Lawmakers on Capitol Hill could soon add another priority to their growing agenda as Republicans work to navigate a partial government shutdown and other deadlines looming in the next several weeks — weighing whether to provide additional cash to fund President Donald Trump’s operation in Iran. Early chatter is beginning in the House of Representatives … Read more
President Donald Trump’s latest push to slash prescription drug prices promises relief at the pharmacy counter, but behind the headline savings lie trade-offs that could reshape how drugs are developed, priced and delivered in the United States. To deliver on that promise, the administration has rolled out TrumpRx, a federal price-comparison platform aimed at lowering … Read more
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked a social media firestorm after reports that his wife’s social media presence included “mass liking” of posts critics say were celebrating the Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis carried out by Hamas. Rama Duwaji, a Houston-born illustrator who identifies as Syrian and married Mamdani in early 2025, liked several posts … Read more
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., facing a re-election campaign in 2026, announced a new tax-cut bill, the Keep Your Pay Act, that would eliminate federal income taxes on the first $75,000 of income for most households and expand key tax credits for working families. Booker’s plan increases the standard deduction to $75,000 for married couples filing … Read more
I should probably be fuming about the way that companies try to cash in on IWD. But there are so many vile opinions to worry about instead Sunday was International Women’s Day, which you’ll know because every company you’ve ever shopped with will have emailed you, taking this fine opportunity to suggest things women might … Read more
Eureka police took two calls for unconscious individuals, and officials reported ‘elevated’ carbon monoxide in room A California motel has been closed after authorities found two women dead in the same room just days apart. The Eureka police department in northern California said in a news release last Thursday that on 21 February, officers and … Read more
Eighteen tornadoes between Thursday and Saturday resulted in deaths in towns from Michigan to Oklahoma Communities throughout the central United States were cleaning up and trying to recover after an onslaught deadly tornadoes struck the region over the weekend. At least eight people had been confirmed dead as of Monday, with dozens more injured. Continue … Read more
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is one of the most controversial members of Congress. Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., are the first two Muslim women ever elected to Congress. Along with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., they form the original members of the Squad, a team of progressive women who entered Congress … Read more
In a phone call with NBC News on Monday, Trump weighed in on Iran’s new leader, the Texas Senate race and his push to get the SAVE America Act through Congress.
Virginia counties and several independent cities are pushing back against an April special election that could reshape nearly every Republican-held congressional district in the state before voters next head to the polls. If approved, the referendum would trigger a mid-cycle redrawing of the state’s congressional map, potentially altering the balance of power in Virginia’s U.S. … Read more
