US Politics

Former special counsel Jack Smith delivered a forceful defense of his prosecutorial record before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, pushing back hard against Republican attacks. Smith testified that he and his team acted without political motivation in bringing criminal cases against former President Donald Trump across two separate federal investigations. “I made those decisions…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office filed an appeal Tuesday after a Staten Island judge barred notices from being sent to homeowners affected by the pied-à-terre tax. The city invoked the “auto stay” provision, which under New York law allows implementation of the tax on second homes worth more than $5 million to continue while the ruling…

Lawyers for Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) have sent a cease-and-desist letter to his Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton over a campaign ad focused on medical debt lawsuits. The ad centers on Meischa Zimmerman, who claims she was arrested after failing to make a monthly payment of $50 toward her medical debt owed to Marshall. Marshall practiced…

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) blocked a Senate resolution Tuesday that would have condemned federal spending on television ads promoting President Donald Trump’s policies. Lummis argued that previous presidents, including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, have each aired public service announcements using government resources. Democrats have expressed sharp outrage at Trump’s…

The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the case of Christa Pike, allowing Tennessee to proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years. Pike, 50, was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, where she remains the only woman on…

Republican pollster Frank Luntz is sounding the alarm over what he calls a “very dangerous strategy” being pursued by President Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections. Appearing on CNN This Morning, Luntz argued that Trump is attempting to put himself on the ballot in November to energize his base of supporters heading into a…

The three banned news outlets are asking a federal judge to maintain protections blocking the Trump administration from enforcing its White House press ban. The conflict began when President Trump announced he would ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House complex, describing the move as “effective immediately.” Trump made clear his decision stemmed…

The Trump administration is moving to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved federal funding through a controversial maneuver known as a pocket rescission. The move sidesteps congressional approval entirely, drawing sharp criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, including members of Trump’s own party. Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine was among the…

President Trump on Monday forcefully denied a report from Axios claiming he offered Iran sanctions relief and unfrozen funds in exchange for nuclear concessions. Trump took to Truth Social to reject the story, calling it a fabrication designed to fuel what he described as media bias against his administration. “Axios just released a story that…

Pope Leo XIV has pushed back against efforts to dismiss artificial intelligence concerns, saying experts raising alarms about rogue AI deserve to be taken seriously. Speaking to reporters while departing France for Vatican City, the American pontiff addressed growing fears that AI software could spiral beyond human control. “If someone were to ask me, ‘Am…