July 7, 2025
Biden aides pushed for early debate to show off Biden’s ‘strength,’ expose Trump’s ‘weakness,’ book says
Senior advisors to then-President Joe Biden reportedly urged him to hold a debate against President Donald Trump as early as possible in an attempt to highlight Biden’s ‘leadership’ and Trump’s ‘weakness,’ according to a new book. The book, ‘2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,’ is set for release Tuesday […]
July 7, 2025
US champions Lebanon’s response to Hezbollah disarmament, hints at Abraham Accords opportunity
The U.S. envoy to Lebanon championed a response issued by Beirut on Monday to a proposal by Washington that detailed the complete disarmament of the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from its southern region. Envoy Thomas Barrack told reporters he was ‘unbelievably satisfied’ with Beirut’s timely response to […]
July 7, 2025
Liberal critics question why architect of failed Biden foreign policy is advising ‘Project 2029’
Democrats are assembling a new policy brain trust called Project 2029, an effort aimed at shaping the party’s long-term vision and regaining electoral strength. But at a time when there’s widespread agreement that Democrats need fresh ideas and new voices, the inclusion of longtime party insiders — especially former President Joe Biden’s national security advisor Jake […]
July 7, 2025
Don Davis eyes open North Carolina Senate seat
Democratic Rep. Don Davis is exploring a run for the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, according to a spokesperson. Davis is “looking at all options and not ruling anything out,” said the spokesperson, Hannah Spengler. But running for the Senate seat would mean giving up a competitive House […]
July 7, 2025
Jesse Jackson Jr. explores a House comeback bid
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is quietly exploring a comeback in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District after more than a decade out of office — including a two-year prison term. Jackson — the son of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and the brother of Rep. Jonathan Jackson — was a Democratic rising star who […]
July 7, 2025
An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her?
A few weeks ago, my POLITICO colleague Nicholas Wu and NBC’s Sahil Kapur ran into D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in the Capitol. Like good congressional reporters, they jumped at the opportunity to pepper a lawmaker about the news of the day. In this case, one question concerned Norton herself, a civil rights icon who […]
July 7, 2025
Is a Chinese chain’s blood orange cold brew the future of coffee in America?
Chinese chain Luckin Coffee opened its first two U.S. locations this week, betting that mobile-only ordering and creative flavors can lure customers away from Starbucks. Both new Luckin stores are based in Manhattan, and at the midtown location on Wednesday, Sam Liu took a sip of her jasmine cold brew. “I’ve never tried anything like […]
July 7, 2025
Israel hammers Houthis with airstrikes, rebels respond amid Red Sea flare-up
Israel exchanged missile fire with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Monday, targeting the group’s ports and other facilities. Israel’s initial strikes came in reaction to a suspected Houthi attack on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea. The vessel was targeted with explosives and small arms fire, causing it to take on water and […]
July 7, 2025
Trump dismisses Musk’s political ambitions as ‘ridiculous’ in sharp rebuke
President Donald Trump slammed former first buddy Elon Musk for starting a third political party, saying such parties have ‘never worked’ while also calling the move ‘ridiculous.’ Trump spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force 1 in Bedminster, New Jersey, when he was asked about Musk’s move to start a third party. ‘I think it’s […]
July 6, 2025
Reps. August Pfluger, Buddy Carter say family members were saved from lethal Texas flooding
Two Republican members of Congress said family members were rescued from the flooding that has hammered Central Texas since Friday, killing dozens. Texas Rep. August Pfluger wrote on X Saturday that his daughters were saved from Camp Mystic, a famous girls-only Christian camp that sits near the Guadalupe River in Texas’s Kerr County, and had […]
July 6, 2025
Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress?
Republicans just delivered Donald Trump a “big, beautiful” legislative win. Now they’re fretting it will lead to some ugly electoral losses. GOP lawmakers are warning that slashing spending on Medicaid and food assistance will cost the party seats in the midterms — threatening their razor-thin House majority — by kicking millions of Americans off safety-net […]
July 6, 2025
Iran still wants a nuclear weapon despite ‘serious damage’ from US, Israeli strikes: expert warns
Iran is preparing its next step in what one security expert warns remains its chief objective: developing a nuclear weapon. ‘Repair, reconstitute and rebuild is going to be the modus operandi of the Islamic Republic of Iran,’ Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Iran Program told Fox News Digital. […]