Former President Trump is considering making a trip to Capitol Hill next week as House Republicans gather to determine who they will back to become the next Speaker following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the position. A source confirmed there are discussions about having Trump visit the Capitol next Tuesday, when the...
Religiously unaffiliated Americans and Hispanic Catholics are the most likely religious groups to acknowledge climate change is caused by human activity, with Latter-day Saints and white evangelical Protestants the only groups where a majority does not, according to a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The survey indicated that among both unaffiliated Americans and Hispanic...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Elon Musk on Thursday in an effort to compel him to testify in its probe over Musk’s purchase of Twitter, the platform now known as X. The SEC alleges Musk failed to comply with a subpoena as part of the SEC’s investigation over the billionaire’s purchase of Twitter...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said fragments of a hand grenade were found in the victims who died in a deadly August plane crash that killed 10 people, including Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Putin said the crash investigation was not yet complete, but there was no "external influence on the aircraft." Speaking at...
A state judge rejected Trump-aligned lawyer Sidney Powell’s request to dismiss her Georgia charges over accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) office committed prosecutorial misconduct. Powell’s attorney at a Thursday court hearing argued she had nothing to do with an elections office breach in Coffee County, Ga., that she is charged over...
The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will start deporting people directly to Venezuela, a country where chaotic economic and political conditions have prompted about 8 million people to flee. Administration officials said Venezuelan authorities agreed to receive repatriations from the United States, but declined to provide details on any discussions with President Nicolás Maduro’s...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) doesn’t appear to be rooting for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to become the next House Speaker. “He is one of the principal ringleaders of the circus that's been created in the Republican Party for the last several years,” Clinton said when asked by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about Jordan...
We are the largest private sector contributor to affordable housing initiatives in the country — a fact that is surely not lost on thousands of community groups, many of which offered feedback during FHFA’s review.
Tropical Storm Philippe is expected to head toward New England and Atlantic Canada this weekend, brining rain and heavy winds. After drenching Bermuda and parts of the Virgin Islands, the storm is expected to move northward and strengthen as it moves in the jet stream. The National Weather Service predicted Philippe will make its way...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) denounced President Biden’s decision to continue border wall construction in his state Thursday, saying the move is not in line with his administration’s policies. “This is a crisis. It’s out of control, but I don’t believe for a minute that Joe Biden wants to fix it,” Cruz said in a Fox...
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan and Department of Justice assistant attorney general for the antitrust division Jonathan Kanter defended a crackdown on federal antitrust enforcement while speaking on a Thursday panel. The top federal antitrust enforcers have been active in bringing cases both against proposed mergers, as well as ones against existing industry giants,...
Attorneys representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in numerous lawsuits are seeking to cut ties with him, claiming that he owes them millions of dollars. Attorneys from the law firms Parker Daniels Kibort LLC (PDK) and Lewin & Lewin LLP are seeking to recuse themselves from representing Lindell in lawsuits brought by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance to facilitate the development of treatments for substance use disorders related to stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine. The FDA's draft guidance lays out the agency's recommendations on the development of clinical trials for drugs aimed at treating moderate to severe cocaine use disorder, methamphetamine use...
Anti-vaccine activist and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could pull votes from about 1 in 7 U.S. voters, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Kennedy is expected to leave the Democratic race against President Biden and announce he is running as an independent candidate next week, Reuters reported. In doing so, he could potentially draw...
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) asked the Palm Beach County appraiser to increase the property tax for former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, after he claimed that it’s worth significantly more than its appraised value. Moskowitz’s letter, first reported by NBC News, came after a New York judge ruled that Trump and his sons committed business fraud...
Time and time again, we’ve seen candidates assemble Death Star fundraising operations that ultimately fail to bring them victory.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said that an open Democratic primary would make President Biden a “stronger candidate.” When MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough asked Manchin on “Morning Joe” if Biden was the “best choice” to beat former President Trump, he said that he didn’t know “who else was out there.” He suggested that an open primary could...
Former President Trump on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss the whole of the government's election interference case against him, arguing all his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are protected by presidential immunity. “The prosecution does not, and cannot, argue that President Trump’s efforts to ensure election integrity, and...
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said Thursday she is “willing to ditch” the House’s rules regarding the motion to vacate in order to support Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) bid for the Speakership. The House Republican Conference implemented a rule in January that any one member can file a motion to vacate against the Speaker, though many...
The Democrat challenging Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to a rematch in 2024 has raised more than $3.4 million in the third quarter this year, according to newly released campaign finance documents. Adam Frisch lost to Boebert in the 2022 midterm election by less than 600 votes. His 2024 campaign has now raised more than twice...
Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its pushback against a state law that centers around regulating unions. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), alleged that top administration officials, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, violated federal law by withholding millions of...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are no longer printing the COVID vaccination cards that became a trademark of the pandemic, according to its website. “CDC no longer distributes the white CDC COVID-19 Vaccination cards and does not maintain vaccination records,” the CDC website states on its Frequently Asked Questions page under a banner...
Students in high school and college who can access apprenticeships and gain on-the-job skills will have an advantage as they navigate future career pathways. This was the case for Christian Benjamin. Through a program with JPMorgan Chase, he acquired training and knowledge that helped him earn course credit and following completion of the apprenticeship, was...
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) signaled a truce Wednesday in its recent feud with X owner Elon Musk, saying it would resume advertising on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "We appreciate X’s stated intent over the last few weeks to address antisemitism and hate on the platform,” the ADL said in a statement. ...
A new survey out of Pennsylvania shows Black and Latino voters overwhelmingly support President Biden in a potential match-up against former President Trump. The poll from Susquehanna Polling and Research Inc. found that 80 percent of Black voters said they would vote to reelect Biden in 2024, whereas only 19 percent said they would vote...
