Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration priorities and pushed back on concerns over his temperament for the Cabinet post.
Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican leading a bill to prevent noncitizens from voting, warned his GOP colleagues Wednesday that quickly ending debate on the measure and letting it fail would be politically "suicidal."
Democratic senators pressed the U.S. government's top intelligence official at annual worldwide threats hearings Wednesday about the war with Iran, including whether she had advised President Donald Trump that Tehran was likely to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, if attacked.
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. March 18, 1776 They are gone. All 11,000 of them. […]
Democrats and their liberal media allies constantly debase themselves to try to score political points against President Donald Trump. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) has most recently provided a perfect example of just how low Democrats are willing to go on this front. Joe Kent has resigned as the director of Trump‘s National Counterterrorism Center, a welcome announcement […]
With oil prices spiking due to the Iranian regime’s closing of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump has waived restrictions on foreign vessels that transport commodities between U.S. ports for the next 60 days. Why couldn’t he do it before? Because of an antiquated 1920 law called the Jones Act, part of the Merchant […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) claimed he is “a 960 SAT guy” to a crowd at a conference in Atlanta; that avowal is becoming more and more evident. While attending a South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, Newsom made the outlandish claim that Florida and Texas, not California, are “the real high-tax states.” This claim, alongside numerous other […]
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday accused Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) of fabricating information about him blocking the release of an unclassified Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wyden first flagged the report in February and sent a letter to DEA Administrator Terry Cole requesting an unredacted version, which...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday he would not step down as leader of the central bank until his successor is confirmed and would not leave the bank's board of governors until the Trump administration concludes its criminal investigation. During a Wednesday press conference, Powell confirmed that he would stay on the Fed board...
With the price of everthing seemingly still climbing, it can feel rare to find something that hasn't seen a price hike. That includes a staple at your local Costco.
Billionaire enterpreneur Mark Cuban on Wednesday touted the federal government’s TrumpRx drug platform, saying the initiative is saving Americans money. “Everyone wants me to rip on TrumpRx,” Cuban wrote on the social platform X. “Reality is, it’s saving patients money on IVF and a few other drugs. A lot of money. IMO, anything that saves...
The Dallas County Republican Party (DCRP) is rolling back a change to its voting setup that led to voter confusion and disruptions during Texas primary elections earlier this month. Dallas County’s GOP used a precinct-based system in the March 3 primaries, meaning Democrats and Republicans had to cast ballots at specific neighborhood locations on Election...
