The Congressional Black Caucus decried the assault charges filed against member Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), announced Monday by New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor following an altercation between the congresswoman and ICE officials at a detention center in Newark. …
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is teeing up a contentious vote to overturn California’s electric vehicle mandate, defying a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian. “This week, we’re going to be moving to take up…
Senate Republicans will move this week to nix California’s vehicle emission waivers, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, setting up a high-stakes fight over the chamber’s rules. Thune said in a Tuesday floor speech that…
The birthright citizenship case argued before the Supreme Court last week was not about birthright citizenship at all, even if the issue was the elephant in the room. The right to birthright citizenship is a…
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced he would seek a fifth term in the House on Tuesday, ending speculation that he could run statewide instead. Golden has held a battleground district won by President Donald Trump…
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing a felony charge of assaulting a federal officer for allegedly pushing a pair of unnamed Homeland Security agents during a scuffle that broke out earlier this month as…
Billionaire Ray Dalio weighed in on Moody’s recent downgrade of the U.S. creditworthiness, claiming the move understates the risk of government debt. Moody’s dropped the country from its triple-A category to a double-A rating on…
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said on Monday he’s talked to Air Force officials about a plan to use the gifted Qatari jet as a helpful transition from the old Boeing 747 jet to the upgraded…
Nebraska has received the first federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. The move is set to take effect on Jan. 1,…
Veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove on Monday ripped former President Biden’s allies accused of trying to cover up aspects of Biden’s health after it was revealed the former president has cancer and a new book…
Shortly into an oral argument last month in which the Supreme Court looked ready to destabilize public education as we know it by embracing a constitutional right to publicly funded religious charter schools, Justice Neil Gorsuch asked…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying Tuesday morning before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the State Department’s fiscal 2026 budget. Rubio’s remarks come as he has been a major force behind President Trump’s…
Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief, is testifying Tuesday morning before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the agency’s fiscal 2026 budget request. Zeldin has been a vocal supporter of President Trump’s…
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor announced on Tuesday that she’s launching a campaign to challenge conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley on the state Supreme Court next year. “Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court must…
President Trump on Tuesday blasted former President Biden, vowing to look into the use of the autopen during his presidency days after his predecessor was diagnosed with prostate cancer. “Biden, look, It’s a very sad…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday it would be terminating $60 million in grants to Harvard, bringing the total amount of federal money taken away from the university under President Trump…
The House Judiciary Committee unveiled a budget bill last month containing a provision designed, much like poll taxes, to undermine access to the Diversity Visa Program and disproportionately impact immigrants of color. Further, the proposed…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify Tuesday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the department’s fiscal 2026 budget request. Much of the request is focused on Kennedy’s “Make…
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said she rebuffed efforts from the Trump administration to strike a plea deal ahead of pending assault charges stemming from her visit to an immigration detention center, saying they…
President Donald Trump took a surprising swipe Tuesday at efforts to increase a key tax deduction — underscoring that the main beneficiaries would be Democratic “governors from New York, Illinois and California.” His comments, during…