Former President Trump labeled E. Jean Carroll “Miss Bergdorf Goodman” in a Monday interview as he expressed frustration with having to post the full $91.63 million bond in Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against him, even as Trump appeals the recent verdict. Trump had tried to delay posting his bond or reduce the amount of it, but...
In short, for many American Jews, Israel is a test—a test of their deeply held conviction that being Jewish means doing good, and, if they determine Israel fails to measure up, they may conclude it does no good to be Jewish.
Elon Musk said Monday that his artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI will make its chatbot Grok open source after he sued OpenAI earlier this month for straying from its original mission and failing to remain open source. “This week, @xAI will open source Grok,” Musk said in a post on X, the platform formerly known...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge will depart the Biden administration later this month, the White House announced Monday, making her just the second Biden Cabinet official to leave their post. Fudge will leave her role March 22 as the White House gears up for a reelection bid. The 71-year-old told USA Today...
If Biden is going to win their votes, he will have to move the fear of crime to the top of his agenda.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. My social media feeds are inundated with Kate Middleton conspiracy theories. I seriously can’t escape them — and the palace sure didn’t help itself this weekend. I’ll get into it below. Here’s what else is happening today: This was a big weekend for pop culture. Scarlett Johansson spoofed Sen....
Former President Trump in a Monday interview dismissed concerns that he would prioritize exacting revenge on his political foes over passing meaningful policy changes if he wins a second term in the White House. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Trump was asked to respond to comments from Home Depot CEO and GOP mega-donor...
Retired Gen. John Kelly, who served as White House chief of staff in the Trump administration, recounted several conversations where former President Trump spoke favorably about Adolf Hitler, saying the Nazi leader had done "some good things" and had inspired loyalty within his military. Kelly spoke about the conversations in an interview with CNN anchor...
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife on Monday pleaded not guilty to a dozen new charges accusing them of obstruction of justice while being investigated over allegations they accepted bribes. “Once again, not guilty your honor,” Menendez said after Judge Sidney H. Stein asked him to enter a plea, according to the Associated Press....
President Biden on Monday rolled out his sweeping, $7.3 trillion budget request for 2025, with a set of ambitious partisan proposals aimed at raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations. The president calls for trimming the nation's deficits by $3 trillion in the next ten years, while doubling down on pitches to increase the corporate...
It may be that only a minority of the justices favored hearing the case, with a majority voting to let stand the lower court’s denial of immunity.
Former President Trump on Monday argued "there is a lot you can do" when it comes to cutting funding to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. Trump appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" in his first interview since President Biden delivered the State of the Union address last week. Host Joe Kernen noted there are...
Pregnancy centers in states including Missouri and Pennsylvania that currently benefit from TANF funds would no longer be able to provide free ultrasounds, medical exams, housing, clothing and more to women facing unexpected pregnancies.
NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo and ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson clashed over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in Carlson's first national television appearance since his exit from Fox last year. Cuomo confronted Carlson over his views of the insurrection and criticized his "cherry-picked" use of security footage from the Capitol that day that was exclusively released...
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Joni Ernst (Iowa) will run for Senate Republican Conference chair, the No. 3-ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, setting up a race between her and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Ernst, who declined to say last week whether she would run for a higher leadership position, told Politico in an...
A group that works to help elect Democrats to the Senate booked $239 million in television ads to defend seven seats that Republicans will seek to flip this fall. Senate Majority PAC announced the ad buy in a release on Monday, saying the organization will supplement the reservations along with digital ad investments focused on...
It’s time to stop pretending the Supreme Court is still the nonpartisan institution it once might have been; the current majority has been captured by the far right.
The U.S. has sent in forces to tighten security and extract personnel at the embassy in Haiti as gang violence plunges the Caribbean island into a humanitarian crisis. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a statement that troops airlifted personnel into and out of the embassy and "conducted an operation to augment the security of...
Jonathan Glazer, who directed “The Zone of Interest,” accepted the Oscar for Best International Feature Film on Sunday night with a speech condemning the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The film followed the family life of a Nazi commandant who lived outside the Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than 1 million Jews were...
Monitored employees are more likely to feel that the authority figure overseeing their surveillance is responsible for their behavior.
The alternative is continuing to raise false hope with bills that have no chance of being enacted.
Trump’s only bet now is to counter highly motivated Democrats at the polls with a huge turnout among right-wing voters stirred up by the immigration issue.
Fifteen youth voter groups on Monday announced their endorsements for President Biden’s reelection campaign, part of a larger effort to launch Students for Biden-Harris (SFB), a national organizing program designed to mobilize young voters. The 15 endorsements for Biden and Vice President Harris come from groups that focus on young voters, specifically, and groups that...
Former President Trump confirmed Monday that he met recently with Elon Musk but said he wasn’t sure if the billionaire would support his reelection bid. “I don't know. I’ve been friendly with him over the years,” Trump told CNBC’s “SquawkBox.” “I’ve helped him; when I was president I, helped him. I’ve liked him. We obviously...
Former President Trump on Monday said he views Facebook as “an enemy of the people” as he reiterated his opposition to a ban on TikTok. “Frankly, there are a lot of people on TikTok that love it. There are a lot of young kids on TikTok who will go crazy without it. There are a...