Nick Robertson

Nick Robertson

Swalwell slams GOP lawmakers for going to see Trump trial

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after his GOP colleagues who traveled to New York City to appear at former President Trump’s criminal trial this week. The California Democrat specifically took it to his colleagues who skipped a hearing Thursday over whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt and instead attended Trump’s trial. “Well,...

Fox anchor applauds Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s controversial remarks

Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham applauded Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on Thursday after he gave controversial speech including remarks on women in the workforce. Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College made clear his conservative politics, including attacks on in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, gay pride marches, “degenerate cultural values,” abortion, and President Joe Biden....

Clinton adviser says Biden campaign ‘doing it all wrong’

A longtime senior adviser to former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hit the Biden campaign over its strategy in a New York Times op-ed Sunday, arguing the president is siding too much with his base and leaving moderates behind. Mark Penn, who served as an adviser to the Clintons from 1995...

Where the US spends the most on foreign aid

Debates over U.S. aid to Israel and Ukraine have dominated Washington this year, raising questions about U.S. economic and military support to various allies and whether the nation spends too much support abroad. Opposition within the GOP to foreign aid has been building, with Republicans arguing the U.S. needs to spend more on border security. ...

USC faculty senate votes to censure president and provost over commencement

Faculty at the University of Southern California voted to censure the university’s president and provost on Wednesday, citing the leadership’s poor handling of pro-Palestine student protests and decision to effectively cancel commencement. The USC Academic Senate voted 21-7, with six abstentions, for censuring President Carol Folt and Provost Andrew Guzman. Faculty were specifically critical of...

Noem defends telling story about killing dog in new book

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) defended herself Monday after she received mass criticism for sharing a story of shooting and killing her young hunting dog and an improbable anecdote that she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in her new book. Noem stood by her decision to kill the 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in...