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On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the author argues that President Trump is channeling the King of Great Britain by committing similar "usurpations" and that "We The People" must be vigilant in the upcoming midterm elections to prevent a "lame-duck" president from further ...
Former “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd argued on Thursday that the two highest-ranking congressional Democrats would struggle to win a primary in New York City amid the rise of democratic socialist candidates. Two democratic socialists backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) won their respective congres...
President Trump on Thursday reacted to a string of victories from progressive candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), a democratic socialist, saying “the communists” are “making their move” after two incumbent lawmakers lost their Democratic primaries. “The Communists are fina...
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., tell NPR's Michel Martin they want to force into law a housing bill President Trump has refused to sign.
Sen Elissa Slotkin calls for new Democratic Party leadership, saying old models no longer work and the party must simplify its message to win back voters.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez accuses Trump of 'betrayal' after Supreme Court allows his administration to end TPS protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants.
A New Jersey man, a French citizen, pleaded guilty to illegally voting in the 2022 federal midterm elections despite never holding U.S. citizenship.
Democrats are still feeling the political aftershocks of New York’s primaries on Tuesday night, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed victories. What could it signal for the party? Plus, what does it mean for 2028, and could Republicans see an opening? Join The Hill’s senior vice presi...
Progressive, Muslim and Arab American candidates are challenging old limits on debate over Israel and Palestine.
Justice Samuel Alito responded tersely to Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday morning after the liberal justice read her blistering dissent to his majority opinion in a case on asylum seekers. The court’s 6-3 ruling along ideological lines opens the door for the Trump administration to turn around t...
He ran a MAGA-style campaign in a nation beset by partisan violence. Will he make Colombia freer or more authoritarian?
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declares a state of emergency, temporarily banning fireworks statewide for July Fourth amid historic drought and wildfire conditions.
President Trump is demanding that Congress pass the SAVE America Act to change American elections. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti looks at what’s in it.
Progressives continue to bemoan the Roberts Court's supposed "illegitimacy." But a case they venerate remains the measuring stick for judicial hubris.
CEO Tim Cook said Apple could no longer protect its customers from higher prices stemming from the global memory chip shortage.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) warned Thursday that Republicans could suffer major losses in November if the party doesn’t “wake up,” predicting an “absolute shellacking” for the GOP in the midterm elections. “I think it’s ironic that we control the House, the Senate, the Supreme Court, and the White Ho...
Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-Md.) is projected to fend off a serious challenge from her predecessor, former Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), in a bitter contest between two wealthy Democrats for a blue-leaning House seat in northwestern Maryland, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trone, the Total Wine & Mor...
Senate Republicans are elevating Colombia as a role model in their push for stricter voting rules in the U.S. — and using California as their foil.Why it matters: Republicans don't have the votes to jam through President Trump's SAVE Act, but some conservatives are using Colombia's election system t...
Cambodia has made significant progress in combating online scams, with the government enacting a new law, increasing law enforcement, and deporting nearly 19,000 foreign nationals linked to scam operations, while also working with international partners to dismantle the networks.
Hunter Biden said the Democratic Party should rethink its political strategy after a slate of progressive and socialist candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) won their primary races in New York this week. The son of former President Biden said the string of victories showed vot...
Federal inflation data released Thursday showed prices rising at the fastest annual rate in three years, posing serious challenges for President Trump and policymakers. The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation showed prices rising 4.1 percent over the past year and 0.7 percent in May alone...
In today’s newsletter, Joe answers reader questions and catches you up on the best of “Morning Joe” from the week. The post The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Friday edition appeared first on MS NOW.
The decision means similar laws in other states likewise violate the Second Amendment, and it casts doubt on the constitutionality of location-specific gun bans that cover a lot of territory.
Less than a year after launching with its own merchandise line, "Alligator Alcatraz" is officially shutting down.
After the Supreme Court struck down Hawai'i's gun law Thursday, lawmakers and gun-control advocates are reassessing which firearm restrictions they can enact that this court will let stand.Why it matters: The ruling shows how hard it has become to design modern gun laws under the court's exacting st...
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rent for approximately 1 million apartments on Thursday night.
The Trump administration backed Bayer, the maker of Roundup, angering prominent voices in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
One member of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement said the decision was "sickening" after the Supreme Court ruled that Bayer, the manufacturer of Roundup, did not need to warn consumers of a potential cancer risk associated with its weed killer. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports on the MAHA move...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declines to rule out a Senate run after far-left candidates won New York primary elections, saying she feels inspired.
