House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is unveiling a new political fundraising machine Wednesday as she continues to generate buzz as a potential 2026 New York gubernatorial candidate. Stefanik is eyeing a potential bid for the governor’s mansion in Albany. She told a Republican crowd in Staten Island Monday she was “strongly considering” entering […]
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GOP divided on budget provision that would bar states from regulating AI for 10 years
The House version of Trump’s budget bill, which is now before the Senate, includes a provision that would ban state regulation of AI or 10 years. Republicans are divided over the provision.
Why the U.K. prime minister is calling for a bigger military to face Russia
Key NATO members are upping their defense posture in response to threats from Russia. Experts say the Trump administration’s confrontational approach to the alliance is a factor as well. (Image credit: WPA Pool)
How DOGE’s push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics
DOGE’s murky push to amass data at federal agencies could hurt the U.S. government’s ability to produce reliable census results, economic indicators and other statistics in the future, experts warn. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)
“White genocide” isn’t a thing. Trump disagrees.
You may have heard that the U.S. gained 59 new residents last month from South Africa – and that more came this past weekend. They’re all white Afrikaners: a white minority group descended from European colonists. Trump has given some of these white Afrikaners refugee status because he claims a “white genocide” is happening against […]
What Trump’s fixation on ‘white genocide’ in South Africa tells us about the U.S.
How the false notion of “white genocide” traveled from the political fringes to the Oval Office. The week on Code Switch, we’re talking to a reporter who was in the room during a meeting when President Trump pushed this conspiracy theory on the president of South Africa. And we’re digging into what Trump’s fixation on […]
Trump’s crypto interests (Two Indicators)
Today on the show – our crypto president. Just before President Donald Trump began his second administration in January, he and his business partners launched the $TRUMP coin. It’s a memecoin that quickly raked in hundreds of millions of dollars. And there’s a lot of earning potential still left on the table. Is that even […]
Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
The action is the latest move by the Trump administration to purge all programs, policies, books and social media mentions of references to diversity, equity and inclusion. (Image credit: Maxwell Orlosky/U.S. Navy)
The spirit of Liz Truss, ridiculous but relentless, stalks British politics | Rafael Behr
Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have much more in common with the failed Tory leader than either cares to admit We need to talk about Liz Truss, although there are reasons not to bother. The prime minister who failed faster than any previous holder of the office has much to say about her dismal record, […]
‘Saying Trump is dangerous is not enough’: Bernie Sanders on Biden, billionaires – and why the Democrats failed
The senator and twice Democratic presidential hopeful is on tour with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trying to build a new progressive movement. He reveals why he thinks Republicans are scared to speak up and what went wrong for Kamala Harris in 2024 ‘I think what Trumpism is about, is an understanding that the system in America is […]
Two Chinese nationals charged with conspiracy, smuggling ‘dangerous biological pathogen’ into US
Two Chinese citizens were charged with a conspiracy and smuggling of a fungus that officials said is a “dangerous biological pathogen” into the United States. Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, were charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the country, false statements and visa fraud on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for […]
House Republicans push for spending cancellations as Elon Musk and conservatives demand deeper budget cuts
And you thought you had just figured out what “reconciliation” means in Congressional budget terms. Here’s a new vocabulary term: rescissions. You might not be able to spell it. But I can tell you what it does. A “rescissions” bill “rescinds” money which Congress has already allocated, ex post facto. For simplicity, I often describe […]
Man arrested for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago told police he wanted to marry Trump’s granddaughter
A Texas man was arrested for allegedly trespassing at Mar-a-Lago early morning on Tuesday, telling law enforcement that he wanted to “spread the gospel” to President Trump and marry the commander-in-chief’s granddaughter. Anthony Thomas Reyes, 23, was arrested by the Palm Beach Police Department for “unlawfully entering” the Mar-a-Lago Club, Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, […]
Johnson blasts House ‘big, beautiful’ bill, backs Musk
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Tuesday blasted the megabill featuring President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities and backed tech billionaire Elon Musk’s recent comments on it. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” host Blake Burman brought up an earlier post from Musk on the social platform X in which he called the legislation […]
Man accused of writing Trump assassination letters was framed, officials say
Demetric Deshawn Scott sent the letters to prevent a man from testifying against him in a robbery case, officials say.
Jonathan Joss: Three roles the late US actor was known for
Joss was credited with improving the representation of Native Americans on screen, from King of the Hill to Parks and Recreation.
Family of Boulder suspect detained by immigration officers
The wife and five children of Mohammed Sabry Soliman have been taken into custody by immigration authorities.
Watch: Canada wildfire smoke drifts into US and across the Atlantic
Satellite imagery and maps show the large-scale impact of the blazes, which have now burned at least 3.4 million acres.
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ faces resistance from Republican senators over debt fears
President Donald Trump‘s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is facing criticism, even from within his own party, as some lawmakers remain skeptical about the massive spending package and its potential impact on the nation’s debt, despite it being under consideration by a Republican-controlled Congress. The spending bill, which the House passed late last month and is now […]
Watch: Slurry of mud and hot water erupts from Yellowstone pool
A newly-installed web camera captured the moment the national park’s Black Diamond Pool in Wyoming belched a dark liquid sludge.