Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino is stepping down after the company’s rebranding effort last year drew widespread backlash from longtime customers. The company’s challenges began in May 2025, when it unveiled a brand refresh that included changes to restaurants nationwide as part of an effort to modernize its image. The initiative drew months of […]

President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States “may” have a new president in 2029 and compared the Iran war to “playing a banjo,” adding to speculation that the president may not be ready to pass the torch at the end of his second term as well as offering an unclear analogy to the […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) appeared inclined Monday to rebuff President Donald Trump’s demand to cancel the upcoming August recess and continue trying to pass the GOP’s SAVE America Act in the latest escalation over the stalled proposal. Thune suggested the endeavor to advance the party’s House-passed voter ID and elections bill is futile after previous failed votes and in […]

The House Committee on Ethics has revealed it is investigating Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), the latest lawmaker to face scrutiny from the congressional panel. A public statement released Monday by Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) did not disclose the allegations that precipitated the investigation. “The Committee notes that the mere […]