Former President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed former Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s campaign to become Virginia’s next governor, which has lost momentum in recent weeks. Obama warned residents that “every vote counts” and revealed he is starring in two new digital ads for Spanberger’s campaign, as polling indicates her bid against Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is […]
Hamas announced on Wednesday that it had handed over all the hostages’ remains it could access, presenting a major hurdle to the Gaza peace deal. The group has only handed over the remains of 10 people, one of whom Israel declared not a hostage, of the estimated 28 dead hostages. The original 20-point peace plan […]
President Donald Trump unveiled another project on Wednesday for revamping the country’s capital, announcing plans to build a large triumphal arch to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence next year. Trump showed attendees at a White House donor event various models of the arch, which would be built across the Potomac River from the […]
The U.S.-led peace plan for the Gaza Strip is beginning to transition from the first phase to the second, following the release of all living Israeli hostages, senior U.S. advisers told reporters on Wednesday. “We got through phase one very, very well, and now we’re all working hard to create the conditions for a successful […]
President Donald Trump and his allies are preparing to boost Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the final days of his campaign to become the next governor of New Jersey, a sign the race could get even more competitive with less than three weeks until the election. Trump is planning to hold tele-rallies for Ciattarelli, where he […]
Senate Democrats aren’t ruling out bipartisan progress on full-year spending bills as Republicans make Pentagon funding the new pressure point in a weekslong shutdown fight. A Thursday vote on the War Department funding bill, teed up by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), is presenting Democrats with their latest unity test. They have largely stuck together […]
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived a vote of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos. The National Assembly vote clears the way for the embattled Lecornu to pursue what could be an even greater challenge: getting a 2026 budget for the European Union’s second-largest economy […]
A group of prominent Democratic women, including several members of Congress and former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, is blasting EMILY’s List for endorsing Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the state’s open U.S. Senate race, accusing the group of caving to “money and influence” from Gov. JB Pritzker’s (D-IL) political machine. In a letter obtained […]
Each day on Capitol Hill for the last 16 days is the same: a press conference (or five), lawmaker demonstrations, partisan fights, rinse, repeat. And the phrase “same s***, different day” is becoming a reality as staffers and lawmakers don’t see an end to the government shutdown in sight. Both House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority […]
The U.S. Marine Corps refuted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) claims of freeway closures during Saturday’s amphibious assault demonstration celebration honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego. Newsome fretted about the Marine Corps firing weapons from ships in the Pacific Ocean during Saturday’s “Sea to Shore – A […]
