Republican Larry Hogan on Thursday revealed he would support codifying abortion rights into federal law, a move seemingly aimed at blunting Democratic accusations that the Maryland Senate candidate could give the GOP the power to pass a federal abortion ban. Hogan called himself “pro-choice” in an interview with the New York Times, marking a stark […]
President Joe Biden is dominating former President Donald Trump in terms of the race for donors, but all his fundraising success might not be enough to win reelection. Biden is beating his opponent in almost every financial metric. The president has raised nearly $160 million to Trump’s $114 million, and he has more donors contributing […]
House staffers are going to gather on Capitol Hill Thursday afternoon to protest the chamber’s override vote of President Joe Biden’s halting of a shipment of arms to Israel. They’re also being told to cover their faces with masks and to “remove identifiable clothing” in fear they will be identified. Staff are being encouraged to […]
Rep. David Trone (D-MD), who lost the Democratic Maryland Senate primary Tuesday by a wide margin, submitted a financial disclosure Wednesday listing buys and sells of up to roughly $97 million last year in U.S. Treasury bills. The sprawling trades listed on the financial disclosure were sub-holdings of Trone’s joint JPMorgan investment account. The filing, […]
South Africa is pushing the International Court of Justice to intervene before Israel can carry out a full-scale invasion of Rafah. The International Court of Justice in The Hague held a hearing on Thursday after South Africa requested the court issue further constraints on Israel last week. “Israel’s genocide has reached a new and horrific […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) denounced former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial outside of the Manhattan courthouse, deriding the case as the “Mr. Potato Head doll of crimes.” Gaetz was among the latest group of Trump allies that made a pilgrimage of sorts to Trump’s trial in a show of support. Speaking outside the courthouse, […]
More than 50 Democrats crossed party lines to support a bill that would allow officials to deport any illegal immigrant who assaults a police officer. The vote points to troubles Democrats and President Joe Biden have when it comes to addressing immigration policies, with the president’s approval rating for handling the matter at an all-time […]
As House Republicans once again appeared outside a New York courthouse in a show of support for former President Donald Trump at his criminal trial, the display offered an awkward split screen: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) standing next to his primary challenger, who many of his Republican colleagues have backed to defeat […]
A 14-year-old died last year from ingesting a chip with a high spice factor as part of a social media challenge, according to an autopsy obtained in a report. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader from Worcester, Massachusetts, died on Sept. 1, 2023, after eating a Paqui tortilla chip with a high amount of chili pepper […]
Over 40 items linked to former President John F. Kennedy, who would have been 107 on May 29, brought top dollar at an auction held to commemorate his legacy and birthday. Boston-based RR Auction told Secrets today that the highest bid came for doodles the 35th president made on the night before his assassination in […]
