Cory Booker broke a record with his 25-hour Senate floor speech. How did he prepare to do it?

by admin | Apr 2, 2025 | Politics

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After creating history by smashing the record for the longest Senate speech in history, Sen. Cory Booker told reporters as he walked off the floor that he was achy and tired, but grateful for his time.”I...

Civil rights groups sue Trump over executive order requiring citizenship proof in registering to vote

by admin | Apr 2, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Civil rights groups, including the NAACP, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s effort to overhaul the election system.The executive order, which Trump signed on March 25, requires...

Mass layoffs begin at HHS, some employees turned away after showing up to work

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services began to receive notices of mass layoffs on Tuesday, days after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 people would lose their jobs, including...

‘Made up emergency’: Democrats try to block Trump tariffs on Canada

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the Senate to keep the United States’ tariffs on Canada in place — hours before Democrats in the upper chamber could potentially force a vote aimed at...

Melania Trump honors women who bring ‘progress for all of humanity’

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Pool via ABC News(WASHINGTON) — First lady Melania Trump honored women from around the world during an award ceremony at the State Department, calling the eight honorees’ love “a powerful catalyst” for their work to fight injustice and advocate...