California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) took aim at Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant over comments he made about the Golden State governor, in which he compared him to “American Psycho” character Patrick Bateman. “The Treasury Secretary talked about Barbie dolls. It was as if he was reading a diary, and had just broken up with someone……
A new study from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) found murder rates in 35 major cities to drop dramatically in 2025, which researchers say could be the lowest rates on record. Murders are down 21 percent from 2024 and 44 percent from the recent peak in 2021, according to the CCJ report, which analyzed…
A New York Times/Siena University poll released Thursday found 57 percent of Americans say President Trump generally focuses on the wrong issues, with a majority also saying they disapprove of his handling of many top issues. The divide by gender was notable, with 63 percent of American women saying Trump’s attention… Source link
More state legislative chambers are competitive this time in the midterms than in the 2022 and 2024 cycles, according to a new analysis from a top elections expert. Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a product of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, found 15 state legislative chambers in the competitive field at this point……
The death of a Cuban immigrant in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas has been ruled a homicide, according to the Associated Press. ICE said in a press release earlier this month that a Cuban migrant named Geraldo Lunas Campos died in custody on January 3. The agency said Lunas Campos,……
Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films at the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday with 16 nominations, setting a record for the most nominations in Oscar history. Source link
Vice President Vance is in Ohio Thursday morning to sell President Trump’s economic agenda as the 2026 midterm elections approach. In his visit to Toledo, Ohio, Vance is expected to tour an industrial shipping facility and deliver remarks on how Trump administration policies will impact the Midwest. Vivek Ramaswami, Republican gubernatorial candidate from Ohio… Source…
President Trump is in Davos, Switzerland, where he is meeting with world leaders and will unveil his new peace board in Gaza. Earlier on Thursday, the president attended a signing ceremony for his Peace Board initiative with a handful of world leaders. However, no major European allies attended Thursday’s signing ceremony as tensions escalated… Source…
Plus: Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’ and former Vice President Al Gore applauds Trump Cabinet member Howard Lutnick in Davos. Source link
President Trump on Wednesday took two steps away from the abyss of the Greenland crisis toward which he had previously headed. First, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump ruled out the use of military force to seize the vast but sparsely populated, semiautonomous territory. Later, they stopped the tariffs……
