Cabinet Picks Completed
President-elect Donald Trump nominated his former White House aide Brooke Rollins for secretary of agriculture Saturday. The announcement—part of a rapid pace of appointments—closes out Trump’s…
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Trump Team Rollout
President-elect Donald Trump’s future administration has begun taking shape with a wave of recently announced picks. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R, NY-21)—a vocal supporter of Israel—has been…
Blue Wall Fails
President-elect Donald Trump is on track to return to the White House with a decisive victory in the Electoral College and the popular…
Inflation Ticks Down, Jobless Claims Up
The consumer price index dropped to an annual inflation rate of 2.4% in September, the lowest annual level since February 2021. Separately, weekly jobless…
Helene Death Toll Rises
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has surpassed 200 people across six states as crews continue searching for survivors in remote areas one week…
Vice Presidential Face-Off
Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) faced off last night for the first and only planned vice presidential debate of…
US Dockworkers Strike
At least 45,000 dockworkers across 36 East and Gulf Coast ports began striking after their contract expired early this morning, the first such strike in…
NBC News: Over 13,000 Immigrants Convicted of Homicide are Living Outside Immigration Detention
NBC News is reporting that more than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide — either in the United States or abroad — are living…
Helene Ravages Southeast
Hurricane Helene has left a trail of devastation since making landfall last week, killing over 100 people across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,…
Senate’s Assassination Report
A bipartisan Senate committee report surfaced more revelations about Secret Service failures amid the July 13 assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. The…
Florida Braces for Helene
Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast late tomorrow as a potential Category 3 storm, prompting a state of emergency in…
Major Jobs Data Revision
The US government reduced the estimated number of annual jobs added by 818,000 yesterday. The new figure, still preliminary, suggests 2.1 million jobs were…