Moderate Democrats are sharpening their economic message with new proposals aimed at lowering costs, boosting small businesses, and reviving the shrinking middle class as they offer a rebuttal to the Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and seek to reset their party’s standing after major losses in 2024. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) unveiled what she
Moderate Democrats are sharpening their economic message with new proposals aimed at lowering costs, boosting small businesses, and reviving the shrinking middle class as they offer a rebuttal to the Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and seek to reset their party’s standing after major losses in 2024. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) unveiled what she
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is adopting new policies to speed up the exploration and development of critical minerals located offshore to strengthen U.S. supply chains and protect America’s energy, security, and tech needs, the agency said in a June 25 statement. Critical minerals, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, include minerals
The press secretary’s comments came in response to Washington Free Beacon report President Donald Trump hopes for peace in the Middle East but isn’t “afraid to use strength” again if necessary, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. “We look forward to sustaining a long and durable peace in the region and the president
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the University of California system to determine whether its efforts to boost faculty diversity run afoul of federal anti-discrimination laws. In a June 26 announcement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is probing whether the university’s “UC 2030 Capacity Plan” and related campus-level programs
The House Oversight Committee on June 26 subpoenaed Anthony Bernal, a former assistant to former First Lady Jill Biden, after he failed to appear before the committee to testify about who was in charge of the White House during former President Joe Biden’s final two years in office. This comes a day after Bernal refused
New York City Mayor Eric Adams officially launched his reelection campaign on Thursday with a rally on the steps of New York City Hall. He faces New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the race to become the next New York City mayor. At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the U.S. airstrikes on