Washington — President Trump pledged to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans keep the House and Senate in November, framing it as a dividend check made possible by the country’s “tremendous economic success.” But the president’s pledge at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention has political and logistical hurdles. And Mr. Trump has yet…
House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain said while she hopes abuse allegations against fellow GOP Rep. Max Miller are “not true,” she is supporting his reelection bid for a third term because “I will support anyone with an R behind their name.” “At the end of the day, he’s our nominee right now,” the Michigan…
Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ’50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85. Morgan, who was still working on new books and poems, died Saturday in New York after suffering a series of health problems in…
The Trump administration’s plan to take a stake in tens of billions of barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves will hinge on a private company called North American Blue Energy Partners, the White House announced Monday, offering more details on the agreement. Under the deal, the Venezuelan government granted 100-year concessions to NABEP to drill in…
Washington — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections. The order from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani is the latest development in the legal battle over President Trump’s efforts to tighten the rules for mail voting ahead of…
South African police said Monday they arrested four people in connection with the murder of two-time boxing world champion Zolani Tete, who was gunned down last week. Tete, 38, was attacked on Friday evening as he returned to his home in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape province. A 27-year-old woman who was with him in…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Fed president and CEO Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida and candidate for governor Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts and…
The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the boards of Pfizer and UnitedHealthCare, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 23, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. He sits on the boards of Pfizer…
Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday said the top federal prosecutor in the Northern District of New York was unlawfully serving in his role when he subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of two investigations into her last year. A Justice Department spokesperson quickly said the Trump administration intends to…
A man who killed five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009 was hanged Friday in Japan’s first execution by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government, as the country faces growing calls for more transparency and the abolition of capital punishment. Sunao Takami set fire to the crowded pachinko parlor in Osaka by…
