Politics

Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Facing backlash, former President Donald Trump has tried to walk back comments he made suggesting he’s open to restricting contraceptives. During an interview with Pittsburgh TV station KDKA-TV, Trump was asked if he supports any restrictions on a person’s right to contraceptives. “Well, we’re looking at that and we’re going […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives came to standstill on Wednesday as lawmakers quibbled about criticism of Donald Trump and his legal woes. Legislative business was paused on the floor for an hour as Republicans demanded the words of Rep. Jim McGovern, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, be taken […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she will vote for former President Donald Trump in November — despite her disappointments with him. During a question and answer session after delivering a speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Haley was asked who she thinks would […]

California State Assemblyman Vince Fong (Bakersfield) during a press conference about Chile’s continued status as a Visa Waiver Program Country in Santa Ana, CA, on Friday, June 16, 2023. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — ABC News reports that Vince Fong is projected to win the special general election in California’s […]

Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday criticized Donald Trump for the since-deleted video reposted to his social media site Truth Social referencing a “Unified Reich” if reelected, calling it “appalling,” but “unsurprising” coming from the former president. “Just yesterday, the former president of the United States, who praises […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday that he’s moving ahead with an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress despite an International Criminal Court prosecutor saying he would apply for a warrant to arrest Netanyahu for war crimes. Johnson said that an […]

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the International Criminal Court’s application for arrest warrants for Israeli officials and Hamas operatives, saying the court prosecutor’s actions make a “shameful equivalence” between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. “That decision … on so many levels is totally wrongheaded,” […]

TruthSocial (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media video that referenced the phrase “Unified Reich” after his critics said the phrase mirrors that of Nazi Germany. The phrase “Unified Reich” appears as a part of hypothetical news articles in the video that announce Trump’s hypothetical victory in the 2024 election, […]

Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will bring the bipartisan border deal that was negotiated early this year by a group of Senators back up on the floor this week for a standalone vote, he said in a letter to his colleagues released Sunday night. The move to hold another vote on […]

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In October 1992, businessman and independent presidential candidate Ross Perot stood at a podium to the left of Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush at the third presidential debate of the general election cycle. An independent candidate for president has not made it on the debate stage since. Three […]