David Sacks, President Trump’s artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar, urged tech billionaire and friend Elon Musk to reconsider his recent third-party push, arguing his political goals could be achieved through the Republican Party. Sacks, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, also said that he hopes Musk repairs his relationship with President Trump, as the two…
Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) gubernatorial campaign said it raised $10.2 million in the second quarter of 2025. The haul is the highest amount ever raised by a statewide candidate in Virginia in the second quarter of an election year, according to Spanberger’s campaign. The average grassroots donation to Spanberger’s campaign was $29, while…
The Education Department announced on Tuesday it is opening a foreign funding investigation against the University of Michigan after alleged inaccurate disclosures in the school’s foreign reports. The department is demanding the university provide a litany of documents within 30 days, including tax records relating to foreign funding since 2020, a copy of written agreements…
Whoopi Goldberg took aim at former President Obama and billionaire investor Mark Cuban for criticizing the way Democrats have been responding to various actions and policy initiatives undertaken by the Trump administration. Goldberg cited recent criticism from Obama, who urged Democrats to “just toughen up” in remarks Friday at a private fundraiser in New Jersey,…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi needs to explain her statements regarding Jeffrey Epstein after the Department of Justice announced it would not make any more disclosures in the case of the disgraced financier. The statement marks a notable break from President Trump, who has stood by his attorney general…
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday pushed for the Trump administration to release files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “and let the chips fall where they may.” “This is why people don’t trust government. You can never go wrong with being transparent. Redact victims’ names but release the rest,” Haley wrote Tuesday in…
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is taking steps to connect with Washington’s political class amid signs of division within the Democratic Party over his insurgent mayoral bid. Mamdani, who won the Democratic nomination for mayor in an upset against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) last month, is planning to take part in a…
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Monday said he would consider jumpstarting his career as a politician by campaigning for the presidency. “You want to start as president of the United States?” Stephen Colbert asked on “The Late Show.” “Why not?” Smith responded. Smith has been a sports commentator for over two decades, which has…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon went to bat Tuesday for the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, as the White House pondered ousting him over disagreements about the path of short-term interest rates. Multiple media outlets reported that Dimon, who has reined in criticism of President Trump during his second term, touted the independence…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok has been plagued by controversy recently over its responses to users, raising questions about how tech companies seek to moderate content from AI and whether Washington should play a role in setting guidelines. Grok faced sharp scrutiny last week, after an update prompted the AI chatbot to produce…
