House GOP leaders will bring a vote next week on a package of health care bills that does not include an extension of expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, as Republicans remain divided about how to address the health care cliff ahead of a midterm election year. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters the legislation will comprise...
The Trump administration has tapped Gregg Phillips, who gained notoriety for claims about noncitizens voting in the 2016 election, for a leading role at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “Gregg Phillips is joining the FEMA leadership team, bringing experience in emergency and humanitarian response, state government operations, and large scale program reform,” said a spokesperson...
Every Democrat on the the Senate Armed Services Committee, with the exception of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), has expressed their “serious concerns” to Navy Secretary John Phelan over his review of the Arizona Democrat's conduct, pressing him to drop the probe. Kelly, a retired Navy captain, is one of six lawmakers who last month released...
Congressman Johnny Olszewski is introducing a constitutional amendment to give Congress the power to overturn presidential pardons and commutations, in order to restore trust in the democratic system and ensure that all laws apply equally to all Americans.
Foreign tourists to the U.S. could be required to disclose the past five years of their social media activity if a Tuesday rule proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is approved. “In order to comply with the January 2025 Executive Order 14161 (Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and...
The question isn’t whether we need labor. We do. The question is whether we want that labor documented, taxed and accountable, or underground, ad-hoc and impossible to track.
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) said on Wednesday she filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him “the biggest self-created threat to our health and safety.” “RFK Jr. has got to go. Today, I introduced Articles of Impeachment to remove him from office. RFK Jr. has turned...
A new law banning kids from prominent social media sites took effect in Australia on Wednesday, teeing up a key test of one of the most far-reaching approaches to protecting children online. The effects of the Australian law will be closely watched by other countries, including the U.S., which has long struggled to establish rules addressing kids’ safety in a rapidly changing online...
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex-trafficking case can be unsealed. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman of the Southern District of New York, in a four-page decision, cited a law passed last month requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release files related to the late convicted sex...
The House will take its first votes on the must-pass Defense funding bill on Wednesday afternoon, after the Rules Committee advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) late Tuesday. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is also expected to cut interest rates, its final decision of 2025, as President Trump looks to chart a new course...
Senate Democrat John Fetterman decried the "dehumanizing" attack against Erika Kirk, a widow and mother, after a left-wing figure called her a "grifter."
Conservative group Consumers' Research publishes "Woke Alert" targeting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for pushing diversity initiatives and climate agenda.
Democrats expand House battleground map to 39 seats for 2026 midterms, targeting Republican districts in California, Texas, Florida and North Carolina.
