Politics

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Sunday attempted to justify his 2024 reelection campaign for a third term despite introducing last month a constitutional amendment that would limit senators to two six-year terms, claiming there’s no issue because his proposal isn’t law. CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan pressed Cruz on the …

Former President Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign will pay $450,000 as part of a years-long legal battle over nondisclosure agreements it required employees to sign, Bloomberg reported. The settlement with Jessica Denson—whom the campaign tried to silence after the former staffer sued for sex discrimination and harassment— effectively nixes the …

Maureen Farrell has worked as a midwife in West Virginia for two years, and as a doula for six. But this fall, she noticed a dramatic change in her day-to-day: more clients than ever seeking miscarriage support — not because more of them were experiencing miscarriages, but because of the …

On Saturday morning, President Joe Biden promised to “take care” of the Chinese spy balloon that spent the past week hovering high above North America, and by the afternoon, he delivered as the U.S. shot the surveillance device down. According to U.S. officials, the military shot down the balloon as …

A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted drifting over the northern U.S. skies. The Pentagon has been monitoring the high-altitude balloon for several days, CNN reports. “We are confident that this high-altitude surveillance balloon belongs to the [People’s Republic of China],” a senior defense official said, per the report. Several …

Congressman George Santos is a known karaoke lover, but we’re pretty sure he’d like these hits to stop coming. The Long Island representative, who established himself as Congress’ resident Liar In Chief, is now dealing with prospective staffers secretly taping him. An audio recording released Wednesday by Talking Points Memo …

A South Dakota State Representative quoted Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech voicing her support for South Dakota House Bill 1080. The proposed legislation would prohibit virtually any form of gender affirming care for transgender individuals until they reach the age of 18. The bill, one of a slew …

Rep. George Santos has few allies in Congress. It’s hard to make friends when no one can be sure you’re not actively lying to their face. But Santos can now count on the support of at least one voice in Republican politics, a true master among deceivers: Fox host Tucker …

Donald Trump’s advisers are telling him he has a perfect counter to the Manhattan prosecutors who are hounding him over a payment to Stormy Daniels — but the former president is so far unwilling to use it. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office right now is laying out its case against …

Donald Trump‘s third bid for the White House got off to a slow start, but he at least seems to be campaigning now. The former president held a pair of rallies last Saturday and has since sat down for several interviews while ramping up his social media attacks on President …