Nearly two-thirds of Americans said in a new Quinnipiac University poll that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) case against former President Trump over the mishandling of classified documents after he left the White House is mainly motivated by politics. The poll, published Wednesday, found that 62 percent of respondents said that the DOJ’s case against...
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be interviewed Wednesday on Fox News by Kayleigh McEnany, a former White House press secretary under former President Trump who is now a host for the network. The interview, which will air during Fox's 8 p.m. hour, will encompass "the 2024 presidential race, DeSantis’ new campaign...
Story at a glance Americans donated to charities at a lower rate in 2022 than they did the previous year – marking a relatively rare occurrence that has only happened three other times in the last 40 years. According to key insights published Wednesday in Giving USA’s annual philanthropy report, charitable giving in 2022 fell...
About two-thirds of Americans approve of investigations into the merger between golf rivals PGA Tour and LIV Golf, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University poll found that 65 percent approved of probes by the Senate and Justice Department into the merger, while 18 percent disapproved of such investigations. Quinnipiac University...
Republicans and Democrats have long agreed the student loan system needs to be reformed, but little has changed as both claim the other side isn’t addressing the fundamental problem. While some issues have consensus, such as the cost of U.S. colleges being too high and the student loan system being too difficult for borrowers, agreement...
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says Senate Democrats don’t have any jurisdiction over the Supreme Court’s ethics and should “stay out” of the court’s business, after ProPublica reported conservative Justice Samuel Alito accepted a luxury fishing vacation from wealthy benefactors. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the chairman...
For those still grumbling about the expansion of voting options, including early voting and mail-in voting, it’s time to get over it.
Public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen to an all-time low, a poll released Wednesday shows, as the nation nears the anniversary of the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. A Quinnipiac University poll found just 30 percent of registered voters approved of the nation’s highest court, while 59 percent disapproved — which...
A judge appointed by former President Trump who was confirmed with bipartisan support will preside over the case concerning Hunter Biden’s plea agreement. Court records show the case was assigned to Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was confirmed by the Senate in a voice vote to her position in the District of Delaware in 2018. Hunter...
A wealthy donor provided Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) with a golf simulator for the governor’s mansion as well as private flights to fundraisers, according to a Washington Post investigation. Mori Hosseini, the chair of the University of Florida board of trustees, lent a golf simulator system to DeSantis to be installed in the governor...
Officials are unsure about the source of the underwater banging noises picked up by aircraft but are searching the area where the sound was detected as rescuers race to find a missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean. Capt. Jamie Frederick of the 1st Coast Guard District said crews were sent to the area where...
Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back on claims that Hunter Biden’s plea agreement reflects a double standard of justice that favors Democrats and insisted he was not involved in the case involving the president’s son. At a press conference in Sweden, Garland quickly shot down a question from a reporter asking about GOP claims that...
By engaging in stakeholder capitalism and using ESG to shape how companies operate, regardless of the impact on their bottom line, these institutions are breaching their sacred fiduciary duty.
Regulators have approved “lab-grown” meat to be sold in the United States for the first time at restaurants and eventually in supermarkets. The Agriculture Department approved two California companies Wednesday, Upside Foods and Good Meat, to sell chicken made from animal cells instead of slaughtered animals. Companies have been working to try to launch this...
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) is opening up about his mental health journey after saying he had a “huge concern” for years about facing stigma from his colleagues in Congress or his constituents. “I first had a [major] anxiety attack in 2005 that lasted five months. Throughout that process, and then again in 2013, I thought,...
Democrats in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday resurrected a proposal to extend federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, vowing to pass the landmark civil rights legislation that in the past has failed to garner enough bipartisan support. The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws discrimination based on race,...
A man who used a stun gun on a Washington, D.C., police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies. Daniel Rodriguez, whom prosecutors called “one of the most violent defendants” in their Jan. 6 prosecutions, organized with other rioters on Telegram...
Americans on both sides of the political aisle think partisan cooperation is a problem, new polling shows. A Pew Research survey released Wednesday found 62 percent of Americans think “the ability of Democrats and Republicans to work together” is a “very big” problem. Another 27 percent say it’s a “moderately big” problem, and 6 percent...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who represents a key Judiciary subcommittee, say they plan to mark up Supreme Court ethics reform legislation after the Fourth of July in response to a new report that conservative Justice Samuel Alito accepted a free trip on the private plane of a...
The Transportation Department unveiled a new proposal Wednesday that would require railroads to notify first responders of the cargo a derailed train is carrying. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) proposal states when a train accident involves “the release or suspected release of hazardous material,” the railroad operating that train would need to immediately...
A Gallup poll released Wednesday found that for the first time, a majority of people worldwide say their area is good for gay people to live. Fifty-two percent of people across the world say where they live is a “good place” for gay or lesbian people, according to the survey, which included responses from 123...
A majority of Americans are opposed to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last year, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The poll, published Wednesday, found that 57 percent of respondents oppose the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, while 40 percent said they support the court’s decision. Americans’ opinions have...
A federal judge has ordered West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) to provide financial information in a lawsuit from a coal supply company trying to get him to pay a nearly $2 million judgment. U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark ruled Wednesday that Justice must provide written responses to questions and provide all requested documents to...
Former President Trump’s presidential campaign attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over his coronavirus policies in a new ad on Tuesday evening, labeling the governor as “lockdown Ron.” The thirty-second spot accuses DeSantis of shutting down businesses during the pandemic, driving away tourism, and mandating Floridians to stay in their homes. “He wants you to forget but...
Experts are observing only “tepid progress” in closing the gender gap across the world. The Global Gender Gap Index, an annual benchmark parity report, was published by the World Economic Forum Tuesday. The index measures the scores on a scale from 0 to 100, which is the “percentage of the gender gap that has been...
