Four relatives of Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for Illinois governor, were killed in a helicopter crash in Montana on Wednesday, his campaign said early Thursday. Bailey’s son Zachary, daughter-in-law Kelsey, and two of their children, ages 12 and 7, died; another grandson, Finn, 10, was not on board. The...
Psychologist Dr. John Gartner told The Daily Beast Podcast he sees a massive rise in clinical signs of dementia in President Donald Trump, arguing worsening cognitive decline is intensifying his malignant narcissism. He cited wandering, nonsensical speeches, including a military address that digressed to "gorgeous paper," word errors he called...
Major companies including Apple, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Comcast and Meta have donated to President Donald Trump’s proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom, the White House said. Trump insists the project is privately funded by himself and donors and will not cost taxpayers. On Wednesday, he said the ballroom will cost...
The Trump administration sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, its first Russia penalties since January, aiming to cut oil revenues funding the war in Ukraine, and Trump canceled a planned Putin summit. Separately, the US military struck two boats on the Pacific side of South America, killing five, according to defense secretary...
With immigration raids expected in the Bay Area, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Kevin Mullin warned that local authorities could arrest federal agents who violate California law. The approach, proposed by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, would rely on reviewing footage of alleged excessive force and seeking...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered tight control over Pentagon dealings with Congress, signing a memo that routes nearly all correspondence and information requests through the assistant secretary for legislative affairs. The directive, also signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, applies to top offices including the Joint Chiefs, combatant...
With the federal shutdown in its third week, a clash over Affordable Care Act tax credits is a central sticking point. Democrats push to extend the credits as doctors warn lapses could swell the uninsured and shift costs. Rep. Chris Deluzio says 24,000 people in his district using Pennsylvania’s Pennie...
Senator Jeff Merkley ended a 22-hour, 37-minute floor speech warning of authoritarianism under President Trump, calling it the gravest threat since the Civil War and accusing him of shredding the Constitution. He blamed Republican compliance and a conservative Supreme Court establishing presidential immunity. Republicans blasted the marathon—Senator John Barrasso called...
President Trump imposed major new sanctions on Russia’s energy sector, targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, after canceling a planned Budapest meeting with Vladimir V. Putin. Announced during an Oval Office visit by NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, the move marked his first such action of his second term and reflected mounting...
MPs on the public accounts committee are pushing to probe Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge arrangements, with Keir Starmer signalling he supports MPs questioning him about the Windsor residence. Ed Davey urged the committee’s Conservative chair, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, to launch an inquiry, as scrutiny mounts over the 30-room property’s lease and...
