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Vice President Vance is leading the White House's first press briefing in 42 days Thursday afternoon, speaking in place of a press secretary — a role that remains vacant after Karoline Leavitt's end-of-August departure. Vance started by explaining the administration's reasoning behind the Venezuela oil deal struck last week. The vice president was one of...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official warned the agency about cutting corners in vetting officer candidates as the agency surged its hiring under the Trump administration. The whistleblower report filed last August cited significant issues in how the department was reviewing its new hires, including making offers to candidates who had not yet...

Right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson described Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign as "literally Trumpian” in his podcast episode released Wednesday. During an interview with conservative commentator Saagar Enjeti's, the pair discussed the Michigan senate race between El-Sayed and his GOP opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “I watch his campaign now, America First,”...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a new rule Wednesday that would place permanent restrictions on what flights are permitted within a one-mile radius of Mar-a-Lago.  The proposed rule would “establish a flight restriction from the surface to 2,000 feet” above mean sea level “within a one NM radius of Mar-a-Lago Club.” These were temporary...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she was not surprised by some red-state Democrats not wanting her endorsement, arguing those candidates are doing what it takes to win. “We need to win, OK? Bottom line, we need to win,” Harris told host Peter Alexander on MS NOW’s “State of Play.” The former vice president...

Microsoft is throwing its support behind legislation that would prevent data centers from passing along water usage costs to consumers, as tech companies seek to allay community concerns about the AI infrastructure. The Water Cost Accountability Act would direct states to block public water systems from recovering costs associated with connecting data centers from anyone...

Fox News has parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, the network announced Thursday. The network gave few details on what led to the host's departure in a short statement that read “we thank Maria for her work over the last 12 1/2 years and wish her all the best on her next chapter.” Bartiromo...

Former college football coach Nick Saban is staring in a new advertisement advocating for the Protect College Sports Act, the bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports backed by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) In the ad, set to run during the first week of college football games this weekend, Saban says...

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday that President Trump should issue a "formal declaration of victory" against Iran, as the Trump administration seeks to financially hamper the regime and its allies amid tit-for-tat strikes in the Middle East. Jennings responded to remarks made by fellow CNN political commentator Xochitl Hinojosa on "The Arena with Kasie...

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Thursday that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is aiming to return to Capitol Hill from his months-long absence when the Senate reconvenes Sept. 14. “I expect that. I sure hope so,” Comer told a reporter when asked whether McConnell would join his colleagues in the Senate when they return to Washington...

♀️ Plus: Rest in peace, Gloria Steinem {beacon}   It’s Thursday. The deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury is set to deliberate for the sixth day after it was unable to come to a unanimous decision on Wednesday.   In today's issue: Vance to hold White House press briefing The government is funded through the midterms Hegseth faces backlash Women weigh in on Gloria Steinem Programming note: We’re Abigail...

House Democrats appear ready to move beyond the defection scandal that riled the caucus earlier in the week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies had declared on Tuesday that the move by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) to back a GOP rule constituted “a significant breach of...

President Trump on Thursday said the U.S. has “virtually unlimited” amounts of mid- to high-grade munitions, pushing back on reports of the Pentagon depleting its stockpiles in the Iran war. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called journalists who report on U.S. munitions shortages “treasonous SCUM,” saying the country has “virtually unlimited amounts of...

Author Aaron Rhodes argues that President Trump's diplomatic overtures toward North Korea and the proposed Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act risk legitimizing the regime's systemic human rights violations and corruption of international moral standards.

Jada Star said Dolly Parton's death has been “really difficult and very surreal” for the family.

Anna Gomez, a Democratic commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on Sunday described President Trump's threat to report NBC News's Kristen Welker as "dangerous." Trump signaled the "Meet the Press" host could face an FCC probe after she reportedly said candidates he endorsed have received mixed results during the midterm primary cycle. "As I've...

Former Vice President Harris endorsed Rep. Chris Pappas (D) in the New Hampshire Senate race on Monday, marking the latest race the 2024 Democratic hopeful is lending her support ahead of November.  “@KamalaHarris has stood tall for democracy and is committed to making this country fairer and freer for all. She knows the stakes couldn’t...

The House returns from its August recess this week to take up legislation that would fund the government through the beginning of December. It's expected that the stopgap measure will be approved, but will there be last-minute hurdles? It's also part of a potentially busy first week back for the House, which is also set...

Soon-to-open locations include a restaurant in a beloved tourist destination.

Congress has a rare, bipartisan opportunity to modernize America’s recycling system.