Category: Politics

By Sam Barron | Friday, December 12, 2025, 8:12 PM EST Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, said he is meeting with Senate Republicans ahead of next Wednesday’s FCC oversight hearing, during which Democrats are expected to question him over his threats toward broadcasters for airing a segment…

By Michael Katz | Friday, 12 December 2025 05:19 PM EST The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Friday in U.S. District Court in Atlanta alleging that Fulton County, Georgia, failed to produce copies of ballots from the 2020 election. The complaint also seeks absentee ballot signature envelopes and…

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday reveals that nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults, including more than half of Republicans, believe the Trump administration is withholding information about the death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The survey, conducted with 4,434 U.S. adults between December 3 and 8, found 62% of respondents…

President Donald Trump is pushing back against a recent report suggesting China is outpacing the United States in artificial intelligence and energy production tied to the booming sector. “The report claims China is dominating the world on electricity generation related to artificial intelligence,” Trump wrote in an online post. “They’re…

By Michael Katz | Friday, December 12, 2025 The Indiana state Senate voted Thursday to reject a congressional redistricting bill championed by President Donald Trump, putting 21 Republican senators at risk of primary challenges in 2026. Indiana’s GOP-controlled state Senate, holding a 40-10 majority, defeated the proposal with a vote…

By Jim Mishler | Friday, December 12, 2025, 4:10 PM EST House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., stated Friday that the defeat of a congressional redistricting plan in Indiana—backed by President Donald Trump—does not indicate a diminishment of his political power heading into midterm elections. When pressed by a reporter on…

The Trump administration filed a request with a federal appeals court Friday to block U.S. District Judge James Boasberg from conducting contempt hearings next week and to remove him from the deportation case. This move escalates a dispute between the administration and Boasberg that originated in March after President Donald…

By Michael Katz | Friday, 12 December 2025 07:53 PM EST On Friday, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, warned that Bill and Hillary Clinton face charges of contempt of Congress if they ignore subpoenas and refuse to testify next week or…

On Saturday morning, Cambodian authorities reported that Thai forces—including fighter jets—continued striking targets across their disputed border in the hours following President Donald Trump’s claim he had brokered a ceasefire. The Cambodian Ministry of Information stated: “Thai forces have not stopped the bombing yet and are still continuing the bombing.”…

President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at blocking states from crafting their own artificial intelligence regulations could be illegal, consumer advocacy groups assert. “The good news is, this EO [executive order] is mostly bluster. The President cannot unilaterally preempt state law. States should refuse to be cowed in regulating Big…