Former President Trump is projected to win American Samoa’s Republican caucus, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump earned all 110 votes cast, according to Decision Desk HQ. American Samoa awards nine delegates on the Republican side. Since former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has dropped out of the race, the U.S. territory was anticipated to go for...
President Biden's campaign released an ad Saturday that will air in major battleground states connecting the president's age with his ability to get things done during his first term, seeking to draw a contrast with former President Trump’s record. “Look, I’m not a young guy. That’s no secret," Biden says in the new ad, titled...
The Department of Education’s federal investigation into the death of Oklahoma 16-year-old Nex Benedict could take months and yield potentially unsatisfying results for advocates who want to see big changes in how LGBTQ young people are treated in schools. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched the investigation last week in response to a...
Former President Trump led President Biden in a recent national New York Times/Siena College poll by 5 percentage points, prompting a campaign spokesperson for the Democrat to argue polling “consistently overestimates Donald Trump while underestimating Joe Biden.” The remark is emblematic of a deeper skepticism of Trump’s strength in certain Democratic circles. Biden allies point to...
A trio of major political action committees representing Asian American, Black and Latino voters are set to endorse President Biden’s reelection bid Saturday and commit $30 million to mobilizing communities of color. The president and first lady Jill Biden are set to attend a rally in Atlanta, where the AAPI Victory Fund, The Collective PAC...
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday did not rule out accepting a position from former President Trump in a second administration, if he's reelected in November. Asked by Fox News's Neil Cavuto if he would consider working under Trump again, Pompeo said it was "flattering" to hear that his name has come up....
Former national security adviser John Bolton said he is “perplexed” about reports of former President Trump receiving intelligence briefings if he becomes the GOP presidential nominee. “I'm somewhat perplexed myself that the Biden White House has apparently agreed that he'll get these briefings,” Bolton said in an interview with MSNBC’s Katy Tur. His comments come...
A floating pier intended to be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take up to two months to construct and require as many as 1,000 U.S. servicemembers to complete, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Friday. The Defense Department will undertake the emergency mission to establish a temporary pier off the shore...
A man trying to enter the U.S. Capitol was arrested Friday after police found a hammer in his backpack, according to Capitol Police. Christopher Snow, 33, was being screened at the Capitol Visitor Center Friday afternoon and “became combative” after a police officer spotted the hammer as his bag went through an x-ray machine and “attempted...
Former Rep. George Santos's announcement that he would jump into a different House race in New York raised eyebrows Thursday evening, including his former communications director. Asked if she thought something was wrong with Santos, who was ousted from his own seat in December, Naysa Woomer seemingly agreed with the assessment. “I want to say...
CNN anchor Jake Tapper slammed Fox News's Sean Hannity over reactions to President Biden's State of the Union address. Tapper took aim at Hannity's anti-Biden rhetoric while breaking down the address, accusing him of altering his criticism of the president to serve the Republican narrative. "Before the speech, Republicans were saying Biden was old, weak,...
Sam Altman, the CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, was reinstated to its board of directors following an investigation Friday. “We have unanimously concluded that Sam and [president of OpenAI Greg Brockman] are the right leaders for OpenAI,” Bret Taylor, chair of the OpenAI board, said in a Friday blog post. Altman was fired...
Senators on Friday passed a bill to fund a slew of government agencies for the rest of fiscal year 2024, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk hours before a shutdown deadline after Congress has struggled for months to approve its full-year spending bills. The Senate voted 75-22 to pass the six-bill, $460 billion package on...
NewsNation launched "The Hill Sunday," a new weekend public affairs show, last week that is hosted by political editor Chris Stirewalt. Stirewalt, a former editor at Fox News, said in a recent interview with The Hill that his new time slot “comes with a promise to the audience that you’re going to provide something that...
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that law enforcement must have a warrant prior to using aircraft and binoculars or cameras with zoom lenses to surveil areas around homes. The decision by Alaska’s high court explains that some argue that "because small airplane travel is so common in Alaska, and because any passenger might peer...
A long-awaited Pentagon report on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) concluded Friday that there is no evidence the U.S. has reverse-engineered alien spacecraft and rebutted claims that Washington is hiding off-world technology or extraterrestrial biological material. The first volume of an investigation from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), called the Historical Record Report, debunks claims...
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said he did not have concerns that his fellow colleague, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), delivered her unnatural State of the Union rebuttal in the kitchen, since she was “picked as a housewife, not just a senator.” Tuberville complimented Britt's Republican response to President Biden’s speech Thursday night, which she delivered from...
Former Biden White House press secretary and MSNBC host Jen Psaki on Friday complimented President Biden’s fiery State of the Union address the night before and said viewers could especially feel the anger that he holds toward the Supreme Court justices after they overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. “I thought the moment with...
Epic Games touted the European Union’s (EU) new tech regulations on Friday, after Apple agreed to reinstate the Fortnite maker’s developer account as it looks to launch a competing app store for iOS devices in Europe. “Apple has told us and committed to the European Commission that they will reinstate our developer account,” Epic said...
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who is running for Senate, said Friday that he would sponsor legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), a day after he dodged questions on it. “Access to IVF is vital to millions of families and must be protected. I will sponsor legislation in the Senate to...
Former Democratic presidential primary candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) defended the father of a Marine killed in Afghanistan who shouted at President Biden and was arrested during the State of the Union address Thursday. “As a Gold Star Son myself, I can only imagine the pain he has felt since losing his son in Afghanistan,”...