President Biden on Monday condemned the pro-Palestinian protest outside of a California synagogue, calling the demonstration antisemitic. “I’m appalled by the scenes outside of Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles. Intimidating Jewish congregants is dangerous, unconscionable, antisemitic, and un-American,” Biden said in a post on X. A protest on Sunday outside of Adas Torah synagogue...
Senate Democrats on Monday released a series of ads targeting GOP Senate candidates' records on reproductive rights in the wake of the second anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)'s new ad blitz is slated to reach voters in 10 states on lifestyle, beauty and fashion...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the most intense phase of the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas is drawing to a close and another stage would see lower-intensity fighting, along with the potential re-positioning of troops to the northern border with Lebanon. "We need to eliminate all the Hamas battalions, and now we...
Story at a glance (NEXSTAR) — Summer is officially upon us (the summer solstice fell on Thursday), and many of us have already been feeling the heat. If you’re among those who have been trapped in the heat dome, or just spending time in the sun recently, you may have found yourself at a beach,...
Presented by Working Forests Initiative — ⌚ Plus: Patiently awaiting Trump's VP pick announcement {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. This heat wave is not letting up! I hope you’re all staying hydrated and cool. Here’s what’s happening: We’re waiting for the Supreme Court to wrap up some of its blockbuster rulings this week. The high...
Story at a glance (NewsNation) — Five U.S. cities are considered "impossibly unaffordable" when it comes to housing, placing them among the most expensive markets in the world, according to a new study. Researchers at Chapman University and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Canada analyzed 94 major cities in eight countries and determined...
Former President Trump over the weekend mused about the creation of a migrant fighting league to rival the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), characterizing migrants as "tough" and "mean" during stump speeches. Trump brought up the idea during two separate events Saturday — one during a gathering of Christian conservatives in the nation's capital and later...
View Post Longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz advised President Biden and former President Trump “to let loose” to make the bigger impression with voters during their upcoming debate. Luntz described what he will be looking for in CNN’s Thursday head-to-head, reflecting on his past observations of presidential debates in op-ed published Monday in The New...
Last week, the N.J. attorney general announced a 13-count indictment of George Norcross, his brother Phil and four of their colleagues.
Former President Trump's campaign in a Monday fundraising email criticized his treatment at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia, saying he was "tortured" while getting his historic mug shot at the jail. Trump has frequently sought to raise funds from the mug shot, and the email in which he mentioned the torture was sent out...
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Monday unveiled his second annual Pride playlist, complete with hits from pop powerhouses Beyoncé and Taylor Swift and rising stars including Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. “Obviously we have Pride month, but Pride goes on all summer. There are Pride festivals and celebrations all the way through October and across...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) will move within days to force a vote on having the House sergeant at arms forcibly bring Attorney General Merrick Garland before the House by holding him in “inherent contempt” over his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Luna sent a letter...
A coalition of advocacy organizations plans to spend $100 million over the next decade to restore access to abortion rights across the country. The “Abortion Access Now” campaign is made up of nine organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The coalition announced...
The Federal Trade Commission's new rule prohibiting noncompete provisions in employment contracts, which takes effect on Sept. 4, will free millions of workers to seek better jobs for higher wages and improve the operation of the health care system for both patients and doctors.
Well-known surfer and occasional actor Tamayo Perry, who appeared in films including “Blue Crush” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” was killed in an apparent shark attack on Sunday, officials in Hawaii believe.
The fiscal policies of the Trump administration added twice the amount to the national deficit as have President Biden’s, a new analysis has found. Trump's administration borrowed $8.4 trillion during the former president's time in office, while Biden has borrowed $4.3 trillion, according to an analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB),...
Chief Justice Roberts himself sowed the seeds for delay at oral argument in Trump v. United States.
The Biden administration is unveiling steps to increase affordable housing as home and rent costs continue to rise. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will announce new initiatives Monday to address the supply of housing. The Treasury Department said in its announcement that the new steps will “strengthen” programs and policies, such as tax incentives and fiscal...
The Biden administration has tightened disclosure rules for trains carrying hazardous cargo, with railroads now required to inform local first responders about hazardous material immediately after a derailment. The new federal requirement, announced Monday, caps significant scrutiny of the railway industry after a Norfolk Southern train released toxic chemicals into the town of East Palestine,...
It all comes down to this: Who gets to be a full-fledged, fully respected member of American society?
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) indicated Sunday that she has not been formally vetted to potentially be former President Trump's vice-presidential pick. When asked on "Meet the Press" if she has received any vetting paperwork, Noem said, "The only person who knows who the vice president's going to be is Donald Trump." "I haven't...
The late “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek will be honored with a U.S. postage stamp that will be available beginning next month. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced Friday that Trebek will be featured on a new postage stamp to be released on July 22. “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings also revealed the stamp on Friday’s episode, noting...
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a group of Holocaust survivors and their heirs can haul Hungary into an American court to answer for confiscating property from Jews while carrying out mass extermination during WWII. The dispute turns on technical questions about Hungary’s immunity as a foreign sovereign, and it marks the...
The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will wade into a major dispute implicating transgender rights next term by agreeing to review the constitutionality of Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for minors. The high court previously avoided many opportunities to get involved in cases involving transgender protections, but after being urged by the Biden administration to...
The Supreme Court on Monday declined disgraced reality TV star Josh Duggar’s request to consider whether his conviction for downloading images of child sexual abuse should be tossed out. Duggar, who rose to fame alongside his sizeable family on TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison after...