Marvel just answered one of Hollywood’s longest running casting rumors, and the crowd reaction inside Hall H proved it was worth the wait. Ryan Gosling walked on stage Saturday during Marvel Studios’ San Diego Comic-Con panel, officially confirmed as the MCU’s new Ghost Rider. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige made the announcement himself, joking that … Read more
South Carolina’s newest senator is facing a fight that has nothing to do with policy, and everything to do with paperwork. Darline Graham Nordone was sworn in July 14, becoming South Carolina’s first woman to ever serve in the US Senate. Her appointment came under tragic circumstances. Gov. Henry McMaster named her to the seat … Read more
A Massachusetts courtroom just became the latest battleground over who controls America’s immigration protections, and this round went against the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an administrative stay Friday, keeping deportation protections in place for Ethiopian nationals living in the country. Here’s the background driving this fight. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem determined … Read more
Kaitlan Collins had one of the stranger nights of her career Friday, winning a major award and getting mocked by the president in the very same room. The CNN chief White House correspondent received the Excellence in Presidential News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure award at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Fellow CNN anchor … Read more
A quiet court filing just confirmed one of the biggest political stories in Washington this year, and it barely made headlines when it first happened. Federal officials admitted this month that they terminated $7.5 billion in grants “based solely” on political criteria, according to court documents reviewed by The New York Times. Here’s exactly what … Read more
Donald Trump made history at Friday night’s dinner, becoming the first sitting president in years to actually show up for it. The event was originally supposed to happen back in April. A gunman rushed a security checkpoint that night, forcing the entire dinner to be evacuated and postponed. Friday’s rescheduled gathering opened with Trump directly … Read more
Congress just moved one big step closer to ending America’s twice yearly clock ritual for good. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act Tuesday by a wide 308-117 margin, sending real momentum behind permanent daylight saving time. Here’s exactly what the bill does. It would lock the entire country onto the time currently observed from … Read more
Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing started like any routine confirmation markup. It didn’t stay that way for long. The panel was set to vote on three Trump nominees: Christopher Phelan for the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews for the National Credit Union Administration, and Jeffrey Ledbetter for HUD’s inspector general post. Then Sen. Elizabeth … Read more
The war between the United States and Iran just entered its 13th consecutive night of strikes, and there’s still no ceasefire in sight. US Central Command confirmed Thursday’s strikes targeted Iranian military assets, marking nearly two weeks of continuous nightly action. Iranian state media reported the attacks hit multiple cities, including Khorramabad, Jask, Ahvaz, and … Read more
Congress just delivered a split verdict on America’s Iran war, and neither chamber’s vote actually stops it. The Senate rejected a war powers resolution Thursday in a tight 47-49 vote, falling just two votes short of advancing. Hours earlier, the House had gone the opposite direction, passing its own resolution 214-208, formally rebuking Trump’s handling … Read more