The Biden administration rolled out a slate of new pollution standards for cars, light trucks, and medium-duty vehicles Wednesday, a move that, in part, aims to hasten the adoption of electric vehicles to combat climate change. The rules would take effect for new vehicles manufactured starting with model year 2027 …
Read More »House Republicans Endorse National Abortion Ban
A caucus representing most House Republican lawmakers endorsed a 15-week national abortion ban on Wednesday.The announcement came one day after former President Donald Trump indicated that he could support a 15-week abortion ban. The Republican Study Committee (RSC), which includes nearly 80 percent of all House Republicans, released its 2025 …
Read More »The Justice Department Is Suing Apple for 'Green Bubble' Discrimination
The federal government is suing Apple. The landmark civil suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, accuses the Big Tech behemoth of violating antitrust laws through its alleged monopolization of the smartphone market. The DOJ alleges Apple has met competitive threats by “imposing …
Read More »Trump's Pick for Senate Wins GOP Primary in Ohio
Trump-backed Bernie Moreno won Ohio’s Republican US Senate primary on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Moreno defeated state Senator Matt Dolan, a critic of the former president, and Secretary of State Frank LaRose; he will now go head-to-head against the Democratic incumbent, Senator Sherrod Brown. The victory for the …
Read More »Trump Is Now Fundraising Off His Inability to Pay Fraud Bond
Once upon a time, long before he set his sights on the White House, Donald Trump leveraged his massive real estate empire into a braggadocious reality TV show called The Apprentice. The show’s bombastic theme song sang “money, money, money, money,” at viewers over shots of Trump’s New York properties, …
Read More »Ex-Giuliani Crony Says GOP's Impeachment Push Is Based on Russian Lies
The Republican impeachment push against President Joe Biden has always rested on the thinnest of evidentiary ice, but with one of their key informants facing criminal charges for lying to federal investigators, the charade is now on the verge of falling apart. On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee — one …
Read More »Republicans Push to Raise Retirement Age Despite Trump Pledge
On the campaign trail in January, former President Donald Trump opposed raising the retirement age and pledged not to cut Social Security benefits. “We don’t have to do that for seniors,” he told supporters. “You earned it.” Trump’s 2024 campaign also ran TV ads criticizing his primary opponent, former South …
Read More »Ohio MAGA Candidate Accidentally Sends Out Concession Email
Derek Myers reminded everyone on Tuesday why they should have “undo send” set up in their email. The MAGA House candidate’s campaign accidentally sent out a concession statement hours before polls closed in Ohio’s Republican primary election. “Tonight did not go as we had hoped, but as we know, this …
Read More »GOP Lawmaker Inserts Colleague's Name Into Graphic Rape Story
Nebraska lawmakers are calling for the resignation of State Senator Steve Halloran (R) after he repeatedly inserted the name of two fellow senators into an extremely graphic rape scene he read to the chamber. On Monday, while debating a bill that would revoke prosecution exemptions granted to “educational institutions providing …
Read More »Trump Throws Tantrum After Failing to Post Bond in NY Fraud Case
If there’s one thing Donald Trump hates more than losing an election, it’s people thinking he isn’t as rich as he claims he is. On Monday, lawyers for the former president indicated he had been unable to secure the $464 million bond needed to appeal a massive New York civil …
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