Category: Politics
January 30, 2025
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, faces tough confirmation hearing over Russia and Syria comments
Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face tough questions from lawmakers Thursday over past comments about Russia and a 2017 visit with Syria’s now-deposed leader. Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face tough questions...
January 30, 2025
Politics
Ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez says ‘Trump was right’ about politically-charged prosecutions as he panders for pardon in bribery scheme
“President Trump was right,” Menendez declared Monday. “This process is political and is corrupted to its core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity...
January 30, 2025
Politics
Trump says collision between American Airlines jet and Army helicopter ‘looks like it should have been prevented’
President Trump argued Thursday that it appears to him that the collision between an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter over the Potomac River “should have been prevented.” President...
January 30, 2025
Politics
Vance claims Biden admin knew whereabouts of criminal migrants but did nothing about it: ‘It should shock the conscience of the American people’
“What is shocking to me is that many of these violent criminals – we knew their addresses, we knew their names. We just needed to send somebody to go...
January 30, 2025
Politics
Trump orders defunding of K-12 schools that promote ‘radical’ gender and race ‘indoctrination’
Trump, 78, argued that students in schools teaching CRT and promoting transgenderism “are forced to accept these ideologies without question or critical examination.” Trump, 78, argued that students in...
January 30, 2025
Politics
New EPA chief Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda — and a plan to keep courts from overturning it
Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda for the Environmental Protection Agency, even beyond undoing years of damage from President Joe Biden and various states — but he’ll be consulting lawyers...
January 30, 2025
Politics
Trump reinstates executive order protecting monuments to deter ‘pro-Hamas-related vandalism’
Trump, 78, issued the directive in anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, over apparent concerns that "pro-Hamas-related vandalism” could tarnish the nation’s sesquicentennial. Trump, 78, issued...
January 30, 2025
Politics
MTA rejects $500K in NJ ads trolling NYC’s congestion pricing as war over tolls rages on
The New Jersey--New York war over congestion pricing has extended to road advertisements. The New Jersey--New York war over congestion pricing has extended to road advertisements.
January 29, 2025
Politics
Democrats’ unfavorability rating reaches new, 16-year high as party keeps licking wounds following disastrous 2024: poll
The party of Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama and Biden holds a 57% unfavorable rating among voters, according to the Quinnipiac University survey. The party of Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy,...
January 29, 2025
Politics
Meta agrees to pay $25M to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension
Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts. Meta has agreed to pay...