Author: Emily Hallas

Zohran Mamdani, the socialist candidate campaigning to become New York City’s next mayor, is expected to shift away from his controversial defense of the phrase, “globalize the intifada.”  Mamdani will likely adopt a more moderate positioning on the anti-Jew expression as soon as this week, according to Politico, a move that could broaden his appeal…

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he reached a deal with Republican lawmakers to move a cryptocurrency bill forward in the House.  Earlier that day, a dozen Republicans, among them House Freedom Caucus members and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), derailed a procedural vote advancing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins…

Elon Musk is facing a new wrinkle in his plans to create a third-party challenger to the political “duopoly” because President Donald Trump has delayed appointing new members to the Federal Election Commission.  In order for Musk’s proposed America Party to formally become a national political party, the FEC must issue an advisory opinion approving…

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) revealed on Tuesday that he is talking with President Donald Trump about mounting a campaign challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for his seat in the upper chamber.  “I love my district. I mean, just good, solid, hardworking people. But I also understand that sometimes, you don’t do what you want to…

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who identifies as an independent, revealed he has held conversations with X owner Elon Musk over the tech mogul’s plans to form a new centrist “America Party.” Yang is a New York entrepreneur who challenged former President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2020. After losing his bid…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) rejected the idea that government weather manipulation could have fueled catastrophic flash flooding in Texas over the weekend, even as weather modification theories have gained traction with some of his Republican colleagues.  When pressed during a Monday morning press conference over speculation that heavy rains in the Lone Star State had…

President Donald Trump is starring himself as the savior and New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani as the devil in the political drama unfolding across the Big Apple. A Democratic state assemblyman noted for his decisive primary win as a socialist candidate over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani has emerged as the…

Seven people are missing after a massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse shook a rural California community, upending Fourth of July celebrations and leading to an investigation into the incident.  The fiery blast occurred Tuesday evening at a Yolo County property used by Devastating Pyrotechnics, a San Francisco-based company known for staging large-scale fireworks displays.…

Four Republican fiscal hawks flipped their votes in the early hours of Thursday morning to advance President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill, allowing it to come to the House floor for a final vote in the lower chamber.  Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), and Keith Self (R-TX) backtracked after facing…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) will be shelling out a litany of free meals to reporters after losing a wager pinned on his high hopes of voting President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” through the Senate overnight.  The senator made the lighthearted bet with journalists Monday evening as lawmakers camped out in the Capitol amid the…