The Republican National Committee ended the first half of 2025 with a $65.56 million cash on hand advantage over the Democratic Party, as the left works to rebound from 2024 election losses and the right continues to deeply intertwine its future with President Trump. New campaign finance filings show the RNC had more than $80.7…
Speaker Mike Johnson calls for transparency over Epstein documents – CBS News Watch CBS News Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, an ally of President Trump, is another Republican who is now calling for greater transparency and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein documents. Johnson also said there needs to be more of an explanation…
Voters in southern Arizona have nominated Democrat Adelita Grijalva to advance to a special general election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. Raúl Grijalva, who is Adelita’s father, was one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill. His death in March left the seat…
A change to Grok’s internal instructions, or system prompt, is leading users to accuse Elon Musk’s AI of a renewed rightward tilt. The new instructions tell it to assume some media information is biased. The chatbot recently responded to a user saying electing more Democrats would be “detrimental” and cited the conservative Heritage Foundation in…
Elon Musk and Donald Trump (R) US President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed Elon Musk’s newly launched political party, the “America Party,” calling the idea “ridiculous” and reiterating his faith in the traditional two-party system.Responding to questions about Musk’s announcement, Trump said, “I think it’s ridiculous. We have a tremendous success with Republican party. The…
Former “First Buddy” Elon Musk’s plan to wade back into politics with a new political party has roiled MAGA influencers across X. Musk officially filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Sunday to establish his so-called “America Party” after he pledged to hit back against Republicans for passing President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which…
Trump ally starts super PAC to fight Elon Musk – CBS News Watch CBS News An ally of President Trump has launched a super PAC to combat Elon Musk after the billionaire threatened to create a third party over frustration with the Republican budget bill. Sophia Cai, White House reporter for Politico, and Robert Costa,…
How lawmakers are reacting to the strikes on Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News The White House spent much of Sunday defending the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. While Republicans largely praised the strikes, Democrats were more critical. Willie James Inman reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news,…
Britain has watched President Trump’s tariffs with a mix of shock, fascination and queasy recognition. The country, after all, embarked on a similar experiment in economic isolationism when it voted to leave the European Union in 2016. Nearly nine years after the Brexit referendum, it is still reckoning with the costs. The lessons of that…
Photo: Scott Olson / Staff (Getty Images) Even the world’s most prominent Trump supporter, Elon Musk, is displeased with the tariffs. Musk, who runs the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spent the weekend criticizing the administration’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, and amped up his criticism Tuesday, saying Navarro is “dumber than a sack of…