5 major networks rejoin White House TV pool after CNN standoff
The five major television networks were back in the White House television pool on Friday following their standoff with the White House over CNN’s access. CBS broadcast the live feed for television...
View ArticleTrump floats 'big decision' at UN on whether he'll 'annihilate' Iran or make...
President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he has a major decision coming on the U.S. war in Iran and predicted a deal could be reached between the two countries after...
View ArticleGOP leaders face challenge from lame-duck lawmakers in both parties
Lame-duck lawmakers in the lower chamber are going out with guns blazing. In a series of extraordinary moves ahead of the midterms, soon-to-depart members forced votes on long-shot impeachments,...
View ArticleSoaring diesel prices pose latest economic headache for GOP
Rising diesel prices are proving to be a particular problem for Republicans as surging energy costs sour the economic mood just 45 days out from the midterms. The national average for diesel jumped 42...
View ArticleCarney’s Euro trip inflames Trump tensions
The tension between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has only intensified amid the latter’s cozying up with the European Union (EU) on a high-profile trip this week. The...
View ArticleTrump says CNN, MS NOW, Politico banned from White House
President Trump said Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, a move sure to draw fierce pushback from D.C.'s press corps. Trump said in a Truth Social post the ban would be...
View ArticleTrump: US strikes security deal with Greenland, Denmark
President Trump said Friday that the United States has entered a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark that gives America a bigger say in the Arctic territory's affairs and expands its military...
View ArticleEnvironment, health groups sue over Trump move to wipe out climate rules for...
Environmental and public health-focused organizations are suing the Trump administration over its move to wipe out most climate regulations on coal and gas power plants. The Natural Resources Defense...
View ArticleTrump: Surging gas costs are 'very inexpensive price to pay' for Iran war
President Trump referred to surging gas prices as a small “price to pay” for the U.S. war in Iran while speaking to a crowd of supporters Wednesday in North Carolina. “It’s a very inexpensive price to...
View ArticleRepublicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked a request by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to pass legislation that would require tech companies to develop a “kill switch” for superintelligent AI amid fears...
View ArticleHouse races for exit, avoiding vote on Hegseth impeachment
House lawmakers raced for the exits on Wednesday, trimming their final week in Washington ahead of the midterm elections and kicking a controversial vote to impeach Pete Hegseth into the lame duck...
View ArticleFed hikes interest rates by quarter point
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in several years in the face of stubborn inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), under Fed Chair Kevin...
View ArticleHouse sinks Al Green bid to impeach Trump
House lawmakers voted Tuesday to sink a Democratic effort to impeach President Trump over the administration’s aggressive deportation agenda. Sponsored by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), the resolution...
View ArticleCrypto bill falls short in early hurdle on Senate floor
A cryptocurrency regulation bill failed to advance on the Senate floor Tuesday, after all Democrats and a few Republicans blocked a procedural vote. The Senate voted 49-50 on a motion to proceed with...
View ArticleJudge blocks new Trump inscription on Kennedy Center
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Kennedy Center’s latest attempt to inscribe President Trump's name on building — and to rename the campus after him. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled...
View ArticleGOP leaders throw cold water on AI regulation despite apocalyptic industry...
GOP leaders in the Capitol and White House are throwing cold water on the notion of quickly adopting new AI safeguards, despite an apocalyptic new warning from industry titans about the threat the...
View ArticleMcConnell returns to Senate to cast first vote since June
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) returned to the Senate Monday evening to cast his first vote since June 11 after spending months away from the Capitol recuperating from a fall he suffered at home....
View ArticleThune: Legislation to regulate AI needs to have a 'light touch'
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday said any legislation Congress passes to regulate AI must have a “light touch” so as not to stifle innovation and tempered recent warnings that...
View ArticleManchin endorses Collins in Maine Senate race
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), a prominent centrist who left the Democratic Party at the end of his Senate career, has endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), praising her as the “soul of the...
View ArticleRepublicans bet the House on Trump
GOP leaders are betting the House on President Trump in this year’s elections. The midterm cycle is always a referendum on the sitting president, whether members of his party like it or not. And if...
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