Former President Trump called then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to pressure him to overturn the 2020 election results in that state, according to reports from The Washington Post. Trump encouraged Ducey, a tepid ally, to find votes to overcome his narrow loss in the state in multiple calls after the 2020 election and asked Vice...
The Supreme Court’s decisions striking down affirmative action programs in college admissions and President Biden’s student debt relief program will likely dominate this week’s Sunday news shows. The court concluded its term this week with major landmark decisions before going on summer recess that will likely have ripple effects for students and for the 2024...
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson announced her third campaign manager Friday as her campaign has been rocked by multiple staff shake ups. Carlos Cardona, her former New Hampshire state director, will lead the campaign. The news comes just before Williamson begins a speaking tour in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. “The decision to promote Carlos Cardona...
Former President Trump said on Saturday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) can help him get “liberal votes,” after a South Carolina crowd booed his mention of their own senator. “You know, you can make mistakes on occasion. Even Lindsey down here, Senator Lindsey Graham. We love Senator Graham,” Trump said at a rally in Pickens,...
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said Saturday that a strike of UPS delivery drivers is still possible after the union said it was negotiating on Friday. UPS provided a counteroffer to the Teamsters’ demands Friday, hours before the union pledged to go on strike without a new contract. The union said it had agreed not...
As Americans prepare to celebrate the declaration of our nation's independence, we should commemorate the disability benefits established in response. Although the Social Security Act of 1935 established the first substantive federal benefits available to the general public, there is an extensive history of U.S. policymakers approving monetary support for war veterans who suffered injuries...
Twitter is temporarily limiting how many tweets users can view per day, CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. Verified accounts are limited to viewing 6,000 posts a day, while unverified accounts are restricted to 600 posts per day. New unverified accounts are further limited to 300 posts a day, although Musk did not specify how...
The public’s health may be at stake.
Supporters of former President Trump booed and called South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) a “traitor” at a rally in the senator’s home state on Saturday. “Thank y’all for coming. Thank you very much,” Graham said in response to a chorus of boos at the rally for the former president in Pickens, S.C. “Just calm...
More than 2,000 flights have been delayed around the country on Saturday as the Fourth of July holiday weekend kicks off. A record number of Americans are expected to travel during this weekend, with a projected 4.17 million travelers flying to their destination. The nearly 2,500 delays come as the airline industry is trying to...
America already has a blueprint for strong AI laws and a great deal of the knowledge it needs to quickly build the guardrails around AI that Senator Schumer rightly identified as necessary.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized on Saturday for his country’s historic role in the slave trade, as he commemorated the 160th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands and its former colonies. “Today I stand before you. Today, as your King and as a member of the government, I make this apology myself. And...
At some point, certain powerful Democrats now circling the wagons around the Biden White House may decide the president and his son are in an untenable position.
The Supreme Court in an expected move on Friday ruled that Lorie Smith, a Colorado-based Christian web designer, is not beholden to a state law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations and may legally refuse services to LGBTQ people. The ruling, which states that Colorado’s anti-discrimination law violates Smith’s First Amendment rights by requiring her to create...
House Republicans are grappling over whether to move forward with impeaching President Biden and a host of his top officials, putting a spotlight on how the conference has turned to impeachment as a tool to target administration officials. Republicans disagree over how hard to push for impeachment because some are worried the efforts could backfire...
A lawyer for Hunter Biden blasted two IRS whistleblowers who claimed there was political interference in the investigation into the president’s son in a scathing letter to the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. Biden attorney Abbe Lowell slammed Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), alleging that the committee’s decision to release the testimony of...
The USPS says the price hikes are intended to "offset the rise in inflation."
The risk of heat-related illness will remain high throughout the weekend in the South amid sweltering heat that could break some records. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center said in a post on Saturday that excessive heat warnings and advisories are in effect throughout much of California, the Desert Southwest and the Deep South. ...
All together, Democrats squandered a $19 billion surplus, grew the state budget by 38 percent and, after claiming they still didn’t have enough, raised taxes and fees by an additional $10 billion. With all that spending, they fixed nothing.
The Constitution has once again stopped Biden from becoming a government unto himself.
Only a third of Hepatitis C cases have been cured in the past decade despite the availability of effective treatments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report from researchers working for the CDC released Friday found that only 34 percent of those identified to have a viral infection between 2013...
The share of 40-year-old Americans who have never been married reached a record high in 2021, according to the Pew Research Center. Twenty-five percent of 40-year-olds remained unmarried in 2021, up from 20 percent just over a decade earlier in 2010, Pew’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found. The share of unmarried 40-year-olds has steadily...
The GTC would directly harm the U.S. Treasury and American companies by increasing their taxes abroad while decreasing Treasury’s share.
U.S. sales of fireworks are expected to increase by $100 million in 2023 as their popularity continues to skyrocket in recent years. The American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) said in a release on Friday that consumer fireworks retailers have reported that they expect sales to increase significantly this year, up from the $2.3 billion it brought...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) earned more than $1 million from the advance for the book he released in February, significantly raising his net worth. An annual financial disclosure form that DeSantis filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics states that DeSantis took in $1.25 million from HarperCollins Publishers for his memoir, “The Courage to...
