July 9, 2025
Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariffs and price increases
Amazon is extending its annual Prime Day sales and offering new membership perks to Gen Z shoppers amid tariff-related price worries and possibly some consumer boredom with an event marking its 11th year. For the first time, Seattle-based Amazon is holding the now-misnamed Prime Day over four days. The e-commerce giant’s promised blitz of summer […]
July 9, 2025
Far-left firebrand says she ‘never had a concern’ about Biden’s mental state as House probe heats up
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said she had zero concerns about former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity while he was in the White House. Crockett was the only other lawmaker besides House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., in the closed-door interview with former White House physician Kevin O’Connor on Wednesday morning. She told reporters afterward […]
July 9, 2025
US-backed Gaza aid group launches bold new system to deliver food directly to families
EXCLUSIVE – Amid charges that its distribution model forces civilians to travel long distances and pass through military zones, the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) announced a new initiative on Wednesday to add another layer of security to deliver food aid directly to Gazans in need, without diversion or interference from Hamas. The new system […]
July 9, 2025
Trump is interested in new Russia sanctions. But there’s a catch.
President Donald Trump is ready to sign a punishing Russia sanctions bill that GOP hawks have pushed for months. But only if it changes to give him more control. A senior administration official granted anonymity to discuss the president’s view said that “conceptually there’s an openness” to the bill from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), but […]
July 9, 2025
Tillis says he’ll ‘probably’ vote in support of Trump’s controversial judge pick
Sen. Thom Tillis said he will likely vote to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney and controversial pick for a judgeship on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in the Senate Judiciary Committee next week. “I’m probably going to go with the staff recommendation,” the North Carolina Republican […]
July 9, 2025
New book sheds light on Harris decision to pick Walz as her running mate over Shapiro: ‘Went with her gut’
A new book on the end of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the birth of Kamala Harris’ sheds light on the process behind the vice president choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a decision widely panned by pundits in retrospect. ‘2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,’ […]
July 9, 2025
Sotomayor breaks with Jackson in Supreme Court decision over Trump cuts to federal workforce
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in a Supreme Court order handed down on Tuesday stood out enough that it prompted one of her liberal colleagues to voice disagreement with her. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said in a brief concurrence that the high court’s 8-1 order clearing the way for […]
July 9, 2025
Biden doctor dodges questions in speedy House closed-door interview
Former White House physician Kevin O’Connor’s closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee ended after less than an hour on Wednesday morning, with the doctor giving investigators virtually no new insights. O’Connor pleaded the Fifth Amendment to multiple questions about his time with former President Joe Biden during his sit-down. It resulted in a hasty […]
July 9, 2025
Senate panel advances Trump’s nominee to lead CDC
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one step closer to confirmation. On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted to advance the nomination of Susan Monarez, a former agency acting director who has held various health-related roles in the federal government for 20 years. […]
July 9, 2025
Senate Republican moves to give US an edge on China in harvesting minerals for weapons systems
A Senate Republican wants to give the U.S. a leg up in its race against China and to ween the nation off of its reliance on imports of key raw materials needed for weapons systems. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., would like to fast-track the harvesting of raw materials in the U.S. needed for the nation’s […]
July 9, 2025
Former Rep. Stephanie Murphy is running for mayor in Florida
Stephanie Murphy, a once-prominent voice for House Democrats’ moderate wing, is running for mayor in Orange County, Florida. “I was proud to represent parts of Orlando in the House of Representatives, where I was ranked one of America’s most bipartisan and effective members of Congress,” she said in her announcement Wednesday. “But before I was […]
July 9, 2025
Russia sanctions bill could get Senate vote this month, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled Wednesday the Senate is prepared to pass new sanctions targeting Russia this month, saying he is working with the White House to get the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. Speaking from the Senate floor, Thune said that there’s been “substantial progress” on legislation targeting Russia’s energy production and […]