Some local bureaucrats, savoring their power, act like tyrants — but at least now there is hope for a remedy as one excessive-fine cases has reached the Supreme Court.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the Senate Majority Whip, on Sunday expressed concern about the recent reporting on U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and her finances. “Well, what we've seen in the reports is very troubling. It's concerning. And I'm sure there's going to be an investigation. I would assume the State Department would be...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) again slammed President Trump on Sunday, continuing a longstanding feud between the president and his former supporter, calling him “America last.” Greene on Sunday posted a screenshot of an email from what appeared to be Trump’s campaign, with a line in the message reading “Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor, did I...
A bipartisan group of seven lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee condemned President Trump’s recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would lift sanctions on Russia and permit the flow of its oil into the global economy. “Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin’s brutal...
The chair of the Texas Democratic Party said Sunday he is confident in Democratic senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign in the wake of his illness. “We're full steam ahead. And, of course, you're going to see people in the swamps of the internet making up conspiracy theories. That's what they always do,” Kendall Scudder told...
Senate and House debates return to center stage this week as candidates nationwide make their cases to voters less than a month before Election Day. The spotlight turns to contests in Iowa, Maine and New York, as both parties fight for control of Congress. President Trump, meanwhile, is set to campaign about as far from...
Democrats have the wind at their backs in North Carolina, particularly in the race for Senate, where former Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is up against Republican political operative Michael Whatley to replace retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Based on polling, nonpartisan ratings and campaign shifts, Cooper seems poised to win. A national Republican PAC...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed President Trump’s deal with Russia for diesel Sunday amid the energy struggles the U.S. is experiencing. “The president needs to move forward with the sanctions bill that we sent him. This agreement with pursing Russian oil is essentially, I think, tarnishing [Sen.] Lindsey Graham's [(R-S.C.)] efforts to try and get...
On Sunday, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) addressed past criticism he made about former President Obama and said that he and other Democratic candidates "stand on the shoulders of giants" like the former president. "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker from NBC News asked El-Sayed about his past remarks on Obama. El-Sayed wrote in...
President Trump's deal with Russia to permit the country's diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace saw growing backlash on Sunday, before the president announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The deal will have Russia "immediately release 300,000 tons of diesel to address concerns over rising energy costs due to the global fuel...
Russia struck a power plant in eastern Ukraine, contradicting President Trump’s announcement earlier Sunday that both countries agreed to an "energy ceasefire." A local official who spoke with ABC News said that a thermal power plant in the city of Kharkiv was hit twice and on fire. Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack, along with...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday backed President Trump’s deal with Russia for diesel, in spite of past conflict between the two politicians. “In 2022 I voted against Russia sanctions, pointing out that U.S. citizens would suffer from higher prices. Glad to see Trump came around to that reality this week. We should lift sanctions...
The Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating five major TV networks for alleged antitrust violations after the outlets briefly pulled their pool coverage. Sources told The New York Times on Saturday that the DOJ is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News for pulling their coverage days after a federal judge halted President Trump's ban...
