Voter unhappiness with inflation and the economy will play a key role in President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here is a look at what he might say on the economic front. The president will work to tout jobs growth in his second administration, defend his tariff agenda, and tout declines in inflation while laying out other initiatives designed to […]
A 43-year-old woman from Boise, Idaho, was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing an ambulance and crashing it into a building owned by a hospital that was leasing office space to the Department of Homeland Security. The ambulance theft and crash occurred last week. Sarah Elizabeth George was arrested on Monday after the Meridian Police […]
Peter Mandelson was released on bail early Tuesday morning after being arrested on Monday for his role in a misconduct inquiry and alleged ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson was previously the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States but was relieved of his duties by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer […]
Lawmakers are expecting to hear directly from their commander in chief on Tuesday night about a U.S. military buildup near Iran that is dividing Washington sharply along party lines. The prospect of military strikes against Iran has cast a cloud of uncertainty over Tuesday’s State of the Union address, in which Trump is preparing to […]
France has revoked direct government access for U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after he skipped a Monday meeting with the French foreign minister, who wanted the ambassador to answer for the Trump administration’s comments on the fatal beating of a right-wing activist in the European nation. French officials are upset about comments made by the U.S. […]
The death of a notorious drug lord by Mexican security forces on Sunday is emboldening GOP lawmakers who want to give the Trump administration more tools to take action against cartels outside of the United States. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is making a renewed push for the Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act, a bill […]
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is facing calls to step down from office or suspend his 2026 reelection bid from at least four of his fellow House Republicans after evidence emerged that he sent explicit late-night text messages to a staffer who died by setting herself on fire. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was the first to […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tempered expectations on Monday that Congress would step in to codify President Donald Trump‘s tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down a majority of those levied against numerous trade partners on Friday. Johnson told reporters he thinks it would be difficult to agree on a way forward for tariffs, as […]
President Donald Trump’s move to bypass the Supreme Court striking down his “Liberation Day” tariffs with a separate but temporary 15% “worldwide tariff” tees up the president for another policy defeat just months before the November midterm elections. Trump would need the approval of lawmakers to extend the 15% across-the-board rate beyond 150 days under […]
Peter Attia is stepping down from his role as a contributor at CBS News after his name appeared in the Epstein files, which showed the extent of the wellness influencer’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Attia resigned on Monday, effective immediately. He was one of a number of contributors who joined CBS News, […]
