President Biden is addressing the United Auto Workers at an event in Washington on Wednesday afternoon. According to The Associated Press, which cites an anonymous source, the union is expected to give the incumbent its official endorsement. Overall union membership in the U.S. took a surprising dip in the latest figures, even though 2023 marked...
President Biden renewed his calls for universal background checks and red flag laws following the shootings near Chicago this past weekend. “This tragedy underscores why I am doing everything in my power to keep guns off our streets and out of the hands of those who seek to harm themselves or others,” Biden wrote in...
Kate Cox, a Dallas-area woman who sued for the right to terminate a nonviable pregnancy and then left Texas to get abortion care, will attend the State of the Union as a guest of first lady Jill Biden, the White House said Wednesday. The invitation comes as the Biden campaign focuses heavily on abortion rights as...
Jon Stewart will be returning to “The Daily Show” as a part-time host and executive producer. Stewart will host the Comedy Central show on Monday nights throughout the 2024 election cycle starting Feb. 12 and is expected to be the executive producer on every episode through at least 2025, the network announced Wednesday. There will...
U.S. Capitol Police gave an all-clear Wednesday after earlier saying that they were investigating a suspicious package near the Lower West Terrace of the building. Officers first reached the scene at about 10:30 a.m., USCP said, advising staffers and visitors to avoid the area. Police cleared any potential threat and reopened the area at about...
Hillary Clinton is giving a boost to “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie following the pair’s Oscars snubs, saying they’re “more than Kenough.” The Academy Awards faced criticism when nominations for its 96th annual gala were announced Tuesday. While Ryan Gosling, who co-starred as Ken in the female-centric summer blockbuster, and America Ferrera...
A record 21.3 million people have officially signed up for health care insurance through the HealthCare.gov Marketplace for 2024, marking a third consecutive banner year for the program. An additional 5 million people signed up for coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace for coverage this year compared to 2023. "Today, we broke another...
The U.S. Embassy in London is attempting to pour cold water on a brewing controversy about the best way to prepare a cup of tea. In a new book released Wednesday, “Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea,” Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl advised tea lovers to add a pinch of salt to their drinks....
It’s time for Washington to withhold contributions to agencies that actively subsidize, enable, or defend the evil the world witnessed on Oct. 7.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now eligible to appear on the New Hampshire ballot in November, his campaign announced. Kennedy gathered the requisite 3,000 signatures to be an official contender in the general election in the Granite State, a significant potential battleground state that comes amid his months-long push to get on...
Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel said the results of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary signal that Republican voters know who they will support in November, and the GOP should unite around former President Trump. Her comments come just a day after Trump took the victory in the Granite State, leading former...
Most Republican voters in the Granite State said former President Trump would still be fit for office, even if convicted in one of his four criminal indictments, according to exit polling from The Washington Post. The New Hampshire preliminary polls found that 87 percent of Trump voters would still support his presidential bid, even if...
The segment highlighted what is obvious to most sentient beings: There is no context where the sexually explicit writings of adults are appropriate for children.
Former President Trump, in his New Hampshire victory speech Tuesday, used the opportunity to poke at GOP rival Nikki Haley after Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) didn't give her his endorsement. “Did you ever think [about how] she actually appointed you, Tim? … and you’re the senator of her state,” Trump said to Scott, referring to...
The proposal leaves no doubt that the Brits are just as wary of illegal immigrants as are the citizens of other countries (notably America).
Allegations of a romance between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and a special prosecutor she appointed to head former President Trump’s 2020 election interference case have created a whirlwind of controversy around her and the historic prosecution. The explosive claim surfaced earlier this month in court filings by an ex-Trump 2020 campaign operative...
Taxes Cornerstone Government Affairs registered to lobby on a broad range of issues including intellectual property, data privacy, artificial intelligence and tax administration on behalf of Intuit, which owns QuickBooks, Mint, Credit Karma, MailChimp and TurboTax. The rollout of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) free direct tax filing service, something Intuit and other tax preparation...
A record 2 million new cancer cases are projected to occur in the U.S. in 2024, with incidences of six out of the top 10 cancers expected to rise, according to new projections from the American Cancer Society (ACS). ACS released its “Cancer statistics, 2024” report last week in which it projected 2,001,140 new cancer...
President Biden's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is showing new signs of strain amid the Gaza War, which has put both leaders under extraordinary political pressure. Biden has stood firm in defense of Israel despite intense backlash among voters calling for a ceasefire, and Democratic lawmakers appalled at a Palestinian death toll of...
The results of the first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday provided good news for the two candidates most likely to win their parties’ nominations, former President Trump and President Biden. Trump is poised to defeat Nikki Haley in the Granite State by about 10 points despite the former United Nations ambassador closing in on Trump’s lead in...
A Pennsylvania Republican looking to take Rep. Scott Perry’s (R-Pa.) seat said he is launching his congressional bid because Perry “offends” him. John Henry Newman, 68, announced Monday he is running for Perry’s seat, Penn Live reported. Newman criticized Perry on his campaign website for Perry's claims around the 2020 election and for his role as...
Former President Trump was projected to win the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump's win is a blow to Nikki Haley, who came in second and invested heavily in the Granite State. The former U.N. ambassador congratulated Trump on his win Tuesday, but promised "this race is far from over." Some...
The Pentagon said that the U.S. took out two Houthi missiles about to launch toward the Red Sea, where the group has been targeting cargo ships. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had “conducted strikes against two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch” at around...
A union representing Southwest Airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike on Tuesday, after the members rejected a contract deal put forward by the union in December. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 556 announced that 98 percent of its members voted to authorize a strike for the first time in its history. The union...
Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake called on the state’s GOP chair Jeff DeWit to resign on Tuesday after a recording surfaced of the chair appearing to offer Lake money in exchange for not running for office. “He’s gotta resign. We can’t have somebody who is corrupt and compromised running the Republican Party,” Lake told an...