Year: 2025
August 20, 2025
Politics
JD Vance raises $4M for Republican National Committee during UK trip
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance raked in $4 million for the Republican National Committee during his jaunt to the United Kingdom last week, adding more cash to the...
August 20, 2025
Politics
Obama says Newsom’s Calif. redistricting plan is ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps
“I believe that Gov. Newsom’s approach is a responsible approach. He said this is going to be responsible. We’re not going to try to completely maximize it,” Obama said...
August 20, 2025
Politics
Two Fed dissenters appeared alone in favoring rate cut as tariff debate simmers: meeting minutes
The minutes showed officials continued an active debate on the effects of tariffs on inflation and the degree of restrictiveness in their policy stance. The minutes showed officials continued an active debate on...
August 20, 2025
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard to downsize ODNI’s workforce by 40%, eliminate ‘politicized’ offices
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence had been staffed by more than 1,800 employees when Gabbard was sworn in but is expected to retain just around 1,300...
August 20, 2025
Politics
Trump plays DJ on White House’s new patio, blasting Pavarotti and Procol Harum
Trump’s list of tunes also included the classic love song "You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker and the late Luciano Pavarotti's rendition of "Nessun dorma" from the opera...
August 20, 2025
Politics
NYC judge rejects Trump admin bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts
US District Judge Richard Berman wrote in a brief order that the feds had failed to demonstrate any "special circumstance" that would permit the unsealing of testimony. US District...
August 20, 2025
Politics
Democrats facing crisis as more than 2M voters leave party in four years: analysis
Between the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, Democrats lost about 2.1 million voters across the 30 states that track registration by political party. Between the 2020 and 2024 presidential...
August 20, 2025
Education
Time to Smile: Teenager soars to great heights in high school, technical education
A teenager is soaring to great heights in South Florida. Brianna Jara is a student at Young Women’s Preparatory Academy in Miami-Dade County. She is now the first student...
August 20, 2025
Politics
White House trolls Mark Hamill over claim he nearly left US after Trump re-election
" said, ‘I’m surprised you would allow him to force you out of your own country,’" Hamill said. " said, ‘I’m surprised you would allow him to...
August 20, 2025
Politics
Trump demands Fed Governor Lisa Cook resign amid mortgage fraud allegations
FHFA Director Bill Pulte made the allegations, saying Cook had designated a condo in Atlanta as her primary residence after taking a loan on her home in Michigan, which she also declared as...