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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pushed back on a proposal from President Donald Trump to cap the interest that credit card companies can charge borrowers. “I talked with him about it briefly yesterday,” Johnson said at a press conference Tuesday. “The president is the ideas guy, and he’s laser-focused on the same thing that we are….
A suspect accused of setting fire to a Mississippi synagogue once bombed by the Ku Klux Klan admitted he targeted the building because it is a Jewish house of worship and was turned into police after a laughing confession to his father, the FBI said Monday. Stephen Pittman, 19, was charged in federal court with…
Buddhist monks have set off on a trek across the country on foot that has drawn national attention as they travel from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington D.C. as a part of a months-long journey they describe as a spiritual practice. The more than 2,300 mile journey they have named the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana…
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel declared Monday that his administration is not negotiating with Washington, despite President Donald Trump’s threats to push Cuba into a deal now that Venezuelan oil will no longer be supplied. “There are no conversations with the U.S. government, except for technical contacts in the migration field,” Díaz-Canel said in a post…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., argued to CNN’s Dana Bash on Monday that Democrats’ path forward to electoral victory is ditching the donor class in favor of the American people. Warren was interviewed about her speech earlier at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., where she said Democrats had to “credibly demonstrate” they could take…
In an about-face on Monday, a federal judge has decided to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine if Luigi Mangione’s backpack was lawfully seized and searched inside an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s during his arrest. Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in a court order that she considered “both the arguments made by counsel” during Friday’s hearing and…
Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Ken Martin compared the U.S. to Iran in several social media posts Sunday, claiming both countries are guilty of “killing protesters.” Martin made his first comparison on X, expressing support for both protesters in the U.S. and Iran for rising up against “systems that wield violence without accountability.” “From Tehran…
San Antonio has shut down its out-of-state abortion travel fund after a new Texas law that prohibits the use of public funds to cover abortions and a lawsuit from the state challenging the city’s fund. City Council members last year approved $100,000 for its Reproductive Justice Fund to support abortion-related travel, prompting Texas Attorney General…
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran is “starting to” cross U.S. red lines, citing reports of civilian deaths and warning that any attack on American interests would be met with overwhelming force as his administration weighs what he called “very strong options.” Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Palm…
Josh Allen has finally won a road playoff game, and it took his Superman traits to get it done for his Buffalo Bills. The Bills took down the Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-24, behind Allen’s two rushing scores, including the game-winner on Sunday afternoon. The fourth quarter was electric for both teams, as each scored two touchdowns…
