Author: Jenny Goldsberry

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) took a phone call from Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Sunday, and they reportedly discussed lowering taxes on the island’s residents. Lai stopped in Hawaii this weekend on his way to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau, three countries that have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. His warm welcome to the United…

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) became the first Republican congressman to vocally disagree with President-elect Donald Trump‘s nomination for the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Trump named Florida’s Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to run the DEA Saturday, further rounding out his Cabinet before his inauguration. Massie took to X Sunday to remind his followers that…

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed he hasn’t seen any “proof” that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is politicized against members of the Republican Party. Raskin appeared on State of the Union Sunday following President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that Kash Patel would take over as FBI Director, which was celebrated by some and dreaded by others. Patel previously served as the…

X owner Elon Musk announced early Sunday that the end of “cancel culture” has arrived, to the relief of many online. The term refers to the public scorn that is often aimed at celebrities over any action or statement that falls out of line. When a person loses a job or is banned from a…

President-elect Donald Trump‘s announcement that Kash Patel would take over as FBI Director was celebrated by some and dreaded by others. Patel previously served as the chief of staff to the Department of Defense under Trump’s first administration. He’s since become known for his prediction that if he were to lead the FBI, he would…

Community Education Councilwoman Maud Maron predicted her race against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will come down to policy over party. Maron will face off against Bragg next November for the district attorney position. Bragg is fresh from a huge win against President-elect Donald Trump, in which the former president was convicted on 34 felony…

Vice President Kamala Harris confused viewers of her latest message to the public three weeks after losing the election. Harris and her former running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), addressed their supporters in a video posted to their YouTube channel Tuesday. The Democratic National Committee posted a clip of Harris on social media that stirred…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte remained cautious at the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The ceasefire comes from a U.S. proposal that the two groups stop the violence between them that began 13 months ago. For 60 days, everyone will commit to peace as Israel withdraws its forces from Lebanon. Rutte encouraged…

President-elect Donald Trump managed to win a single voting precinct in New York City‘s Lower East Side. Three weeks after the election results swung in Trump’s favor, a small inroad was revealed in the Two Bridges precinct. As of Wednesday, with 99% of votes counted, Trump’s 16-vote margin among fewer than 500 votes case is…

Jen O’Malley Dillon, who formerly chaired Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign, claimed the slow start to introduce Harris to the media was a timing issue. Three weeks after Harris lost to Donald Trump, her top campaign officials spoke with Pod Save America to offer their analysis. Harris largely avoided the media until after her debate…