Trump administration sues California over cost of eggs
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office poked fun at the suit with a post on X, claiming President Donald Trump is “back to his favorite hobby: blaming California for literally everything.”
Zeldin cites ‘legitimate questions’ about contrails as EPA launches webpage to combat conspiracy
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday that Americans have “legitimate questions” about airplane contrails as his agency launches webpages aimed at combatting misinformation on the topic. Contrails, the vapor trails that follow high-flying airplanes, are the subject of the “chemtrails” conspiracy theory, which baselessly alleges that the trails are actually chemicals that are used…
46 percent of local election officials worried about politically motivated investigations: Poll
A poll released Thursday says 46 percent of election officials are worried about politically motivated investigations. The study conducted by the Brennan Center Research Department found that 38 percent of election workers have reported experiencing threats, harassment or abuse because of their job. The survey was conducted after the 2024 election in which President Trump…
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ funding will train all levels of law enforcement amid grave threats
Republicans are proposing a $750 million investment in the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure law enforcement officers are properly trained and prepared to protect the American people.
Most say child care costs are ‘major problem’: Survey
Most Americans said the costs of child care are a “major problem,” and most are in favor of efforts to provide free or low-cost day care, according to a survey released Thursday. The new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that most Americans surveyed, 76 percent, agreed that the cost of child…
Democratic leaders can’t beat Trump’s immigration agenda from the sidelines
Trump’s immigration policies are funding a massive detention and deportation machine, and Congress must lead with a humane and functional immigration system that prioritizes actual threats, rather than migrant workers and families.
Senate GOP blocks push to restore gambling losses deduction
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked an effort by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) to restore the 100 percent tax deduction for gambling losses after it was cut down to 90 percent in President Trump’s massive tax and spending package that became law last week. Cortez Masto attempted to restore the full deduction via unanimous consent…
5 takeaways from Trump’s tariff tussle with Brazil
President Trump is seeking to intervene in a political fight roiling Brazil, demanding the country drop its prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro or face a 50 percent tariff on imports to the U.S. “The way that Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro, a Highly Respected Leader throughout the World during his Term, including by the United…
Rand Paul pans Trump’s ‘haphazard’ tariff against Brazil over Bolsonaro trial
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday heaped criticism on President Trump’s move to issue a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods, in part to protest the legal proceedings against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a top Trump ally. Paul, a foremost Republican critic against Trump’s tariff policy, said the latest tariff, which Trump said would…
Trump nominates MAGA influencer Nick Adams to Malaysia ambassador post
Nick Adams, a 40-year-old Australian native and self-described “alpha male” who has been a staunch Trump supporter for years, has been nominated by President Trump as the next ambassador to Malaysia.