Pro-Palestinian groups and journalists are readying a rally to shut down the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday at the Washington Hilton over the Biden administration’s handling of the Gaza-Hamas crisis. “Shut down the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” one group, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, said in an online message. They are calling […]
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Wednesday he will ask the Supreme Court to step in after a federal appeals court found a state law violated the rights of a transgender middle school track and field runner. Morrisey, who was standing alongside activist and former swimming athlete Riley Gaines when he announced the […]
Comedian Roseanne Barr joked in a social media video that President Joe Biden sexually assaulted her “26 years ago,” claiming that she needed to sue the president. Barr made the claim in a newly posted video, which was in reference to claims made by writer E. Jean Carroll when she sued former President Donald Trump, […]
The House seat held by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) has shifted in Democrats’ favor after the Pennsylvania primary elections on Tuesday, spelling trouble for the former Freedom Caucus Chairman as he seeks reelection in a seat heavily coveted by the opposing party. After Democratic candidate Janelle Stelson’s victory on Tuesday, the University of Virginia Center […]
President Joe Biden delivered another campaign speech to union members on Wednesday, focusing his remarks before the North America’s Building Trades Unions annual conference on attacking his 2024 Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump. Attendees at the conference booed loudly when a video comparing Trump and Biden played ahead of the president’s speech. Attendees chanted, […]
After the Federal Trade Commission voted to block new noncompete agreements for 30 million workers on Tuesday, business groups and the United States Chamber of Commerce have taken action. A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by the Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, Texas Association of Business, and the Longview Chamber of Commerce seeking to block the […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said the $61 billion in aid to Ukraine will greatly help the European country, which is still fighting its war with Russia. The Senate voted Tuesday to pass foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific allies by a 79-18 vote, marking a victory for both Ukraine and the U.S. […]
A nursing student, a truck driver, and a mother are among the 16 people who were pardoned or have had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden. Biden has made a concerted effort during his administration to grant clemency to people who were imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses, including Katrina Polk. Polk, 54, of Washington, […]
President Joe Biden‘s administration is trying to ensure airlines offer automatic cash refunds to passengers and protect consumers, more broadly, from surprise fees, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Passengers deserve to know upfront what costs they are facing and should get their money back when an airline owes them — without having to ask,” […]
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) died Wednesday after suffering a “cardiac episode” earlier this month and battling a series of health troubles over recent years. The under-the-radar House Democrat died at 65 after suffering a heart attack on April 6. He was on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center since […]
