Author: Jack Birle

China’s State Council Tariff Commission announced Friday it would impose 34% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products days after the Trump administration announced 34% tariffs on Chinese products. The announcement from China comes days after President Donald Trump revealed his slate of “reciprocal” tariffs on the world. Trump’s tariffs included a baseline 10% tariff on all…

Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) announced his run for retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen‘s (D-NH) seat to represent the Granite State in the Senate, leaving the door open for fierce competition for his House seat. Shaheen announced her retirement last month, triggering immediate speculation about who would run to replace the longtime senator. Pappas, who has represented…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he would seek a second term to lead the city as an independent, opting to avoid a crowded Democratic Party primary. Adams faced sinking approval ratings and declining poll numbers as a federal corruption case loomed over him. On Wednesday, a judge granted the Justice Department’s…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is holding a press conference a day after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled votes for the rest of the week following a failed rule vote Tuesday. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. LUNA VICTORY ON NEW PARENT PROXY…

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow became the first Democrat to announce her candidacy for retiring U.S. Sen. Gary Peters’s (D-MI) seat Wednesday. The race is expected to be one of the most hotly contested in the 2026 elections. In announcing her Senate bid Wednesday, McMorrow took aim at President Donald Trump and pushed for new…

Lawmakers in the Maryland legislature are one step closer to sending a bill creating a commission studying reparations to Gov. Wes Moore‘s (D-MD) desk after a preliminary vote Tuesday. SB0587 would create the Maryland Reparations Commission, tasked with studying forms of reparations for people whose ancestors were slaves or “impacted by certain inequitable government policies.”…

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) targeted Republicans in the Florida legislature for their focus on other priorities while he promoted a proposal to cut property taxes in the Sunshine State. Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) has championed a proposal to cut the state’s sales tax from 6% to 5.25%. DeSantis announced a counterproposal on Monday…

The Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets in the House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing on the files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. TRUMP FUELS JFK CONSPIRACY THEORIES AFTER ‘SOMEWHAT UNSPECTACULAR’ FILE…

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration‘s efforts to pause federal aid through an Office of Management and Budget memorandum Wednesday, upholding a lower court’s ruling. The Trump administration attempted to pursue a blanket pause of federal aid disbursements pending a review of the various spending items in January, but the order was blocked…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced an investigation into the activities of American Muslims for Palestine on college campuses and the group’s alleged ties to Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. During a Senate hearing Thursday, the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee announced the investigation as part of examinations throughout the government of possible…