The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent unlawful disclosures of taxpayer data when he was questioned by lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, saying they happened before his tenure began.
Early voting on Virginia's congressional redistricting referendum will begin Friday after a judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to delay the vote over the proposed map's constitutionality.
A U.S. Navy submarine has sunk an Iranian warship, the Dena, operating in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. The ship had a complement of approximately 180 sailors. War is hell, especially for sailors stuck on sinking ships. Young conscripts with no great love for their regime likely drowned alongside regime fanatics in this attack. […]
New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger does not mind if immigrants who illegally reside in her state commit multiple crimes, including murder. In fact, she wants to roll out the red carpet for them. Abdul Jalloh, an illegal immigrant with 30 prior arrests, allegedly stabbed to death a woman in Fairfax County, Virginia. His rap sheet […]
The Education Department has begun displaying “Heroes in American Education” banners on its Washington, D.C., headquarters — pairing canonical figures such as Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr., Booker T. Washington, and Anne Sullivan with conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The inclusion of Kirk has sparked sharp criticism, not only because of his polarizing politics, but […]
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 4, 1776 The day has come. Eleven months after […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday that President Trump knows Republicans will “get crushed” in this year’s midterms, touting his state's approval of a redistricting proposal in November that handed more seats to Democrats. “Trump is an historic president, historically unpopular. He's going to get crushed, shellacked in the midterms. He is, he’s toast,...
Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) better-than-expected performance in Tuesday's primary could turn the race on its head as President Trump revealed that he will endorse “soon” in the looming runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). Senate GOP leaders, itching avoid an expensive battle with Democrat James Talarico, are pushing Trump to back the incumbent. ...
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) assisted Capitol Police in forcibly removing a protester from a congressional hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Video from the hearing posted online by a CBS News reporter shows the senator helping police officers push Brian McGinnis out of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. McGinnis is a former Marine sergeant and a...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday compared Israel to an "apartheid state" while suggesting that the U.S. should "rethink" its relationship with the Jewish state after both countries carried out attacks on Iran Saturday. Newsom, promoting his new political memoir "Young Man in a Hurry," sat down with the hosts of "Pod Save America"...
Senate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even though a number of GOP senators are voicing concerns about the lack of a clear game plan for ending the conflict. The motion to discharge the resolution from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares “categorically” denied Wednesday that the European country has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military concerning Iran, contradicting a claim made earlier in the day by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “The Spanish government’s position on the war in the Middle East, the bombings in Iran, and...
