Booker stages Senate filibuster to protest ‘crisis’ he says Trump and Musk created

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday morning was still speaking on the Senate floor, staging a filibuster he started at 7 p.m. Monday night, in what he called a protest against the national...

Democrats renew push to expand IVF access for military service members

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Congressional Democrats are renewing their push to expand in vitro fertilization access for military service members by introducing legislation that would require the Department of Defense’s health care program to...

GOP eyes its House majority in special elections in Florida to replace Waltz, Gaetz

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, FL) — A pair of special elections in Florida for the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to fill vacancies left by former Republican Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz has heated up in recent weeks — especially in the...

Wisconsin Supreme Court election that broke spending records could serve as litmus test for Trump, Musk

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Scott Olson/Getty Images(MADISON, WI) — Voters head to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin for a hot-button race that could offer a barometer on how Americans are feeling at this point in President Donald Trump’s second term.Republican-backed Waukesha County...

Trump administration reviewing alleged antisemitism at Harvard University

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Leonid Andronov via Getty Images(BOSTON) — The Department of Education and other agencies are reviewing Harvard University for fostering antisemitism on its campus, Secretary Linda McMahon said Monday.”Harvard’s failure to protect students on campus...