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On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) has been charged in connection with a scuffle at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, earlier this…
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On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proposed legislation to discourage the Trump administration from receiving a roughly $400 million luxury aircraft known as the “Flying Palace” from Qatar and block money from being…
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In a second attempt late Sunday night, President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” prevailed in a critical committee vote after House GOP leadership managed to placate a handful of Republican deficit hawks who held out in the…
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On Thursday evening, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said former FBI Director James Comey should be thrown in jail for a social media post widely seen as threatening President Donald Trump.Gabbard told Fox News host Jesse…
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President Donald Trump appears to be on the cusp of bringing the leaders of Ukraine and Russia together for a historic meeting to negotiate the end of the years-long war between their countries.In a post to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump…
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President Donald Trump took action on Monday to stop federal money going toward gain-of-function research, a controversial practice linked to the COVID origins debate, in China and other countries.The move came in the form of an…
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On a newsy Sunday evening, President Donald Trump declared that he is authorizing a 100% tariff on movies produced in foreign countries.“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of…
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House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) chided House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for resorting to “fear-mongering” when discussing Medicaid in the GOP budget reconciliation budget plan.On the latest episode of “Fox News…
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On Wednesday, the GOP-led Senate rejected a resolution designed to undo President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, an outcome that came down to attendance.Two members who oppose the tariffs missed the vote — Sen. Shelton…
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On Monday, the GOP-led House overwhelmingly passed a bill championed by First Lady Melania Trump to protect victims of non-consensual intimate imagery, including revenge porn using AI-generated deepfakes.The bill, called the “Tools to…
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On Monday, a House Democrat introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, kicking off a bid that has virtually no chance of succeeding in the Republican-led Congress.The impeachment resolution from Rep. Shri…
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On Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced that she recommended charges related to a pair of leaks.“Politicization of our intelligence and leaking classified information puts our nation’s security at risk and…
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On Monday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced it would cover travel costs for House Democrats to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid his wrongful deportation lawsuit — on one condition.“The NRCC…
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A top Republican in Congress rejected on Sunday CNN anchor Dana Bash’s assertion that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant deported from the United States and sent to prison in his home country of El Salvador, has been robbed of…
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On Sunday, President Donald Trump marked Easter with a Truth Social post that paired festive greetings with his signature irreverent tone.The missive featured references to illegal immigration, judicial lawfare, the 2020 election, and…
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After multiple attempts, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant deported from the United States and sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador.El Salvador President Nayib Bukele shared photos on Thursday…
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On Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump circumvented an effort by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to block one of his nominees for a key federal prosecutor role in New York.Trump announced on Truth Social that he was…
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Wednesday that he intended to stop two of President Donald Trump’s nominees for U.S. attorney positions in New York.The move hinges on the “blue slip” tradition in which home-state…
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced Tuesday he will travel to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member imprisoned in the Central American nation, and push for his release.The Democrat confirmed the…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) stated on Sunday that protecting Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid is a “top priority” for the White House and congressional Republicans.In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” with…
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