House Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves on Wednesday decided not to move ahead with a proposed universal registration fee on passenger vehicles, after it faced […]
Trump Signs Tax and Spending Bill
Senate Republicans worked over the last weekend of June to secure the votes necessary to advance the bill under the budget reconciliation process, which allows legislation to be passed with a simple majority. On Monday morning, it was time for the vote-a-rama, during which senators can offer unlimited amendments on…
Brian Stelter suggests media partly to blame for ‘warning fatigue’ amid tragic flood deaths
The Texas flooding tragedy that has claimed so many lives has also become a battleground for partisans attempting to place blame on their opponents for the catastrophe.Many critics on the left are trying to blame cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made by the Trump administration for the…
‘TRAIN WRECK’: Trump blasts Elon Musk over anti-MAGA campaign, new ‘moderate’ party
President Donald Trump and billionaire inventor Elon Musk had a major falling out last month after the tech magnate publicly campaigned against Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, calling it a "disgusting abomination."The world's most powerful man and the world's richest man subsequently traded barbs online ā Trump threatening to terminate…
Congressman Tim Burchett says Trump is ‘playing chess’ with minerals deal with Ukraine
Tennessee GOP Rep. Tim Burchett says President Donald Trump is “playing chess” with the recent minerals deal with Ukraine.Ā “I mean, he’s playing chess, and […]
Schools hiding gender transitions from parents harms kids, transgender psychologist tells judges
Does it “shock the conscience” for a Florida school district to withhold a 13-year-old’s gender transition from her parents and treat her as a boy […]
Energy prices down after 100 days of Trump, as promised, but could spell trouble for companies
Former President Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to āend fossil fuels,ā and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris wasnāt planning toĀ change the direction of U.S. energy […]
Male fan falls from stands at Pittsburgh Pirates game against Chicago Cubs
An adult male fan fell onto a baseball field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night, during the seventh inning of the Pittsburgh […]
Tulsi Gabbard closes office she claims acted as ‘slush fund’ for DEI
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday told President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting that she has closed down an office that operated […]
The Ugly American
https://thedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/trumppierre2.jpg?w=1024 āTrump just āGeorgia-edā an entire country,ā financier Clifford Asness declared this morning about the results of Canadaās parliamentary elections. Itās funny ācause itās true. […]
Republicans Hone the Fine Art of Responding to Trump
https://thedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2208002493.jpg?w=1024 Congressional Republicans who have been around since 2017 already know the routine: At any moment, the president couldāat a public appearance, on social media, […]
Is This What Trump Voters Wanted?
https://thedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2211177284.jpg?w=1024 Nearly 100 days into his second term as president, things are clearly not going great for Donald Trump. His administrationās first major domestic undertaking, […]
Fired anti-Trump prosecutor running for congressional seat faces tough questions in case he led
A former federal prosecutor with vocal anti-Trump views who was fired in late March is facing tough questions about his handling of a high-profile case […]