A court-appointed monitor is probing allegations that United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain retaliated against a vice president who refused to act on orders that would have benefited his partner and sister. The monitor, Neil Barofsky, also said he was investigating allegations that a regional director embezzled union funds "by using a UAW corporate...
A human plague case has been confirmed in Colorado, local officials said Tuesday. Such cases are rare but not unheard of. A New Mexico man died from plague in March, while Oregon officials confirmed a case in February, likely linked to an infected cat. The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment said it was...
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) is urging vulnerable Democrats to break with President Biden if they need in order to win reelection. In an interview with CNN, Veasey said vulnerable Democrats need to “do whatever it is they need to do” to win reelection, even if that means distancing themselves from Biden. “My concerns are the...
CNN plans to cut scores of jobs as it goes through a major restructuring of its news-gathering operation and launches a digital subscription product later this year. "CNN is one of the world’s most successful multi-platform global news brands, but we can’t thrive as a company unless we find new sources of revenue to offset...
President Biden's mental and physical health, as well as his debate performance, are being scrutinized by the political world, but it is impossible to predict how his health will evolve or how a substitute candidate would fare in a presidential campaign.
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos says he does not think President Biden can serve another four years following a highly anticipated interview he conducted with the president last week after his poor debate showing. "I don't think he can serve four more years," Stephanopoulos is heard saying on video to a passerby on a New...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan is slated to testify on oversight of the agency Wednesday before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. The meeting comes after the Supreme Court recently voted 5-4 to halt the EPA's “Good Neighbor Rule,” which regulates interstate air pollution. The ruling was the latest move by the conservative-dominated...
For Democrats, Labour’s victory offers hope that even with the incumbency factor, the center-left can win, and win big.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to testify Wednesday before the House Committee on financial services to discuss the federal reserve's semi-annual budget report. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch the video above.
Marla Maples, the ex-wife of former President Trump, says she's "open" to being his vice presidential pick. "I'm open. I'm open to whatever way that I can serve," Maples said in an interview with the U.K. publication, The Evening Standard, released Monday. "Right now everyone [in the Trump family] is just seeing how we can help," she...
The White House clarified Tuesday that President Biden saw Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist, on Jan. 17 as part of his annual physical. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had signaled to reporters during the daily press briefing Tuesday that the January meeting was not part of Biden’s physical, but later confirmed that it was. “Because the...
Support for Israel’s military action against militant group Hamas in Gaza increased modestly in a new poll, released Wednesday. In the Gallup poll, 42 percent of Americans said they approve of Israel’s military action in Gaza, while 48 percent say they disapprove. That gap has narrowed significantly since March 2024, when 36 percent of Americans...
Has President Biden considered whether there is a limit to how many immigrants he should let into the country? His policies indicate that he hasn’t.
A new play inspired by Reps. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) — and penned by a former House staffer — aims to show a fictionalized version of how the two Democrats "challenge each other and work through their differences." "I wasn't trying to do a biographical play of either of these women, who...
President Biden announced new tariffs Wednesday on imported steel and aluminum in a bid to keep cheaply produced Chinese metals out of U.S. markets and protect domestic production ahead of the November election. The new tariffs will focus on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico, which has become a conduit for many products of Chinese...
The Biden campaign dismissed former President Trump's comments at a rally Tuesday night, where he challenged President Biden to a golf match that would give him a chance to "redeem himself" after a poor debate showing last month. “Joe Biden doesn’t have time for Donald Trump’s weird antics — he’s busy leading America and defending...
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said it is ultimately up to President Biden "to decide if he's going to run" as the president faces increasing calls to step aside following a lackluster debate performance last month. "It's up to the president to decide if he is going to run," Pelosi said Wednesday on MSNBC's "Morning...
Democrats have come to the realization that they have no better option than President Biden, despite his diminished mental capacity, because their priority is holding onto power, not the best interest of the country.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday called for the Defense Department to address "poor living conditions" at military houses for servicemembers and their families, pointing to particular concerns with private companies that oversee housing with what the congressional group considers to be unfair contracts. In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, lawmakers said...
President Biden outlined his vision for a second term in a call with Democratic mayors Tuesday, as he hopes to strengthen support within his own base for his reelection bid. He joined a call with nearly 200 Democratic mayors from across the country Tuesday night, where he discussed how he would focus on reducing costs...
Democrats’ biggest lessons from 1968 and 1972 are that, despite changes to their ticket, they lost both times.
A 21-year-old Georgia woman has become the youngest female mayor in U.S. history.
Democrats have been too polite to openly criticize their own party’s presumptive nominee. So let’s rip off the scab.
Banking Mastercard hired 9th Street Strategies to lobby on financial issues related to services, interchange and payments. A bipartisan, bicameral bill called the Credit Card Competition Act threatens to break up Mastercard and Visa’s combined 80 percent control of the U.S. credit card interchange market by requiring large financial institutions to offer at least two...
One way or another, Rudy Giuliani’s ability to leverage bankruptcy to retain control of his finances appears headed for an end. But the question remains, what’s next? U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane at a Wednesday hearing is set to address three competing proposals from Giuliani and his creditors, any of which would drastically shift the...
