Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that he was suspending his independent House bid‚ just over a month after entering the race. “I have [met] with leaders and with constituents and I have made the decision to hang it up here and stop [pursuing] this race‚ THIS YEAR&;#33;” Santos posted on the social platform X. Santos made a surprise appearance at President Biden’s State of the Union address in early March‚ where he announced he’d be entering the race. His...

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers‚ going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck down in court. The U.S. Department of Labor rule will require employers to pay overtime premiums to workers who earn a salary of less than $1‚128 per week‚ or about $58‚600 per year‚ when they work more than 40 hours in a week. The current salary threshold of about $35‚500 per year...

Baltimore has sued the operators of the container ship that hit and destroyed one of the US city's main bridges last month‚ killing six people. The city says the Dali was &;quot;clearly unseaworthy&;quot; and accuses its owners and manager of negligence. The ship's Singapore-based owner and manager have already asked a court to limit their liability. The region is reeling from the closure of its busiest maritime transit port after the span collapsed on 26 March. &;quot;None of this should have...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scored his first big legislative victory this past weekend‚ making good on the first promises he made in leadership that he would find a way to send much-needed aid to our allies Israel and Ukraine. Contrary to what some are saying‚ Johnson supported more aid for Ukraine from the start of his speakership. Just two days after securing the job‚ Johnson told Fox News’s Sean Hannity‚ “We can’t allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine because I don’t believe it...

New York University (NYU) professor Scott Galloway explained how he believes China is spreading pro-Hamas sentiment on college campuses Tuesday on “Morning Joe.” Pro-Palestinian protesters have recently occupied tents on college campuses including Columbia University and New York University (NYU)‚ sparking confrontation between New York Police Department (NYPD) officials and demonstrators. Galloway told MSNBC that he thinks young Americans are being “manipulated” by content on TikTok‚ a...

Former President Donald Trump has come to House Speaker Mike Johnson's defense‚ as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‚ R-Ga.‚ pushes for the Louisiana Republican's ouster from the leadership position.  &;quot;Well‚ look‚ we have a majority of one‚ OK&;#63;&;quot; Trump told radio host John Fredericks on Monday. &;quot;It’s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do. I think he’s a very good person. You know‚ he stood very strongly with me on NATO when I said NATO has to pay up …It’s a tough situation when...