Legal battle escalates as far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have brought a fresh defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in her home state of Tennessee, in an escalation of a transatlantic legal battle as the far-right US podcaster continues to spread … Read more
Voters in two Democratic strongholds approved restrictions on transgender participation in girls’ sports last week, delivering rare Republican victories amid a blue wave. But Democratic officials are already discussing ways to change the measures, drawing accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans who point to their support for the “No Kings” movement. Colorado Gov.-elect Philip Weiser, who … Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., announced they would not be backing Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to serve as the Senate majority leader. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports on their decision and who may step up to challenge Schumer.
As Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, Republicans pick Jordan for last two years of Trump’s presidency Republican lawmakers have elected Jim Jordan, veteran congressman and Trump loyalist, as their leader in the House of Representatives following resounding losses in last week’s US midterm elections. As Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers … Read more
Republicans in the House of Representatives have elected Ohio’s Rep. Jim Jordan to serve as their next leader. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur has details on the Jordan’s past work and what his leadership may look like in charge of the minority party.
Alaska‘s still too-close-to-call Senate race is expected to deliver another batch of ballot results Tuesday night after Monday’s latest ballot drop expanded Democratic nominee Mary Peltola’s lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan to 2,517 first-choice votes. Still current as of Tuesday midday ET, Peltola stands at 48.6% (106,321 votes) to Sullivan’s 47.5% (103,804) in … Read more
Voters adopted extreme policy requiring medical sex verification for all girls who want to play team sports Parents of student athletes in Washington state have sued to block a ballot initiative banning transgender girls from women’s sports teams, calling the measure discriminatory and warning it would lead to “invasive” genital examinations for female athletes. Last … Read more
Top Democrats are lining up behind Republican Rep. Thomas Massie’s effort to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth, signaling that the fight could continue when Democrats take control of Congress in January. “Hard yes on the Hegseth impeachment resolution,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said ahead of its introduction. The Democratic reactions online telegraph an … Read more
President Donald Trump isn’t backing off his pressure campaign against Iran despite claims the conflict contributed to sweeping Republican losses in last week’s midterm elections. In fact, Trump is doubling down by expanding U.S. efforts to choke off the trade routes Tehran increasingly relies on as it tries to rebuild its military in the midst … Read more
Republicans on House panel criticize US government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Republicans on the House oversight committee released a report on Tuesday criticizing the federal government’s handling of the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and called on the Department of Justice to interview “key witnesses, investigate Epstein associates … Read more
