US Politics

Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer fostered a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” workplace during her tenure leading the department, a new watchdog report has found. The Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General released its scathing findings Thursday, covering allegations that had swirled around Chavez-DeRemer since before her April resignation. Investigators interviewed at least 38 witnesses who…

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico plans to hold a statewide food drive as Republicans gather in Dallas for President Donald Trump’s midterm convention. The initiative, dubbed the “Love Thy Neighbor” food drive, is designed to draw a sharp contrast with the Republican gathering happening in the same state. Talarico is running against Republican Attorney…

Nearly 30 percent of AI chatbot responses to common voting questions are inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated, according to a new study from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Researchers with ISD, an organization focused on extremism, disinformation, and online threats, tested 15 generic prompts across six AI chatbots to assess their reliability on election information. The…

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan blasted the current state of American politics, arguing both parties have abandoned fiscal responsibility in favor of populism. Ryan made his remarks Thursday during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” where he minced no words about Washington’s failure to address the national debt. “Our politics are just fundamentally unserious right…

Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), the top House Administration Committee Democrat, is pushing states to accelerate their ballot counting processes before November’s midterm elections. Morelle warned that slow vote counting risks casting doubt on election results at a politically volatile moment for American democracy. “We are, I think, nicely trying to encourage people to do their…

The Trump administration is moving to fast-track oil and gas drilling approvals in Alaska, targeting one of the most resource-rich regions in North America. The Bureau of Land Management is at the center of the effort, with proposals aimed at streamlining the permitting process for energy development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The National Petroleum…

A Los Angeles-based podcaster and former television personality has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump. Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was arrested Thursday morning at his home in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles following the indictment. A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Southworth…

A Virginia Democratic lawmaker has disclosed that the FBI monitored his phone calls as part of a federal corruption investigation currently underway in the state. The revelation adds a significant new dimension to a probe that has already drawn considerable public attention in recent weeks across Virginia and Washington. FBI agents searched the office of…

Maryland’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday evening to keep a Democrat-led redistricting referendum on the state’s November ballot, though with revised wording. The ruling overturns a lower court’s earlier decision to block the proposed ballot question, marking a significant win for Democrats seeking to reclaim House seats. If approved by voters, the state constitutional amendment would…

President Trump on Thursday sharply condemned the Missouri Supreme Court after it unanimously blocked new congressional district lines designed to benefit Republicans. The court ruled that the redrawn map, which had already been used in the state’s primary elections, “did not go into effect and will not go into effect” without voter approval. The ruling…