news2shortsElections in Wisconsin and Florida seen as reflection of Trump’s standing with voters. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 1 April 2025. Republican Randy Fine won a special election for a House seat in Florida vacated by Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, which will help Republicans preserve their razor-thin majority … Read more
Sen. Cory Booker spoke to press about his motivation and how he felt after speaking on the Senate floor for 25 hours and 4 minutes, including some of the strategies he used to keep from leaving the floor for things like bathroom breaks.
The move could delay but not necessarily prevent the Senate from considering Ed Martin’s as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia on a permanent basis.
Just 100 extremely wealthy families invested $2.6bn during the election cycle that put Trump back in the White House Billionaires spent record amounts during the 2024 federal election, according to a new analysis from Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of more than 420 national, state and local organizations advocating for economic reforms. The report’s … Read more
The City of Milwaukee is running out of ballots due to “historic turnout” on Tuesday night, as Badger State residents stand in line at polling places to decide whether the Wisconsin Supreme Court will lean conservative or liberal. FOX 6 Milwaukee reporter Jason Calvi reported the developments on Tuesday night. At least seven polling sites … Read more
Filmmaker Oliver Stone urged legislators in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to reopen the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and reassess everything from the crime scene to the courtroom, including the rifle and bullets used, fingerprints and the autopsy. President Donald Trump issued an executive order since returning to the Oval Office in … Read more
Liberals will maintain their narrow majority on the court after Crawford’s victory in the first battleground state election of Trump’s second term.
Elon Musk visited Central Intelligence Agency headquarters on Tuesday to discuss his government efficiency program. The visit was the first for Musk since the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is charged with rooting out wasteful federal spending and shrinking the government. CIA Director John Ratcliffe who invited Musk, posted a photo … Read more
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has prevailed in a special congressional election in Florida on Tuesday, NBC News projects, though the race is shaping up to be closer than November’s results in the deeply Republican district.
Trump-endorsed Republican state Sen. Randy Fine emerged victorious in one-of-two special elections in the Sunshine State on Tuesday night. Finel will be taking over former Congressman Mike Waltz’s seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, after Waltz vacated the seat to become President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor. Fine outlasted Democrat Josh Weil, a public school … Read more
