Author: Jack Birle

The Federal Election Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint against NPR accusing it of “clearly and unmistakably” advocating then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. The vote of the four commissioners, made up of two Republicans and two Democrats, was held in February, but the FEC disclosed the dismissal on Monday. NPR’s victory comes as…

The Justice Department filed a joint motion with lawyers for President Donald Trump in the appeal of a ruling in a defamation case levied by E. Jean Carroll against him for comments he made in 2019. Trump was found liable for defamation by a jury in 2024 for comments he made denying Carroll’s allegations of…

Sen. Cory Booker‘s (D-NJ) marathon Senate speech may have aided aspirations of a higher office in three years, according to a new poll. The New Jersey senator, who unsuccessfully ran in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, delivered a record-breaking 25-hour speech on the Senate floor earlier this month protesting President Donald Trump and his administration.…

President Donald Trump took aim at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Thursday morning, arguing he “should have lowered Interest Rates” and hinting at a looming “termination.” Powell spoke at an event with the Economic Club of Chicago on Wednesday, arguing that “significant policy changes” pursued by the Trump administration may deviate from the Fed’s goals for the…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) denied allegations of insider trading after she purchased stocks ahead of President Donald Trump‘s announcement of a 90-day pause of his secondary tariff rates. Greene bought somewhere between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks the day before and the day of Trump’s announcement, according to a public disclosure report the congresswoman…

President Donald Trump has issued an avalanche of executive actions since returning to the White House, but not all have withstood initial judicial scrutiny. While Trump has succeeded in several of his actions, federal courts have struck down others. The Trump administration still has avenues to appeal all negative rulings, but these are the orders…

Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg is funding efforts to oust Democratic incumbents in primaries despite being part of party leadership. Hogg, a Democratic Party activist who gained prominence after the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, was elected to be a vice chairman of the DNC in February, but he is still powering…

A group of centrist House Republicans sent a letter to GOP leadership warning about adjustments to the Medicaid program, urging them to tread lightly on reforms that could affect “vulnerable populations.” The budget resolution that passed the House calls on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to identify $880 billion in cuts for the next…

Former President Joe Biden will return to the spotlight for a speech on Social Security three months after leaving the White House and as the honeymoon phase for his successor begins to fade. Biden will address the Chicago conference of the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled on Tuesday, his first public address since…

The Senate confirmed retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, President Donald Trump‘s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, early Friday morning after Democrats delayed the process. Caine was confirmed to succeed former Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., with several Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for him. Trump fired Brown in…