Politics

Illinois 9th District has only been represented by two people since 1965, and there hasn’t been a competitive primary since the race Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the district’s current representative, won in November 1998. “I wouldn’t be born for another four months,” deadpans Kat Abughazaleh, the TikTok-famous political commentator now …

Donald Trump installed a former Fox News host with a history of alleged erratic behavior as Secretary of Defense. What could go wrong? Well, we’re barely two months into the president’s term and Pete Hegseth seems to have texted presumably classified plans to bomb Yemen into a group chat that …

As Donald Trump demands that federal courts and judges get out of his way, Republicans in Congress seem prepared to use their powers to kneecap the judicial branch’s ability to check the president. On Monday morning, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told Fox News that Speaker Mike Johnson …

After caving to Donald Trump and voting for a Republican-backed short-term government funding bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has faced calls to resign from members of his own party. But Schumer is not backing down on that fight, saying he will not quit his leadership position. “I’m not stepping …

Top officials at the Internal Revenue Service are predicting a large drop in tax revenue this year due to individuals and businesses either not filing or not paying all due taxes, IRS sources told The Washington Post. According to internal projections, the IRS could lose 10 percent of its revenue, …

Senate Minority Leader Schumer’s bowing to Donald Trump and voting for the Republican-backed spending bill could offer House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries the opportunity to lead. Behind the scenes, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has urged him to “Use your power,” CNN reported. The recent disagreement between Jeffries and Schumer have …

Soon, if a new proposal from the Trump administration goes into effect, immigrants applying for green cards or citizenship will have to disclose their social media handles with their application, The Intercept reported Sunday. Considering the recent detention of Mahmoud Khalil, an immigrant and Columbia University student who helped lead …

During his 2024 run for the presidency, Donald Trump declared his desire to use the military on United States citizens who disagree with him, demonizing these Americans as the “enemy within.” He would go on to repeat his baseless claims throughout his campaign, from describing “evil” Democrats as more dangerous …

The day Andrew Cuomo kicked off his campaign for mayor of New York City, his lawyer Rita Glavin was asked about Cuomo’s efforts to obtain the gynecological records of one of the women who came forward to share stories of the former New York governor’s sexual harassment before he resigned …

Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary, suggested on a podcast this week that missing Social Security checks aren’t a big deal, and that only a “fraudster” would actually complain if their monthly benefit didn’t come in the mail. “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month,” …