Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of creating a toxic environment that threatens to spoil FIFA’s 2026 World Cup matches. During a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on the soccer event, which the United States is hosting alongside Canada and Mexico, Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) heralded the games as “a great […]
The Trump administration’s attempts to make Tax Day a key focus on Wednesday ran into hard obstacles posed by the Iran war, less than one week before a ceasefire deal expires. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for a news conference, during which many […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he was “optimistic” that gasoline prices will fall to around $3 a gallon between late June and late September. Bessent said recent discussions with Middle Eastern counterparts about the Iran oil crisis left him hopeful that relief could come relatively soon. “I’m optimistic that sometime between June 20 and September 20, […]
The Trump administration is looking into reports that at least 10 American scientists, many of whom were researching UFOs or nuclear power, have either died or mysteriously disappeared since mid-2023. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that she hadn’t spoken to the other officials about the growing deaths, but the White […]
Japan announced on Wednesday that it would provide $10 billion in financial aid to Southeast Asian countries hit hardest by a surge in oil prices. Southeast Asian countries have been the worst hit by disruptions to global oil supplies due to Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with Bangladesh the first to face the […]
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the UFC will construct a 4,500-seat venue ahead of the mixed martial arts cage match in front of the White House that will take place this summer. The UFC Freedom 250 fight on the White House’s South Lawn will be one event among many that the Trump administration […]
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison intends to skip a planned Senate hearing on the entertainment company’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to attend a family member’s funeral instead. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, asked the executive to attend the Wednesday afternoon hearing […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is pushing the Trump administration to “wrap up” its investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, amid an ongoing Justice Department probe. “I think it’s in everybody’s best interest to wrap up the investigation,” Thune said Wednesday. “I’ve said that before, it would be better if it winds down.” […]
Legislation that would restore temporary legal status for Haitian migrants advanced in the House on Wednesday after a handful of Republicans helped Democrats in a largely party-line vote. The bill, spearheaded by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and other House Democrats, cleared a procedural vote with the help of several Republicans who moved to reverse the […]
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said Wednesday that the party may move to expel Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) if House Republicans go after Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Mills and Cherfilus-McCormick are awaiting the results of the House Ethics Committee’s respective investigations into their alleged misconduct. The Republican is facing scrutiny related to allegations […]
