President Donald Trump says in a post that the 'topping out' process will begin shortly
The Justice Department and Walmart confirmed the settlement without disclosing terms
Meanwhile, Nepal's foreign affairs ministry has set up an emergency response team to assist foreigners affected by the floods
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office reveals new intelligence about Kremlin plans for an offensive against the capital
Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel and others in its quest to deport noncitizens who the government says have disrupted college campuses as they expressed their views
Rob Sand, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Iowa, is not on board with former Vice President Kamala Harris possibly running for the White House in 2028. In a recent interview with Politico, Sand was asked whether Harris should launch a third campaign for the White House. Sand quickly responded, “Nope.” He declined to state which […]
A federal appeals court ruling Tuesday could erase a new midterm advantage for Republicans. Why it matters: The 2-1 ruling would block Republicans from using cash-rich party committees to buy more political TV ads at discounted rates. Republicans plan to appeal the decision, setting up another high-stakes campaign finance fight as the fall ad wars heat up ahead of November. Driving the news: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled the FCC was wrong to extend discounted candidate broadcast rates to political parties and joint fundraising committees that include non-candidate groups for ads they coordinate with candidates. The rates paid by super PACs and other outside groups are often several times higher than candidate rates.The case was brought by four Democratic candidates running this cycle — Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.), former Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), former Gov. Roy Cooper (N.C.) and Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (Mich.)The U.S. Supreme Court in June struck down limits on how much committees can spend in coordination with campaigns. Between the lines: Republicans believed the Supreme Court decision, paired with FCC guidance extending candidate rates to certain coordinated ads, would allow party committee cash to stretch further. The ruling applied to both parties.But while Democratic candidates generally have stronger grassroots fundraising, Republican Party committees have amassed larger war chests, fueled by megadonorsRepublicans believed the Supreme Court decision, paired with FCC guidance, allowed party committee cash to stretch further by accessing lower rates reserved for candidates. What they're saying: "Put plainly, today's ruling makes clear that lowest unit rate is an exclusive right given to candidates and incumbent campaigns and that is the law of the land," DSCC executive director Devan Barber and DCCC executive director Julie Merz said in a joint statement. "Democratic candidates' strong grassroots fundraising amplifying the voice of ever
US President Donald Trump has claimed the US and Venezuela have reached the ‘biggest oil deal in world history’
US President Donald Trump has threatened ‘economic D-Day’ on any countries that help or do business with Iran
Employees of the congressionally funded Stars and Stripes newspaper filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block the Pentagon from firing them after they were dismissed on charges of insubordination. Publisher Max Lederer, Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing each of […]
Paramount’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has been postponed until the conclusion of a trial, a delay the studio says could cost it millions of dollars
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Minnesota’s attempt to force Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent facing criminal charges stemming from the nonfatal shooting of an immigrant earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that Minnesota’s lawsuit was premature, finding that Abbott had not actually denied […]