President Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president's agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.
It is June again. That means another collision between Pride Month and Title IX Month, and another round in the clash between biological sex and gender identity. As they have been for years, students, parents, schools, and lawmakers are still being forced to choose sides on an issue that unfailingly grabs national attention. The divide could...
The Senate is expected to launch into a voting blitz on Thursday as it moves toward passing a budget reconciliation package that would fund immigration enforcement agencies. A party-line vote kicked off hours of debate, followed by a series of unlimited back-to-back amendment votes before final passage later this week. The chamber on Wednesday revealed...
Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances of flipping a critical New Jersey battleground district amid a Republican congressman’s prolonged absence from Washington. Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-N.J.) formally clinched the GOP nomination for another term Tuesday, teeing up an uphill battle for the toss-up seat representing the west-central part of the Garden State. He’s...
Republican incumbents who were snubbed by President Trump in the midterms are increasingly signaling they will take a more independent approach to his agenda, creating fresh challenges for GOP leaders as they race to notch a series of legislative victories in the weeks ahead. Republicans are looking to pass an immigration enforcement funding package, secure...
President Trump on Wednesday evening signaled he will name acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to officially serve as the nation's top prosecutor. During a dinner at the White House, the president said that he will instruct Dan Scavino, the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, and other aides to nominate Blanche to the...
