Why most Europeans no longer view US as an ally
A new European Council on Foreign Relations (EFCR) poll found broad support in Europe for taking on more of the continent’s own defense burden, even as most respondents said relations with the U.S. would likely improve after President Donald Trump leaves office. The June policy brief said only 11% of respondents now view the U.S. […]
Election equipment dispute escalates into criminal investigation in Maricopa County
A power struggle between a Maricopa County, Arizona, elections official and the board of supervisors over an alleged theft of ballot-counting equipment is the subject of a criminal investigation. At the heart of this fight lies a Republican election head who questioned the validity of the 2020 general election and a majority GOP county board. […]
Millions of Americans lack clean tap water. Can the US close the gap by 2040?
Rosa Runyon has lived her entire life inside the “water gap” — emptying the rain barrels she positioned beneath her gutters to use later to wash her clothes, and hauling home water from a nearby spring for cooking, bathing and drinking. That’s how she lived for decades while raising her children. When Runyon, 81, and […]
Democrats wanted oversight. Republicans approved $70 billion instead
The House has approved a $70 billion immigration enforcement package, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it Wednesday morning, giving ICE and Border Patrol funding through the remainder of his second term. The 214-212 vote caps months of fighting over how, or whether, Congress would fund the agencies after negotiations over immigration enforcement […]
Bill Gates faces questions from Congress over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is on Capitol Hill Wednesday to face questions about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Gates’ testimony marks one of the most high-profile interviews the House Oversight Committee has conducted since it began looking into the disgraced financier. The committee has previously interviewed former President Bill Clinton and his […]
Platner survives scandal, Mace gets routed in primary night shakeup
Several states held primary elections Tuesday, but it was Maine at the center of attention of the political world. The results were expected: incumbent Sen. Susan Collins won the Republican nomination while embattled Democrat Graham Platner won his party’s. But the win still marked a major test for Platner, who has spent weeks trying to move past allegations that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women while […]
Iran launches retaliatory strikes; Platner advances in key Senate race
President Donald Trump has said peace could be close, but the bombs continue to fall. U.S. forces strike Iran again after an American helicopter is shot down, leaving a major question about the president’s prediction of a deal within days. Plus, Graham Platner survives weeks of controversy to win Maine’s Democratic Senate primary. Now both […]
Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ after ‘taking too long’ in negotiating a deal
President Donald Trump says Iran will now “pay the price” after he says the country took too long to make a deal with the U.S. He made the comments in a Truth Social post Wednesday, saying, “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have […]
California’s governor’s race is set: Becerra vs Trump-backed Hilton
Republican Steve Hilton advanced to the November general election in California’s governor’s race, setting up a matchup against Democrat Xavier Becerra, a former California attorney general and Biden administration health secretary. California’s top-two primary system sends the two highest vote-getters to the general election, regardless of party. The winner will replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, who […]
