President Donald Trump granted pardons to former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, convicted on federal corruption charges. Casada, a Republican, had received 36 months for 17 counts including wire fraud and money-laundering conspiracy; Cothren got a shorter term. A White House official...
The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order requiring full, swift SNAP payments during the shutdown, deepening uncertainty for roughly 42 million people. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had directed officials to use leftover federal funds, faulting the White House for treating food...
Virginia Republican Carrie Coyner conceded after losing her House of Delegates seat to Democrat Lindsey Dougherty, 52.5% to 47.3%, despite publicizing 2022 texts in which Democrat Jay Jones fantasized about giving House of Delegates speaker Todd Gilbert 'two bullets to the head.' Jones apologized, Republicans amplified the messages, and Abigail...
The Supreme Court will privately weigh whether to hear Kim Davis’ appeal seeking to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, even as signals suggest the justices are unlikely to revisit same‑sex marriage. A decision on the longshot bid could come Monday or be held for weeks. Davis, a former Kentucky clerk once...
Evangelical backing for Israel, long a pillar of right-leaning politics, is showing cracks, especially among younger conservatives. Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer says online debate has shifted as influencers like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens question the US Israel relationship; Carlson recently hosted white nationalist Nick Fuentes while disputing some of his...
While Republicans took a beating at the polls and the government shutdown became the longest in history, Miami hosted an opulent Trump headlined business forum where tickets hit $1,990 and attendees got $50 food cards. Advocates blasted the gesture as tone-deaf in a county where nearly a quarter of households...
The FAA will cut air traffic by 10% at busy airports as the shutdown leaves short-staffed, unpaid controllers, prompting airline cancellations and traveler anxiety. The Trump administration is appealing a ruling to restore full SNAP benefits today after a judge said partial payments fell short and pointed to customs revenue....
The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to halt a judge’s order requiring full SNAP payments this month, after U.S. District Judge John McConnell demanded states receive complete funding by Friday and rebuked delays he said left recipients hungry. The administration previously committed $4.65 billion in contingency funds, covering...
President Donald Trump is recalibrating his affordability message after elections highlighted inflation as a political weakness, promising new tax breaks and spotlighting drug-price reductions by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Despite White House talking points on markets and investment, consumer prices rose 3% in September, job gains slowed, and AAA...
As the government shutdown stretches past five weeks, air traffic controllers across the United States are moonlighting to pay bills, hanging Christmas lights, stocking grocery freezers at dawn, and squeezing in DoorDash runs. Unpaid but still on duty, they describe exhaustion and anxiety, while their union warns that working second...
