Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?
Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
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Trump invokes Charlie Kirk at RNC convention
💸 Plus: Who wants $5K? {beacon} It’s Thursday, and the 49ers play the Rams tonight. May the best Californians win. In today’s issue: TPUSA without Charlie Kirk Fetterman friction Trump’s $5K promise to Americans Strait of Hormuz hostilities Programming note: We’re Abigail Walker and Claire Leibowitz filling in for Cate today. Please send us your tips, comments and…
Zohran Mamdani urged to skip New York City's 9/11 memorial: 'Vile antisemite'
Rep. Mike Lawler demands Zohran Mamdani skip the 9/11 memorial, citing the NYC mayor's ties to terror sympathizers and antisemitic rhetoric.
El-Sayed hits Rogers on GOP convention appearance in new online game
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is trolling his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), over his appearance at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas via a video game. The retro-style game’s start screen features the game’s title — Come Home, Mike — and Rogers’s face superimposed on a cartoon body standing on a…
Utah governor designates Sept. 10 as ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ 1 year after assassination
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced Thursday that Sept. 10 would be known as “Charlie Kirk Day” in Utah, a year after the political commentator was assassinated in the state. “One year ago today, Charlie Kirk came to Utah to take part in a fundamental American tradition: speak openly, debate ideas, and persuade others,” he said…
We are sliding toward war — and not the one we’re already in
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi warns that the ongoing war with Iran is depleting critical U.S. weapon stockpiles and diverting military resources away from the Indo-Pacific, thereby weakening deterrence against China.
Talarico touts GOP support for Senate campaign
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico on Thursday touted endorsements from 21 current and former Republican officials and party leaders ahead of his November faceoff against state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The endorsements come from former members of Congress, Texas state lawmakers and other officials, with several citing Paxton directly as their reason for…
For 'horrible moment,' Bush White House thought US military shot down Flight 93
Condoleezza Rice recalled the tense moment she and George W. Bush believed Flight 93 had been shot down while coordinating responses in a bunker.
UN expert Albanese, protesters warn against Italy’s anti-Semitism bill
Protesters in Rome and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, warn proposed law could silence criticism of Israel.
House ‘member day’ hearing airs reform proposals
The House Rules Committee recently held its biennial hearing where 12 members provided recommendations ranging from remote proxy voting for parents to improved legislative time allocation and stricter ethics enforcement.
Denver sues to block ICE officers from voting sites
The city of Denver filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from going to voting sites. The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Markwayne Mullin argues that ordering federal officers to carry out detainments and serve warrants violated the “troops at polls” law. The troops at…
Chip Roy on Trump dividends: ‘Dependency is evil & soul-sucking in all its forms’
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) criticized President Trump’s Wednesday proposal to give every American adult a $5,000 dividend if the GOP wins the midterms, as other Republicans have also voiced skepticism about the pledge. “Some of us think dependency is evil & soul-sucking in all its forms,” Roy wrote Thursday on social platform X, pushing back…
9/11 hero’s memory preserved through massive effort to ‘do good’ for vets, first responders: ‘His legacy’
Tunnel to Towers' 343 Homes Initiative honors Stephen Siller and the 9/11 firefighters with mortgage-free homes for fallen first responders' families.
Supreme Court again blocks Missouri from using Trump-backed congressional maps
The Supreme Court blocked Missouri's Republican-backed congressional map for a second time as a contempt hearing looms for Denny Hoskins this week.
Extradition is becoming a political football — here’s how the states can stop it
A governor who wants to shield someone from a prosecution he objects to, or from a sister state whose politics he finds distasteful, may simply keep an extradition demand “under investigation” indefinitely.
Fetterman shocks Dems with surprise RNC video | RISING
Rising co-hosts Robby Soave, Lindsey Granger, Niall Stanage and Reem Ibrahim discuss Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) surprise appearance in a video praising fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick (R) at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention Wednesday. “Why am I here talking to you today?” Fetterman said in a prerecorded video. “Because, well, I’m…
Philadelphia Inquirer editorial tears into Fetterman: ‘Still an embarrassment’
The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board went after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) following recent reporting on the senator’s work habits and his video appearance at the GOP’s midterm convention. “News flash: U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is still an embarrassment. The Pennsylvania Democrat enjoys one of the cushiest jobs in America, but he can’t perform basic duties…
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s use of GOP-favored congressional map
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an order that told Missouri to keep implementing Republicans’ favored 7-1 congressional map, which sparked confusion about what boundaries would be used in the November election. By lifting that federal judge’s directive, it leaves in place a state court directive that tells elections officials to return to the existing…