Politics & Policy
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Jeffries officially launches bid to become House Speaker after Dem landslide
Jeffries was expected to become the lower chamber leader, though he still has to run for the post. As of press time, no Democrat has announced plans to challenge him.
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Jeffries gloats over Mike Johnson polling claims: 'The polls were wrong'
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a landslide on Tuesday evening, marking a clear rebuke of GOP governance.
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Trump touts stock market surge after midterm losses
Notably, the surge came after a Republican electoral defeat and could indicate market optimism over potential policy changes.
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Trump blasts Canadian PM over claims trade deal would weaken French
Canada is an officially bilingual country and requires the display of products in both English and French.
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Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid tariff standoff with Canada
Trump announced Monday he would increase tariffs on an array of Canadian products to 50%, following the collapse of trade talks.
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New blood test for Alzheimer's disease gets FDA approval
The Rouche test was developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly and is intended for people 55 years and older with “signs, symptoms, or complaints of cognitive decline.”
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8-year-old girl in Louisiana dies from brain-eating amoeba infection, family says
The amoeba thrives in freshwater bodies around the U.S. and can enter the body through the nose. The infection it produces is almost always fatal. There are, on average, fewer than 10 cases annually.
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Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed says ICE is 'not working,' and US had fewer illegals under INS
El-Sayed told Fox News host Jesse Watters that the U.S. had "far fewer" illegal migrants when the country had the larger INS and therefore "clearly ICE is not working."
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Trump blasts Ontario premier over trade dispute
He further pointed to poor economic indicators for Canada and suggested that its leaders "fall in line" to avert major fallout from a protracted dispute with Washington.
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Endorsement from a third Dan Sullivan threatens to further confuse Alaska Senate race
Dan A. Sullivan, Republican former mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, announced his endorsement of GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan's bid for re-election. Sen. Sullivan is running against Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, and Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola.
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Trump touts school choice in Rose Garden event
"We are taking very deliberate and thoughtful steps to return education to the states," she added.
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Thousands of residents in Indiana city still without power nearly 14 days after storm
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said in a video posted to the city's Facebook page on Sunday that 9,000 people in the city are still without power since the Aug. 11 storm.
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Trump admin proposes increase to H-1B visa application fee
The H-1B visa program is intended to import skilled foreign workers when Americans are unavailable to fill a position.