White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "Deportation flights have begun," releasing a photo of people boarding a military aircraft.
A New Jersey mayor and other leading Democrats have blasted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on a worksite which they say resulted in undocumented residents as well as a U.S. citizen being "detained."
While the Village People, a disco group famously associated with gay culture, were performing with President Donald Trump over inauguration weekend, progressives were busy freaking out about his reign of terror against LGBT rights. On Day One, it began. That is, if, by reign of terror, you mean recognition of basic biological reality. “There are […]
It may have taken the might of federal lawsuits, but the supposed gem of American universities has finally decided that antisemitism might just be a bad thing to allow on campus. In a settlement of two federal lawsuits, Harvard University agreed to change its policies to better prevent antisemitic harassment on campus. That includes a […]
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, which works to advance LGBTQ equality in the House, on Tuesday slammed “idiots” who claimed without evidence that the shooter at a Wisconsin private school a day earlier was transgender. Two people — one teenage student and a teacher — were killed and another six...
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced on Tuesday it is investing $100,000 in two Northern Virginia state legislature special elections next month. While Democrats are expected to win the races for the 32nd state Senate district and the 26th state House district, the elections could set the tone for what is expected to be...
The U.S. health care system has many problems, but government-run health care systems in the UK and Canada frequently delay or deny needed medical care due to underinvestment in health services.
House Republicans are fuming at Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of an end-of-year measure to extend government funding until March, saying it is more like a sprawling omnibus — which they abhor — than a simple temporary funding measure. The continuing resolution (CR), which will keep government funding at current levels through March 14, is also...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is expressing her concerns about apparent conflicts of interest posed by Elon Musk serving as a top adviser in the new administration and asking for President-elect Trump to explain what ethics standards will apply to the billionaire businessman. She wants to know whether Musk has complied with the Trump transition team’s...
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters that the delayed release of a stopgap spending bill could force the Senate to work into the weekend to ultimately pass it. Thune indicated that it is unclear if the two sides will be able to reach a time agreement to expedite passage of the continuing resolution...
House Democrats voted Tuesday to make Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) their top member on the House Agriculture Committee, choosing a junior member of the powerful panel over a more veteran lawmaker who was also vying for the seat. Craig, in her third term, defeated Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), the second-ranking member of the committee, who...
The U.S. on Monday charged two Iranian officials in a scheme that contributed to a deadly January drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, who is a U.S.-Iranian national from Natick, Mass., and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini, 38, of Tehran,...
Pieces of a bipartisan effort to prevent a government shutdown during the holiday season are beginning to come into focus, including a March end-date and $100 billion in disaster aid. GOP leadership briefed Republicans on Tuesday morning on some of the details of the forthcoming legislation. Text of the measure has yet to be released....
The largest federal workers’ union vowed to fight President-elect Trump’s administration if he pushes to block a contract signed by the Biden administration allowing federal workers to keep working remotely. Trump said at his first post-election press conference on Monday that he would challenge in court the “very terrible” contract signed with the American Federation...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned surprise junk fees for ticketing platforms, vacation rental sites and hotel fees on Tuesday, deeming the practice “unfair” and “deceptive.” “People deserve to know up-front what they’re being asked to pay — without worrying that they’ll later be saddled with mysterious fees that they haven’t budgeted for and can’t...
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) said she will focus her time in the upcoming Congress on furthering the mission of slashing trillions in government spending and will not sit on any committees or caucus with Republicans. “I will stay as a registered Republican but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus until I...
