Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back...
Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess...
The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...
The United States and other countries will have to replicate China’s processing capabilities to dismantle one of Beijing’s most powerful strategic weapons. The Trump White House has made a good start, but the tough work has just begun.
On the menu: Epstein scandal not going quietly; Cornyn gets a boost; Hogg-tied; Ernst headed for the exits?; "TacticalGramma" There’s something familiar about the way a lot of Democrats are talking these days about their party’s nominee for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani. A standard line from Democrats skeptical of socialistic policies and anxious...
House Republicans greenlighted the first series of funding cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with the $9 billion batch of rescissions heading to President Trump’s desk for signing. The lower chamber approved the cuts, which claw back the federal funding for both public broadcasting and foreign aid, in a 216-213 late Thursday...
Congressional Republicans stripped more than $1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) this week, a move that could force local radio and television stations to consolidate, cut services or shutter altogether, particularly in rural areas. CPB is a publicly funded nonprofit that subsidizes more than 1,500 NPR, PBS and local radio...
In the battle over President Trump’s spending priorities, Republicans say they’re running the table, leaving Democratic lawmakers and a tiny band of GOP critics in the dust.
The House early on Friday approved legislation allocating roughly $832 billion in funding for defense programs for fiscal year 2026, just weeks after Republicans approved a separate $150 billion plan to advance President Trump’s defense priorities. The GOP-led chamber approved the bill 221-209, mostly along party lines. Five Democrats voted in favor of the bill,...
House Republicans late Thursday night approved the first batch of cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), sending the $9 billion package to President Trump’s desk in a big victory for the GOP. The legislation — which claws back already-approved federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting — cleared the chamber in...
Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisc.) bickered on camera Wednesday during a Spectrum News interview. Pocan was discussing cuts to public broadcasting when Van Orden pulled up in his Harley-Davidson, revving the engine and interrupting the interview, according to the video shared by the outlet. “Hey Derrick, classy as always, man. We...
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), the only practicing physician in Congress, said during a Thursday interview that President Trump’s recent diagnosis will not “deter him from his job.” “As far as the president’s health, making sure - look, he is robust. This is not going to defer him, or, deter him, from his job,” Murphy said...
President Trump on Thursday vowed to sue the Wall Street Journal over an article detailing a birthday letter the outlet said he sent to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender. Trump has denied writing the message, which the Journal said was part of a 2003 birthday gift, and said on Truth Social...
