(The Center Square) – A national taxpayer advocacy group is calling on President Donald Trump and Congress to address the nation’s rising debt, warning that interest payments and long-term spending commitments are putting increasing pressure on the federal budget. The warning comes after the Congressional Budget Office projected that federal debt held by the public will reach Read More…
(The Center Square) – The House Oversight Committee is investigating the rapid rise in value of two companies owned by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband, amid concerns over financial transparency and potential influence. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Omar’s husband, Timothy Mynett, has ownership stakes in two companies, eStCru Read More…
As the 2026 tax filing season begins, millions of Americans are seeing larger refunds, increased take-home pay, and new opportunities to build long-term financial security under the Working Families Tax Cuts, a sweeping tax law passed by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans. Administration officials say the legislation is delivering immediate relief for parents while Read More…
President Trump and Congressional Republicans have enacted the Working Families Tax Cuts, a landmark pro-life, pro-family package designed to empower parents, support children, and expand opportunities for working families across the nation. The legislation removes financial barriers that often discourage parents from choosing life and ensures families have the resources needed to provide for their Read More…
Soccer players Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris tied the knot in Miami over the weekend, nearly a decade after the two first met as teammates on the U.S. women’s national soccer team in 2010.According to …
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday took aim at President Trump, saying she “wouldn’t have wasted” her time with trying to speak to the president about climate change when she attended the U.N. Climate…
The Vermont senator delivered his plea in Des Moines before lighting a menorah on the final night of Hanukkah.
OPINION: Republican double-standards are clear if we look back at President Clinton’s impeachment.
Chief Justice John Roberts has tried to prevent the Supreme Court from being seen as just another political body, but when he presides over President Trump’s likely impeachment trial in the Senate, the partisan glare will…
The next debate is scheduled for Jan. 14 in Des Moines, with three more to follow in February.
A Florida grandmother was struck by a stun gun three times by police after she refused to allow officers who had an arrest warrant for her grandson into her home, …
The U.S. launched five airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, the Trump administration announced Sunday. The U.S. launched F-15 Strike Eagles against five targets associated…
The Democratic representative from Georgia vowed to fight the disease, which has a five-year survival rate of 1 percent.
Former President Obama took to Twitter to offer words of encouragement to civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Sunday shortly after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.”If there’s…
Senate Democrats are bracing for President Trump to seize on the outcome of the upcoming impeachment trial as a source of momentum for his reelection bid.With 67 votes needed to convict and remove Trump from office…
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer and will undergo treatment soon.”I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic…
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford (R) criticized President Trump in a recent interview over the rhetoric and language he uses in his tweets, saying that was “definitely not the way that I’m raising my kids.”During an ap…
A Miami pastor who’s hosting President Trump pledged safety for his undocumented followers, saying they do not have to be a citizen to attend.Pastor Guillermo Maldonado, who goes by “apostle,” said members of his c…
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was on a phone call with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last September, amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela. Giuliani wa…
Former Vice President Joe Biden pushed back Sunday on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) claim that Biden’s record in the Senate would make him an easy target for President Trump in a general election, …
Rudolph W. Giuliani participated in a September 2018 phone call with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that was part of a shadow effort to ease him from power.
While most lawmakers steered clear of politics as they denounced the attack, some House Democrats singled out Trump, saying he has been insufficiently clear in rejecting anti-Semitism.
Speculation is increasing about the defense team being assembled by the White House as President Trump stares down an impeachment trial in the GOP-controlled Senate.While Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) decision…
Bernie Sanders staffers have protested the campaign’s use of Amazon for many of its purchases, given the candidate’s frequent criticism of the company.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called on President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to share information he has with the intelligence community to ensure “it’s not Russian propaganda.” Giuliani trav…
“This is a case that deserved clemency,” Robert C. O’Brien said of the Navy SEAL accused of war crimes for allegedly killing an Iraqi teenager and later posing with the corpse for a photograph.
In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the first daughter and senior White House adviser said her decision will depend on what’s best for her children.
The mounting price tags have become a point of contention as candidates representing different wings of the party sharpen their pitch in the final weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
The decision backs the state over activists who said the removals violate people’s rights.
The administration has shown hostility toward the federal bureaucracy, but President Trump signed off on new benefits this month, including paid parental leave.
“This impeachment is about Trump’s conduct, not mine,” Biden tweeted Saturday.
The president has been threatening to disclose the identity of the whistleblower for months.
When he first ran for public office, Buttigieg used McKinsey to bolster his resume and claimed he was involved in ‘billion-dollar decisions’ for the consulting firm. He now says he had little influence there.
Despite the holiday break, the political battle about a Senate trial raged.
Their fourth-quarter hauls will be a final test of their financial strength before voting begins in the primaries.
The raise, set to take effect for many workers on Jan. 5, will be the largest in the locality-based pay system for white-collar federal workers.
Sens. Warren and Blumenthal surveyed 400 pharmacies and found a scarcity of the drug giant’s “authorized generic.”
Hispanic leaders and activists warn Democrats may be risking a promising opportunity to spur votes against President Trump.
The Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, who with a net worth of about $54 billion is the wealthiest member of the 2020 field, used prisoners to make phone calls to California for his 2020 campaign, The Intercept reported on Tuesday. Bloomberg’s campaign contracted a New Jersey-based call-center company called ProCom via a third-party vendor. ProCom has call centers in Read More…
The candidate’s message about the meaning of Christmas cut to a debate about something much bigger in Christianity.
Trump frequently invokes the crisis to attack the state’s Democratic politicians who oppose him.
These may not be what you remember from 2019, but they should be.
But a Democratic impeachment witness saying otherwise gives Trump what he craves: Plausible deniability.
Seven candidates met in the sixth debate of the Democratic nomination contest. Here’s what they said.