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Republicans kill bill to rename a DC post office after Chuck Brown—the ‘Godfather of Go-Go’

In addition to being known as the nation’s capital, for many locals, Washington D.C. is “Chocolate City” and the home of Go-Go music. So naturally, Democratic non-voting Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s efforts to name a city post office after local musician Chuck Brown, known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” seemed like a natural effort to honor D.C.’s rich culture.  However, on Tuesday, Republican members of the House Oversight Committee took Norton’s bill off the agenda, preventing it from moving forward.  […]

todayDecember 3, 2025

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Can MAGA resignations lead to Democrats taking control of U.S. House before 2026 elections?

After Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives effective Jan. 5, following a very public breakup with President Donald Trump, the former MAGA loyalist confirmed reports that several other Republicans could also exit amid growing dissatisfaction with their jobs on Capitol Hill. An exodus of just a handful of Republicans before next year’s midterm elections on Nov. 3, 2026, could result in them losing their already slim majority in the U.S. House and […]

todayDecember 3, 2025

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Judge issues injunction restricting immigration arrests in nation’s capital

A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation’s capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington granted a preliminary injunction sought by civil liberties and immigrants rights groups in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. An email to the department after hours Tuesday was not immediately returned. Officers making civil immigration arrests generally have to have an administrative […]

todayDecember 3, 2025

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Trump says National Guard will be sent to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that is expected to begin this week. Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who asked the Trump administration in September for up to 1,000 troops to fight crime, […]

todayDecember 3, 2025

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Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar, Somali and other immigrants ‘garbage’ who ‘do nothing but b-h’

President Donald Trump delivered scathing remarks on Tuesday in a personal and vicious diatribe against U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, as well as immigrants from Somalia and other foreign countries. “I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you, okay? Somebody will say, ‘Oh, that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country,” said Trump during a Cabinet meeting, answering a question about a recent report about fraud committed […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

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Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is running to become Wisconsin’s first Black governor

Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s first Black lieutenant governor, announced that he is running for governor in next year’s gubernatorial race. “This moment demands bold leadership for Wisconsin. That’s why I’m running for Governor,” Barnes captioned with a campaign video released on Tuesday. The campaign announcement opens with Barnes highlighting his father’s UAW Local 1866 union jacket, a symbol of the 39-year-old Democrat’s working-class campaign agenda. “He wore it everywhere, because being a part of a union wasn’t just a job. It […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

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White House targets Somali migrants after Trump attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar

The White House is targeting Somali immigrants following a report of a fraud scandal committed by dozens of Somali nationals in Minnesota. During Monday’s press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called out the New York Times report in the Trump administration’s latest effort to justify its crackdown on immigration enforcement policies. “Somalian migrants in Minnesota have defrauded nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funded benefits under Democrat Governor Walz leadership,” said Leavitt. “In the wake of last week’s atrocity, it is […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

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White House calls Trump’s MRI ‘preventive’ after the president said he ‘had no idea’ what it was for

The White House released a medical summary of President Donald Trump‘s mysterious MRI which he previously divulged to the press in October, telling reporters that it was out of an “effort of transparency” amid scrutiny of the 79-year-old’s health. In a memorandum released on Monday, White House Physician Sean P. Barbabella said the MRI was a part of Trump’s annual comprehensive executive physical. “Men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health,” Barbabella said […]

todayDecember 2, 2025

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White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered the justification for the Sept. 2 strike as lawmakers announced there will be congressional review of the U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean and the […]

todayDecember 2, 2025