Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama pushed back on divorce rumors on Michelle’s podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson. When the former president joined the “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” podcast episode that came out Wednesday, Robinson remarked that it was “nice to have” the former first lady and president…
President Trump will sign legislation Wednesday afternoon that aims to curb the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S. during a bill-signing ceremony. The bill — the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or HALT Fentanyl Act — will reschedule the opioid as a Schedule I drug, which could result in harsher penalties for…
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) opened his remarks Wednesday at the Hill Nation Summit by saying that postcongressional life was “fabulous. We don’t have Matt Gaetz anymore.” The remark from McCarthy, who has had a long-running feud with former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), drew laughter from the audience. “The party is so much stronger now,”…
A new poll found that 63% of voters disapprove of the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein investigation, with Democrats and independents leading the disapproval and Republicans split.
Amid reports that President Trump may attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that it’s unclear if the president has the power to do it. “Can the president fire Jerome Powell? I’m really not sure,” Johnson, a former constitutional lawyer, told reporters in the Capitol. “I have been not…
The Democratic Women’s Caucus is demanding an investigation into the treatment of women in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, accusing the Trump administration of “medical neglect” in cases that include the loss of one woman’s unborn child. The Trump administration recently rescinded Biden-era guidance on treatment of migrants in detention, including those detailing…
Democratic leaders must offer a viable vision for American education that speaks to the urgent needs of working-class parents, rather than allowing President Trump to claim Education Independence Day.
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) holds a double-digit lead over Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) in the state’s gubernatorial race, according to a poll released on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, showed Spanberger leading Earle-Sears 49 percent to 37 percent among registered voters…
They’re not asking for an easy life: They’re asking for an easier one.
Republican support is rolling in for a new legislative push in the House to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release more files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite President Trump’s urging to drop the matter. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who is leading the push with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), announced on social…
