President Joe Biden‘s campaign rebuked former President Donald Trump‘s response to the Supreme Court‘s decision to keep him on Colorado‘s Republican primary ballot as “unhinged” and “confused.” “Donald Trump is starting this week the only way he knows how — with unhinged, confused ramblings focused only on himself,” Biden campaign spokesman Ammar Moussa said Monday. […]
Israeli leaders have agreed to a framework of a temporary ceasefire deal, but Hamas has not approved it as of Monday afternoon, according to a White House official. The contours of the deal include a cessation of the fighting for six weeks and a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza in exchange for the release […]
Gold futures ended trading on Monday at a record high level as investors weighed the possibility that the Federal Reserve may move sooner to cut interest rates. Gold futures settled at $2,125.80, up $30, or just under 1.5% on Monday. That is the highest level that gold prices have been since the contract’s creation in […]
Actor Alan Ritchson argued in a recent podcast appearance that Christians obey God’s commands because “heaven is coming” to Earth. Ritchson, best known for his role in Amazon Prime’s Reacher series, had been discussing the topic of religion with late-night host Bill Maher, during which Maher said that Christianity became popular because its message was […]
A 60 Minutes segment on Sunday night focused on the “growing trend of right-wing book bans” that they report were inspired, in part, by the parental rights group Moms for Liberty. The report by correspondent Scott Pelley featured a sit-down interview with the group’s co-founders, Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice. Pelley opened his report before […]
State Department officials in Israel have discovered the “death of a direct-hire employee,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s team confirmed. “There’s not much more I can say at this point due to privacy considerations,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters Monday. “There are steps we need to undertake, including next-of-kin notification, whenever such a […]
Democrats in Wisconsin have a chance to flip the State Assembly in their favor for the first time in over a decade under the state’s new legislative maps. The new maps are set to make Wisconsin more competitive as both parties have a realistic chance to control the Assembly for the first time in 12 […]
Philadelphia Councilman Nicolas O’Rourke will give the progressive response to President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address on behalf of the Working Families Party, one of the first times a noncongressional speaker will deliver the rebuttal. The Working Families Party’s selection of O’Rourke signals the third party is searching for up-and-coming lawmakers to serve […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced Monday that state authorities are “now authorized” to arrest illegal immigrants just days after an appeals court reversed a lower court’s block on the state’s law criminalizing illegal border crossings. “Law enforcement officers in Texas are now authorized to arrest & jail any illegal immigrants crossing the border,” Abbott wrote […]
The composer of the Halo video game franchise has announced his candidacy for Congress in Nevada, where he will run as a Republican candidate. In announcing his run in Nevada’s 3rd District, Marty O’Donnell said he never had a desire to run for office and still does not want to run. However, he noticed that […]
