Facing a challenging reelection campaign in Maine, Republican Senator Susan Collins announced Tuesday that she will oppose the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general. Her break from the party line comes as the nominee faces intense scrutiny over his stated plans to restrict abortion access nationwide.
Democratic challenger Graham Platner is targeting Republican Senator Susan Collins for her absence from key reproductive healthcare hearings, marking a sharp escalation in his Maine campaign. The criticism follows revelations that the five-term senator has consistently skipped Senate committee meetings focused on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
A coalition of Democratic senators is demanding that federal regulators prohibit prediction markets from offering financial contracts tied to wildfires. The lawmakers warn that wagering on extreme weather events creates perverse incentives, potentially encouraging arson and commodifying human suffering during disasters that have already claimed dozens of lives.
As negotiators gather in New York for the fifth round of UN tax treaty talks, economic justice advocates warn that current draft language risks failing to capture trillions in potential revenue. Campaigners argue that without stronger provisions, the treaty will miss a historic chance to curb corporate excess and climate damage.
The continued deployment of the National Guard in Washington, DC, is expected to drain an additional $1.4 billion from taxpayers through the end of President Donald Trump’s term in January 2029. The figure comes from projections provided to Senator Elizabeth Warren by the administration's own defense comptroller nominee.
After Donald Trump criticized oil majors for capturing excessive profits during the ongoing conflict with Iran, climate activists are pushing the president to move beyond rhetoric. They argue that if the White House truly believes companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron are overcharging, it must support legislation to tax those windfall gains.
With the Senate Judiciary Committee voting along party lines to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination, a coalition of Democrats and advocacy groups is now pressuring the full chamber to reject the acting attorney general, citing his history as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and concerns over his commitment to institutional independence.
CBS News has come under fire for heavily editing an online version of a 60 Minutes interview, stripping out a tense exchange where anchor Norah O'Donnell pressed President Donald Trump on potential corruption regarding his family's massive cryptocurrency profits and his recent pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
Mourners gathered in Gaza City on Tuesday to bury 112 Palestinians, including 40 children, whose remains were recovered from the ruins of a residential block destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in November 2023. The service highlighted the ongoing struggle to account for the hundreds still missing beneath the territory's rubble.
President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law this Wednesday, mandating the release of FBI records on the late sex trafficker. Despite the bill’s intent, critics argue that broad redaction powers granted to the Department of Justice could effectively shield the powerful from public accountability.
Representative Jamie Raskin has issued formal demands to the CEOs of four major financial institutions, seeking records regarding over $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. The move follows claims that federal investigators have failed to adequately track the illicit funds.
House Oversight Committee Democrats are opening a parallel investigation into the Department of Justice, alleging the agency is illegally withholding sensitive FBI interviews that implicate President Donald Trump in the sexual assault of a minor decades ago, in direct defiance of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
A yearslong Senate investigation reveals that major financial institutions systematically ignored anti-money laundering laws to facilitate Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations. The findings expose how top Wall Street executives prioritized a lucrative client, shielding his suspicious transactions from federal scrutiny for years despite internal warnings.
With Netflix abandoning its acquisition bid, Paramount Skydance is moving closer to consolidating a massive media empire. The prospect of the Ellison family, led by a prominent Trump donor, controlling networks like CBS and CNN has triggered urgent calls for federal antitrust intervention to prevent potential censorship.
Republican Senator Mike Crapo blocked a proposal on Thursday to increase annual Social Security benefits by $2,400, thwarting an effort by Senator Bernie Sanders to bolster the program amid reports of impending mass layoffs within the Social Security Administration under the Trump administration.
Senator Ron Wyden on Tuesday alleged that the acquisition of CBS by David Ellison has facilitated a cover-up regarding Jeffrey Epstein, claiming the network suppressed a "60 Minutes" report that linked major financial institutions to the late sex offender's illicit operations.
Senator Bernie Sanders warned colleagues Tuesday against backing the PROMISE Act, a bipartisan proposal that would create a high-speed legislative bypass for Social Security reform. Sanders argues the bill invites unelected officials and outgoing lawmakers to slash benefits behind closed doors, circumventing public accountability and meaningful congressional debate.
Voters in Michigan and Missouri head to the polls Tuesday in a series of contests that have become a national referendum on the Democratic establishment’s reliance on corporate funding. Progressives are testing whether grassroots mobilization can overcome the tens of millions of dollars deployed by pro-Israel lobbying groups.
Former Congresswoman Cori Bush is mounting a comeback campaign for Missouri’s 1st District, setting the stage for a repeat clash with the pro-Israel lobby that fueled her 2024 primary defeat. The progressive firebrand, ousted last year, aims to reclaim her seat by positioning herself as a fighter against corporate-backed political influence.
The U.S.-backed Board of Peace appears to have abandoned the core tenets of last week’s Gaza disarmament roadmap, bowing to Israeli pressure by conditioning military withdrawal on the total surrender of Hamas weaponry. This pivot effectively rewrites the deal, casting doubt on the future of the fragile ceasefire.
With over $100 million already deployed in the 2026 midterm cycle, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is intensifying its influence. The lobbying group has directed a record-breaking $30.6 million toward a single Michigan Senate primary, aiming to unseat progressive epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed in a high-stakes Democratic contest.
Senator Tim Kaine has accused the Trump administration of committing murder through its military strike campaign against suspected drug-trafficking vessels, citing classified intelligence that suggests the operation has killed at least 221 people, including many individuals with no ties to the illicit narcotics trade.
As Rapid Support Forces surround El Obeid, threatening 500,000 civilians with imminent violence, a group of 21 Democratic senators has challenged the Trump administration to move beyond rhetoric. The lawmakers are demanding immediate, tangible intervention to curb the paramilitary group’s brutal campaign in Sudan’s ongoing civil war.
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to Obama-era safety regulations governing offshore drilling in the Arctic, a move officials describe as a necessary reduction of industry burdens but which environmental advocates warn creates a clear path to environmental disaster in one of the planet's most fragile ecosystems.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, placing a vocal fossil fuel proponent in charge of hundreds of millions of acres of federal land and water. The appointment signals a aggressive shift toward deregulation and expanded drilling on public territory.
María Cornejo is demanding accountability after her 41-year-old son, Edwin Jovanny López Cornejo, became the second person to die at the GEO Group-run Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. She suspects the facility failed to provide her son with essential medication for his diabetes, seizures, and high blood pressure.
The GEO Group reported a record $254 million profit last year, marking a 700% surge fueled by new contracts with the Trump administration. As the company scales its detention capacity to support mass deportation campaigns, it faces mounting scrutiny over custodial deaths, allegations of abuse, and a lack of federal oversight.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the United States intends to take control of the Gaza Strip, framing the plan as a redevelopment project that requires the removal of the enclave's entire Palestinian population. The proposal has drawn immediate condemnation, with critics labeling the rhetoric an explicit endorsement of ethnic cleansing.
Israeli forces have systematically employed Palestinian civilians as human shields during the 19-month war in Gaza, according to accounts from soldiers and victims. The practice, which violates international humanitarian law, involves using detainees to clear booby-trapped buildings and scout locations before military units advance.
Human rights defenders are condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he invoked the biblical story of Amalek to describe Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. By framing the invasion as a “holy mission” to destroy an ancient enemy, critics argue the leader has signaled a clear intent to commit genocide.
