Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the U.S. operations in Venezuela. The U.S. military arrested former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas earlier this month. This is the first public hearing from Rubio on the operation and subsequent relations with Venezuela.
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) defended his state’s redistricting push to Congress on Tuesday, arguing that his effort was meant to “hear” the voice of the people rather than “stealing” their votes. Speaking to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Moore condemned nationwide Republican redistricting efforts while painting his efforts as righteous and democratic. “From […]
President Donald Trump is speaking at the Department of the Treasury on Wednesday about his new Trump accounts endeavor. He’s slated to speak at 11 a.m., with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also expected to speak. Pop star Nicki Minaj will also stump for the president. Trump accounts include a $1,000 stipend for eligible children born […]
A Democratic candidate for Ohio attorney general released a video in which he laid out his plan to “kill Donald Trump” through the death penalty after securing a hypothetical conviction. Former Ohio state Rep. Elliot Forhan made the direct threat in a video posted to Facebook on Tuesday. “I want to tell you what I […]
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States will launch a huge attack against the country if it does not negotiate a nuclear weapons deal swiftly. The president said the Pentagon is preparing to launch a “massive” military operation against Iran with a naval fleet comparable to the one used earlier this […]
President Donald Trump dismissed an attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who was sprayed with an unknown substance by an attendee of her town hall event Tuesday night in Minneapolis. When asked by an ABC News reporter whether he had seen the video of the incident, Trump replied he had not and even suggested the […]
The third round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14 to recipients born on or […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will face questions from reporters on Wednesday after disclosing a Justice Department investigation that he has blamed on an effort by President Donald Trump to influence interest rate policy. Powell, 72, made the astonishing announcement earlier this month in a video. He will take questions in the afternoon following a […]
Multiple social media platforms face a first-of-its-kind trial in a Los Angeles court this week, facing accusations that their platforms are designed to be harmfully addictive. The landmark case centers on claims from a 19-year-old, identified only as K.G.M. in the lawsuit, who claims she became addicted to the social media platforms, which eventually led […]
