US Politics

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, has been asked to resign by the White House following mounting allegations of improper and potentially illegal conduct. White House press secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed the decision publicly, stating, “We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign.” Zacharia also offered a note of goodwill, adding, “She has been a…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling for a permanent ban on artificial superintelligence after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made alarming comments about the future of AI-driven cybersecurity threats. Altman warned on Politico’s “Decoded” podcast last week that society faces a “coming tidal wave of cybersecurity problems” stemming from open-source AI models entering widespread use. Sanders…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has thrown his support behind a ballot measure that would effectively neutralize a separate proposal to tax the state’s billionaires. Newsom endorsed Proposition 42, which would prohibit retroactive taxes that Proposition 40, known as the Billionaire Tax Act, would otherwise impose on California billionaires. Proposition 40 would target any billionaire who…

Shannon O’Brien, chair of the Montana Democratic Party, resigned her position on October 12, 2026, and immediately endorsed independent Senate candidate Seth Bodnar. O’Brien made the announcement through a published op-ed, describing herself as “a lifelong Montana Democrat” who originally ran for party chair to unify Democrats. She wrote that the party is “more divided…

With one month until the midterm elections, President Trump is ramping up campaign activity in an effort to boost Republican voter turnout across the country. Trump’s October rally blitz includes stops in Oklahoma, Alabama, Ohio, Texas, and Nebraska, all states he won comfortably in 2024. The tour reflects the Republican Party’s strategy to replicate the…

Congress is growing increasingly frustrated with a powerful oversight agency that has identified illegal funding moves by the White House but refuses to act. The Government Accountability Office concluded this week that the White House illegally withheld more than $1 billion earmarked for education and health care research programs. That finding is the latest in…

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to remain the Republican leader in the House even if the party loses its majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Johnson addressed the question directly in comments to CBS News, pushing back on speculation that he might exit politics if the GOP falls short in November. “In the…

Astronomers have discovered evidence of a second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf star, marking a historic first in planetary science research. The findings, published in Nature Astronomy, center on white dwarf star HS 0209+0832, a core remnant of a low-mass star located roughly 270 light-years from Earth. Unlike first-generation planets, which form from material left…

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) is raising serious alarms about recent reporting surrounding U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and her personal finances. Barrasso made his remarks Sunday during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” speaking directly with anchor Margaret Brennan about the mounting concerns. The senior Wyoming Republican did not mince words,…

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has fired back at Democrats who demanded an apology over the treatment of former special counsel Jack Smith at a recent hearing. In a letter to top committee Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois, the 93-year-old Iowa Republican accused Democrats of embarrassing themselves by “falling over themselves” to defend Smith’s…