During his state of the union this year, President Joe Biden created what appeared to be a moment of unity. Republicans and Democrats alike cheered when he said, “So folks, as we all apparently agree, Social Security and Medicare is off the books now, right?” But now, weeks after that …
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellendismissed the possibility of a federal bailout for Silicon Valley Bank after it collapsed last week. “We’re not going to do that again,” she said, referring to the bailouts during the 2008 financial crisis. “But we are concerned about depositors, and we’re focused on trying to meet …
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By many measures, Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is a Very Important Democrat. He’s the Democratic leader of the House’s antitrust subcommittee, one of the chamber’s prestigious perches. In 2021, he and a team of fellow House lawmakers led the first-ever second impeachment of a president. He enjoys regular invitations to …
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The personal information—including social security numbers—of more than 56,000 people were compromised in a hack of a healthcare marketplace for DC lawmakers and residents. According to a report from The New York Times, federal investigators informed congressional leadership on Friday that they had identified the personal information of members of …
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A Brazilian man who was convicted of credit card fraud and deported from the United States told the FBI that Long Island Congressman George Santos taught him “how to skim card information and how to clone cards,” and gave him “all the materials and taught me how to put skimming …
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Former President Trump has been offered the opportunity to testify before a Manhattan grand jury regarding his 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, a sign that sources tell the New York Times indicates an indictment against Trump is likely. The investigation previously resulted in the conviction of …
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin offered a shallow solution to the state’s divided stance on public education and transgender policies during CNN’s town hall on Thursday. The Republican governor, whose administration’s guidelines ban transgender students from using bathrooms and competing in sports teams that do not match their gender assigned at …
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Ron DeSantis has all but said he’s running for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that he actually has said it, just not publicly. The Florida governor is heading to Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, which is just as strong of an indication he …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week made what could either be considered a bold pledge or a shameless grandstand: He announced that the state was reevaluating the planned renewal of a contract with Walgreens, after the pharmacy chain assured 21 Republican attorneys general that it would not dispense mifepristone in …
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A federal judge has ruled that notorious Access Hollywood tape, in which former President Donald Trump brags about groping women, can be admitted as evidence in the civil rape lawsuit brought against him by author E. Jean Carroll. “In this case, a jury reasonably could find […] that Mr. Trump …
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