George Santayana, the Spanish philosopher, famously said that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. We have to hope that Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve’s new Chair, remembers both the good and bad aspects of Alan Greenspan’s long tenure as head of the Fed. The post Alan Gr...
The 16-day state fair on the National Mall kicked off with a Trump rally, and not all 50 states are taking part. Organizers say there's nothing partisan about celebrating America's 250th birthday.
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the southern border who haven't yet crossed into U.S. territory.Why it matters: The Court's decision resolves a years-long legal fight over a Border Patrol practice when there's limited bandwidt...
Eight of the Prairieland Detention Center protesters were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison.
Aloha to Hawaii’s Vampire Rule on private property open to the public.
A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the U.N.
Plus: Mamdani's rent freeze, Darializa's "no jail for murderers" stance, inflation ticks up, and more...
The president is forcing his biggest supporters to choke down his incompetence and delusions like so much algae.
The drama in a small California town between its residents and four recalled city council members who refuse to leave office is showing no signs of letting up. Carrying posters reading “Exit!” and “Get out, not wanted,” dozens of Avenal residents packed Thursday night’s city council meeting, after t...
A dispensary owner believes Hawaii’s hemp regulations are unconstitutional. He’s suing to stop their enforcement, but the law may not be on his side.
While it's way more than the current federal minimum wage, data shows it may not be enough for some.
State of the Union: Markets expect an interest rate hike this year. The post Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Hits Highest Level Since April 2023 appeared first on The American Conservative.
Prosecutors in New Jersey must disclose how the technology is used in criminal cases, the state’s Supreme Court ruled.
Moderate House Democrats are warning they're prepared for "war" if incoming progressives and democratic socialists try to hijack the House floor to secure ideological concessions.Why it matters: This strategy would mean even more work for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to tamp down d...
The Supreme Court backed the Trump administration’s bid to strengthen its ability to regulate the entry of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Extensive evidence indicates that the decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants was motivated by unconstitutional racial and ethnic discrimination. The Court's ruling on statutory issues also has flaws.
Socialists marginalised under current PM are anxious about whether his replacement will again disappoint themOn 10 September 2024, Jon Trickett, a veteran leftwing MP, was preparing to vote against one of his own government’s most incendiary plans: to remove the winter fuel allowance from some retir...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and fellow Democrats will hold a forum on election threats Thursday afternoon as the party looks ahead to the 2026 midterms. The lawmakers are likely to discuss concerns over voting access and GOP-backed reform proposals, including President Trump’s SAV...
President Trump trained elected Republicans to obey him, even when they disagreed.Elected Republicans trained Trump to expect obedience, even as his demands grew impossible to satisfy.Why it matters: Years of Republicans submitting to Trump, often against their own judgment, have curdled into a roll...
A Chicago man was arrested in connection with an alleged plot to attack the White House during President Donald Trump’s June 14 UFC event, according to federal prosecutors. Alexander Mercado, 20, allegedly administered a Signal group chat used to plan the attack and later deleted evidence after spea...
A federal judge on Thursday issued the fourth order striking down President Trump’s March executive action seeking to overhaul elections by creating an internal list of eligible voters based on available data. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama, echoed her c...
Bolton pleaded guilty to one count of retaining national defense information while he was a national security adviser during President Trump's first term, saying: "And I am sorry for it."
From data center backlash to boundless cash from tech billionaires and concerns about deepfaked campaign ads, AI is everywhere in the 2026 US elections.
President Donald Trump called on attendees at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference on Friday to pressure Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to change her staunch opposition to the SAVE America Act. Though Senate Republicans have repeatedly failed to whip enough votes to pass the bill,...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Thursday that he has “profound differences” with a democratic socialist who won a House primary in New York this week, as intraparty tensions grow heading into the midterms. Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D), the chair of ...
Justice Samuel Alito compared asylum seekers who haven't made it across the border to a running back being tackled on the 1-yard line.
House Democrats are divided after far-left socialist candidates swept key New York primary races, sparking debate over the party's ideological future.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) sat down with a group of Americans who voted for President Donald Trump in Indiana to hear their thoughts and pitch her vision of leadership as the Democratic Party struggles to identify a new leader after former President Joe Biden’s crushing defeat in the 2024 presidenti...
California's billionaire tax is officially added to November ballot despite Gov. Newsom warning wealthy residents will flee to Texas or Florida.
