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New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander spoke out against the lack of support he has received from Mayor Eric Adams following Lander's arrest on Tuesday.

Lander was arrested by masked agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside an immigration courtroom. The Department of Homeland Security alleged that Lander attacked a law enforcement officer and impeded an official investigation. Lander said he was attending the court as a volunteer observer and was escorting a migrant family out of the courtroom.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) melted down Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell left interest rates unchanged following the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

President Donald Trump has pestered Powell to lower interest rates for months, even going so far as to publicly call Powell "stupid" for not listening to Trump's advice. Powell's term as Fed Chair is up in May 2026, and Trump has said he will announce a successor imminently.

A behind-the-scenes effort to contain unrest among the MAGAverse is underway at the White House as President Donald Trump edges closer toward possible U.S. involvement in Israel’s assault on Iran, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

Fearing a backlash from his isolationist-aligned supporters, White House officials have quietly reached out to conservative influencers to explain Trump’s possible shift away from diplomacy. Among those contacted was MAGA acolyte Charlie Kirk, who recently polled his conservative audience on whether the U.S. should intervene – nearly 90 percent said no, the Journal reported Wednesday.

President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday to demand that the House immediately act on a new package of cryptocurrency laws passed by the Senate.

"The Senate just passed an incredible Bill that is going to make America the UNDISPUTED Leader in Digital Assets — Nobody will do it better, it is pure GENIUS!" wrote Trump. "Digital Assets are the future, and our Nation is going to own it. We are talking about MASSIVE Investment, and Big Innovation. The House will hopefully move LIGHTNING FAST, and pass a 'clean' GENIUS Act."

A new statue on the National Mall is drawing the ire of President Donald Trump's White House.

Known as "Dictator Approved," the statue stands 8 feet tall and includes a gold-painted hand that is squashing a replica of the Statue of Liberty. The statue was initially planned to be a rejoinder to the weekend protest against Trump's military parade, The Washington Post reported. It was designed to draw attention to the praise Trump has received from authoritarian leaders like Russia's Vladimir Putin, North Korea's Kim Jong Un, and China's Xi Jingpin.

A medical expert warned that the latest Trump administration cuts will prove to be a "significant setback for cell gene therapy."

Nicole Verdun, who headed the office that reviews cell and gene therapies at the Food and Drug Administration, was placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the agency along with her deputy Rachael Anatol, STAT reported Wednesday, citing a recording of a meeting.

Senate Republicans are now considering a new addition to their "big, beautiful bill" of tax cuts for President Donald Trump, Politico reported: a bailout fund for hospitals at risk of shuttering due to the bill's Medicaid cuts.

The version of the bill passed by the House already cut $600 billion from Medicaid, in part by enacting new draconian work requirements and bans on people who fail to meet them from accessing Affordable Care Act subsidies. But the Senate wants to go even further, slashing "provider taxes" states use to get fund-matching for the program — a move that rural hospital executives have warned could be devastating and leave many areas without medical providers at all.

Vice President JD Vance was banned from Bluesky within minutes of joining the social media platform regarded as an oasis for wayward progressives disillusioned by Elon Musk and rival platform X. But Vance's suspension was quickly lifted.

"Just set up my page on @bluesky, hope to see you guys there!" Vance wrote on X, attaching screenshots of his first posts on Bluesky.

The conservative editors of the Wall Street Journal's editorial section skewered President Donald Trump on Wednesday for continuing to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell into reducing interest rates while ignoring the bigger issue lurking over the U.S. economy.

"President Trump’s tariffs are producing a mild stagflation," the editorial board wrote.

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon took a swing at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) over his support for Israel's escalating war with Iran.

This comes amid fallout from Cruz's confrontational interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who grilled him for not knowing the population of Iran and asking if he really believes Biblical scripture commands him to support Israel as the modern incarnation of its government.

President Donald Trump, speaking about war as he attempts to decide whether or not to actively support Israel by bombing Iran, appeared to confuse America’s war for independence —the Revolutionary War—with America’s Civil War.

Asked in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon if he’s made a decision about what, if anything, he will do regarding Iran, the President told reporters, “I have ideas as to what to do, but I haven’t made a final.”

Economist Justin Wolfers left MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace "speechless" after he used a sexual analogy to describe President Donald Trump's latest tariff move.

From the White House lawn on Wednesday, Trump blasted Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for refusing to cut interest rates.

The Democratic National Committee is trying to navigate numerous self-inflicted problems that could haunt Democrats as the 2026 primary season approaches.

Among the challenges the DNC faces is infighting, a slowdown of fundraising from major donors, and a declining war chest, according to a new report in The New York Times. The report cited more than two dozen Democratic lawmakers, donors, strategists, DNC members, and party officials, all of whom acknowledged the struggles the organization faces as it tries to rebuild the party.