California Billionaire Tax Likely Headed to Ballot
Supporters of California’s proposed billionaire tax say they have gathered enough signatures to put the measure before voters in November, setting up a fight over whether the state should impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on its richest residents.
Hakeem Jeffries declared ‘maximum warfare’ on Republicans days before Trump assassination attempt
Just days before an apparent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, one of the Democratic Party’s leaders called for “maximum warfare” against Republicans. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., made the inflammatory remark while warning Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., against redrawing the state’s congressional map ahead of November’s midterm elections. Jeffries said that if […]
WH to Discuss Presidential Security, Stands by Secret Service
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will hold a meeting this week on presidential security after a shooting near a gathering of journalists and administration officials in Washington, a senior White House official told Reuters on Monday.
Elon Musk, Sam Altman in High-Stakes AI Trial
Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence. The…[#item_full_content]
Pope, 1st Female Archbishop of Canterbury Meet and Pray Together
Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in which the leaders of the long-separated Catholic Church and Church of England exchanged gifts and prayed together.[#item_full_content]
United: American Airlines Rebuffed Potential Merger Idea
United Airlines said on Monday the carrier had approached American Airlines about a potential merger, but American declined to engage.[#item_full_content]
King Charles Visits Washington as UK-US Tensions Rise
Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III lands in Washington Monday with transAtlantic ties under strain and security in the spotlight.A shooting at a Washington dinner…[#item_full_content]
DNC vice chair attacks Democratic Sen. John Fetterman: ‘You’re a mess’
Malcolm Kenyatta, a Democratic National Committee vice chair, slammed Democratic Sen. John Fetterman in a post on X, labeling the senator “a mess.” “Almost every day now my US Senator comes on this site to attack his constituents and many people who worked hard to elect him. Suggesting that they have ‘derangement syndrome’ for opposing […]
DOJ cites White House Correspondents Dinner shooting in push to drop lawsuit against ballroom
The Justice Department is pressing the leading opposition to President Donald Trump’s $400 million privately funded ballroom project, calling on lawyers for the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) to drop their lawsuit. “[Y]our lawsuit puts the lives of the president, his family, and his staff at grave risk,” Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights […]
New Mexico Investigates Local Victims in Epstein Case
Authorities in New Mexico are trying to determine how many local women and girls were abused by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his isolated Zorro Ranch compound.[#item_full_content]