Housing affordability is one of the issues Americans consistently say they care about. It's also one of the few issues where lawmakers from both parties actually found common ground and produced legislation that could move the ball forward. Enter President Trump.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday endorsed progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. El-Sayed, the former director of the Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services in Wayne County, Mich., is battling Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and state Sen. Mallory M...
Senate Republicans are scrambling for a strategy to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, a sweeping election reform bill, along with $67 billion to $350 billion in defense spending after holding a contentious meeting with President Trump this week. Trump told GOP senator...
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Thursday from enforcing key parts of his executive order aiming to create a citizenship list of eligible voters and restricting mail-in voting.The big picture: Fueled by unfounded claims of a rigged election, President Trump has consistently railed ag...
White House aide Heidi Overton, oncologist Jeffrey Vacirca and senior Pentagon health official Stephen Ferrara are all in the running to be the next FDA commissioner, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The agency is moving to repair its relationship with industry and rehire critical staff since the...
Christine Erickson is two votes ahead of Jamie Smith, the Minnehaha County Auditors and Elections Office said.
Candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America swept the city’s Democratic congressional primaries, unseating long-serving incumbents and elevating a slate of insurgent nominees. To many, the result looked like a city lurching further left. The truth is l...
President Trump's voter fraud crusade is crashing into the limits of his power ahead of November's midterm elections.Why it matters: Trump has made cracking down on alleged mass voter fraud a priority, but his election-related executive orders are stalled in court and his legislative fix is stuck in...
Trump's midterm campaigning, which is going forward in fits and starts, is very worrisome for GOP lawmakers up for reelection who need his help.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misattributed a quotation to Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.). The defeat of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) in this week’s primary toppled a powerful and history-making incumbent, sparking complex feelings for members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a blistering dissent from the bench Thursday after the Supreme Court opened the door for the Trump administration to revive an immigration policy that allows border officials to block asylum seekers who do not physically cross the southern border from entering the c...
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify under oath in two cases where he is accused of defrauding voters in swing states before the 2024 general election. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower of the Western District of Texas ordered Musk to sit for a deposition as part of...
Janelle Stelson, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District, campaigns in Harrisburg, in 2024. Stelson is running again this year. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The political world is in a frenzy over left-wing challengers’ wins in New York City’s prima...
President Trump met with Republican senators soon after canceling plans to sign bipartisan housing affordability legislation at the Capitol.
Senate Democrats led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (Va.) are pressing the Trump administration to preserve all records related to the 2026 midterm election amid concerns that President Trump may attempt to tamper with voting results....
Socialist candidates swept New York Democratic primaries as Trump rally attendees told Fox News Digital socialism leads to economic decline and disaster.
The restoration of the Second Amendment began with a lone concurrence in 1997.
Rep. Mike Lawler demanded Democrat Cait Conley answer for AOC's support amid her silence on socialist candidates who want to abolish ICE.
Two crucial issues have not changed since Nicolás Maduro was ousted — and could complicate efforts to rebuild from this week’s damage. The post Venezuela’s earthquake recovery is complicated by an ea...
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he supports the SAVE America Act and backs Trump's push to pressure the Senate to pass the election bill.
A new book from two Washington reporters reveals what took place inside the White House after President Donald Trump’s return to power.
Democrats knew that passing the housing bill would hand Republicans an election-season win. They did it anyway. The post With support for housing bill, Democrats show how governing parties operate app...
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damaging the new blue lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is now peeling, as well as for algae in the water. But the administration has not provided evidence to back up the president's claims. Experts say the pool’s ills have...
Aber Kawas, NYC Democratic nominee backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, faces backlash over resurfaced clip appearing to suggest America deserved 9/11.
President Donald Trump will give remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road To Majority” conference on Friday around 1:30 p.m. in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Trump will return to the Washington Hilton to speak since his remarks at the venue’s White House Correspondents’ Associati...
The Court decides two major Second Amendment cases, but the latter does not even mention the former.
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), in an interview with Axios on Friday, declined to commit to voting for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker if she wins back her old House seat.Why it matters: Bush joins dozens of candidates — particularly Democratic Socialists of America members ...
People spend a lot of time on their devices. The AI boom means they will also be spending more for them.Why it matters: The enormous sums of money going into the AI race are driving up costs for resources and components throughout the economy.That's now becoming increasingly apparent to ordinary Ame...
Senate Democrats must now decide whether to pass the Combating Organized Crime Act, which would expand the Department of Homeland Security's surveillance powers, or to listen to voters and reject the bill.
