US Politics

Decades of progress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act are being quietly eroded by stagnant regulations and a dramatic shortage of federal inspectors. In 1980, OSHA employed nearly 15 inspectors for every million covered workers, a ratio that has since collapsed to fewer than six per million. Today, roughly 740 federal inspectors are responsible…

In 2016, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proclaimed he was the “King of Debt” and boasted he could eliminate the national debt in eight years. At the time Trump made that claim, the national debt stood at $19 trillion, a figure that now looks almost quaint by comparison. Ten years later, the national debt has…

Democrats and reproductive rights groups are making Sen. Susan Collins’s vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh the centerpiece of their campaign to unseat her. Opponents argue Collins paved the way for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade by casting a pivotal vote in Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson released…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a full ground stop at Miami International Airport on Sunday after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway and caught fire. The incident occurred at approximately 2 p.m. EDT when 21 Air Flight 7598 overshot the runway following a landing at Miami International Airport. The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft had…

President Trump posted a map on Truth Social labeling New Mexico as “New America,” picking up on a debunked online hoax that circulated widely across social media platforms. The map Trump shared showed a large “X” crossed over the word “Mexico” in the state’s name, with “America” written below it in its place. The official…

Special envoy Steve Witkoff says the United States is confident that ongoing trilateral negotiations will produce a “good resolution” to the war in Ukraine. Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, made their first visit to Kyiv on Sunday to negotiate an end to Russia’s yearslong war in Ukraine. During a press conference following the…

The USS Abraham Lincoln has left Thailand and is now heading back to its home port of San Diego after completing a 286-day deployment in the Middle East. The carrier spent five days in Thailand before departing Sunday, marking its first port stop after 264 consecutive days at sea. U.S. Navy Capt. Dan Keeler, the…

House Democrats are watching an internal leadership contest take shape, with two prominent members positioning themselves for a key caucus role. Reps. Sara Jacobs of California and Lauren Underwood of Illinois are both expected to seek the Democratic Caucus vice chair post in what is shaping up to be a competitive race. “A fierce internal…

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton was confronted by an armed man during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair on Sunday. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Patrick Havas of Canfield, barged into the Mahoning County Democratic Party’s tent and shoved through the crowd. Havas knocked two volunteers to the ground as he pushed his…

Representative Pete Stauber of Minnesota is positioning himself to become the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee, according to reports. Stauber has informed colleagues of his intention to seek the ranking member position, signaling an active internal push within the House Republican conference. The move comes as current committee leader Bruce Westerman of…