Young Turks Founder Cenk Uygur Weighs in on Rep. Trey Gowdy's Retirement
In a surprise announcement on his Twitter account, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said he will not seek re-election after his term ends this year. He is the latest Republican committee leader to leave Congress. Cenk Uygur, Founder of The Young Turks, weighs in on the breaking news.
And a year into the Trump presidency, former CBS News Anchor Dan Rather is getting back into the business. Rather launched a new show on TYT Network. Uygur explains why Rather is the perfect addition for the millennial-focused network.
Social media users take note: You won't be able to snap that fall foliage selfie at a popular Vermont spot. The town has temporarily closed the road to nonresidents due to overcrowding and “poorly behaved tourists.”
A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth — sold at auction for $262,500, according to a Boston-based auction house.
President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The new districts also could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives.
With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.