President Donald Trump contended Democrats, such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), are “afraid” to counter the insurgent Left after Democratic socialist candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani prevailed over their establishment counterparts. “It’s easy for them to get...
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from countries that impose digital services taxes, escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the US.
Predicting what the Federal Reserve will do next has become an exercise in trying to game out the tactical instincts of a new chairman who isn't giving the world much to work with.Why it matters: While it's early days in the Kevin Warsh chairmanship, his reaction function — the way he is likely to r...
The government cannot force private property owners to allow guns on their land. But the Supreme Court rightly ruled today that it also cannot impose a presumption of exclusion.
President Trump's proposal to have Iran use their unfrozen funds to buy American agriculture products says a lot about where he's worried about lost political support.
With the Birthright Citizenship case still undecided, the Trump Administration has prevailed in every other immigration case before the Court this term, and some are quite consequential.
Darializa Avila Chevalier is supported by wealthy, well-educated elites.
House conservatives' push to force Senate action on the SAVE America Act has stalled the chamber, drawing sharp backlash from fellow Republicans.
The AI era is the perfect time for the right breed of activists: those with real plans on how to tear up business models and remake them for this particular moment of upheaval.
Income growth is accelerating — supporting consumer spending — while inflation is rising even beyond the energy-price shock.Why it matters: That combination, shown in new data out Thursday morning, creates a complex reality for Kevin Warsh's young Federal Reserve chairmanship.It's good news for the ...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday called for “new leadership” within the Democratic Party, alleging that the caucus never fully recovered from its 2024 elections losses. “Every day there’s a debate within the party about the path forward,” Slotkin said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “S...
In an interview with POLITICO, the Maryland governor said the country deserves more than Trump talking about himself for its 250th anniversary.
Democratic socialists are gaining ground on the national political scene, championing left-of-establishment ideals and rattling mainstream Democrats with big wins ahead of the midterms. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed the democratic socialist movement further into the national spotlight w...
With the midterm elections rapidly approaching and polls showing Republicans in serious trouble with voters, they have become frantic to pass the SAVE America Act. Twenty-five House members are now promising to vote no on everything until the act is passed. Their panic is based on the entirely unfou...
After a string of primary successes this month in deep-blue corners of the country, democratic socialists will face a major test of whether their appeal can translate to a battleground state later this summer.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday he hopes Democrats remember that after the primary elections are over, the party’s “enemy is Donald Trump.” MS NOW’s Jen Psaki spoke with Jeffries about Israel playing a role in the New York Democratic primary. She asked Jeffries about hi...
The nation that leads in AI, advanced manufacturing, and innovation will be the nation that can supply abundant, reliable, economical electricity. America pioneered commercial nuclear energy. It should not watch from the sidelines while others build the future. The post America’s AI Future Rests on ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Arab Gulf leaders to reassure them that U.S. isn’t cutting them out of negotiations with Tehran.
Kellyanne Conway says Democratic primary wins reflect only a handful of specific districts and do not signal a broader political shift nationwide.
Supreme Court rules 6-3 in favor of Trump administration in two key immigration cases on Temporary Protected Status and asylum, drawing opposition from blue state Democrats.
The person who shaped the tournament in his image has been invisible since it started.
The 6-3 decision clears the way for the Trump administration to resume allowing federal agents at the border to turn back asylum seekers before they enter.
Rep. Pat Harrigan leads a bill to phase out Chinese-made drones from U.S. law enforcement, with $1.5 billion to fund domestic manufacturing.
Three new sites in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Yorkshire could house about 3,750 asylum seekers if permission is granted.
Feds say they have seized more than 300 drones flying over stadiums. No one can say what the unmanned aircraft were doing there.
President Trump warned that the democratic socialist candidate victories in Tuesday’s New York primaries goes beyond the left-leaning city. “The Democrat Party is in big trouble because this isn’t stopping with New York,” Trump said on Friday, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Annual Po...
Democrats and their liberal media allies are continuing to do everything they can to destroy the reputation of the Supreme Court, including deliberately misleading their gullible voters and readers about the results and details of multiple cases. The bulk of the outrage was reserved for the court’s ...
President Trump will welcome a group of American farmers from across the U.S. to the White House for a dinner Thursday evening in the Rose Garden. The event comes as Trump has ramped up his efforts to court the voting bloc ahead of the midterm elections, after farmers experienced rising fertilizer c...