to this debate with President Joe Biden, arguing that it is unfriendly territory for […]
California socialite Paris Hilton, great-granddaughter of Hilton hotel chain founder Conrad Hilton, gave a grave warning to the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday about child welfare in the foster system and other youth facilities. “Progress isn’t an option anymore,” Hilton said at the committee hearing. “It’s a life or death responsibility.” Hilton was […]
A murder suspect in Ohio with a million-dollar bail was released from jail because of a clerical error, according to a report. The suspect was mistakenly released Monday after his case number was entered into the system incorrectly, according to ABC. The man was being kept in the Cuyahoga County Jail, where another detainee’s charges […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries‘s (D-NY) spokeswoman mocked Justice Democrats’ attempt to pin Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-NY) primary loss on him. Bowman lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, who campaigned as a contrast to Bowman’s stance on Israel and the congressman’s antics in the House of Representatives. Justice Democrats, a hard-left group that supported […]
House Republicans are preparing to sue the Department of Justice for access to audio recordings of interviews between special counsel Robert Hur and President Joe Biden, the latest escalation in a fight with Attorney General Merrick Garland. The House Judiciary Committee is set to file suit sometime next week with the U.S. attorney for the […]
ATLANTA — On the same day Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was ousted from Congress, in part over his criticism of Israel amid its war against Hamas, the only practicing Jewish member of Georgia‘s House of Representatives is advising President Joe Biden to remember the Peach State’s Jewish community ahead of November. Although Bowman’s campaign against […]
