The Senate advanced an Iran war powers bill, aiming to force an end to the war with Iran, after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) flipped his vote fresh off a resounding primary loss. The bill had previously been shot down because of a lack of Republican support. Cassidy is the key defection, as he previously withheld […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argued that Democrats are becoming increasingly more competitive in Texas, hours after President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate runoff over Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). “Look, Texas is a huge mess for the Republicans,” Schumer said at the Senate Democratic Leaders News Conference […]
The NAACP on Tuesday urged black athletes to boycott college sports across eight Southern states, due to allegations that they are undercutting minority voting rights through redistricting efforts. The civil rights organization launched a campaign targeting public universities in Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia, which have redrawn or moved to […]
President Donald Trump again put Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on blast, this time for a misleading primary day text sent to Kentucky voters by the congressman’s campaign. The text message featured Trump’s 2022 endorsement of Massie, making it seem as if the president supports the incumbent today when he actually backs primary opponent Ed Gallrein. […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have created Virginia’s cannabis retail market, halting an effort lawmakers spent months negotiating. Her decision comes five years after the state legalized marijuana possession. The decision also follows a standoff between the Democratic governor and the Virginia General Assembly over extensive revisions Spanberger sought to make to the […]
The two teenagers suspected of killing three people in an attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego had a manifesto that detailed “broad hatred towards a lot of folks,” including Muslims, the FBI said during a news conference Tuesday. Mark Remily, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in San Diego, offered […]
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is telling Democrats not to ignore the Make America Healthy Again movement. Booker, who is seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, made an explicit appeal to MAHA during a speech focused on combating the unhealthiness of the American food diet at the Center for American Progress’s Ideas Conference on Tuesday. […]
FIFA is set to ban the waving of the pre-Islamic Revolution flag of Iran at World Cup games, sparking outrage among the Iranian opposition and diaspora. The old flag, featuring the lion and sun emblem, has long served as the symbol of Iran’s deposed monarchy and, since 1979, has served as the symbol of Iranians […]
Senate Republicans made little effort to hide their disappointment Tuesday with President Donald Trump‘s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). GOP lawmakers were quick to relitigate Paxton’s political baggage and warned that the president may have just cost himself a winnable Senate seat by snubbing Cornyn. The […]
When JD Vance took the podium in the White House briefing room on Tuesday, he wasn’t just standing in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave. He was the second of two presidential hopefuls to audition in front of the assembled White House press corps. The vice president was ready with his […]
