Texas dropped a major new voting-rights issue on the Supreme Court's doorstep Friday with an emergency request asking the justices to let the state use its new GOP-friendly map in the 2026 congressional elections.
House lawmakers spent their first full week back in Washington after the 43-day government shutdown fighting not just with the opposite party but within their own ranks.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will “plead the Fifth” against congressional investigators. “Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to answer any questions,” Comer told Politico in an interview Friday. “She’s only going to plead the Fifth.” ...
Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed an expedited motion seeking the release of the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case amid an aggressive push by lawmakers to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender. Bondi filed the motion in the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida, leveraging the enactment of...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, remains in stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the Rainbow Push Coalition said in a Monday release. The social justice organization, which Jackson formed in 1996, added that the civil rights leader would be moved from the ICU later Monday. Jackson was diagnosed with supranuclear palsy (PSP) in April,...
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the Trump administration’s challenge to a New York law that blocks immigration arrests for people traveling to and from state courthouses. U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino rejected the administration’s claims that New York’s restrictions create unconstitutional obstacles to immigration enforcement and are preempted by federal law. “To hold to the contrary would improperly elevate the concerns of the federal sovereign over that of...
The social platform X was down for thousands of users Tuesday morning, as web infrastructure provider Cloudfare experienced issues. More than 10,000 users reported problems with the site starting at around 6:30 a.m. EST, according to Downdetector, which briefly went down itself. As of 8:30 a.m., X displayed a notice of an “internal service error”...
Bill Maher says fears about being "shot by the left or the right" are part of the reason he's no longer doing stand-up gigs around the country. "I got off the road this year," Maher said on his "Club Random" podcast in a conversation with Patton Oswalt, released Monday. "I feel like it was a great choice...
Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who are leading the charge to release files related to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the House prepares to vote on the "Epstein Files Transparency Act." In recent months, the Trump administration has faced heavy criticism from both sides...
A coalition of faith groups called on leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday to “act now” on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots following several teenage suicides linked to the technology. The Words & Wisdom coalition, which includes the National Association of Evangelicals, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, Mormon Women for Ethical Government and...
President Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R ) on redistricting on Tuesday, writing in a TruthSocial post that the GOP governor “must produce” on adding Republican congressional seats. “I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana Republicans, on picking up two Republican Congressional seats. The Governor, a good...
President Trump on Tuesday will welcome Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, where they will likely discuss Israel's war in Gaza, artificial intelligence and military ties. He will also host the Middle East ally's de facto leader for a black-tie dinner late Tuesday and join a business forum with him on...
The fight to define what the political right will stand for after President Trump leaves office is revving up, not even a year into his second term. Signs of what were once behind-the-scenes rifts are breaking into public view, from the recent turbulence at the Heritage Foundation to Trump’s breakup with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). All of the squabbling is...
President Trump praised the United Nations (UN) Security Council for approving a U.S.-based plan to rebuild Gaza on Monday. The 15-member council voted 13-0 in favor of the resolution, with Russia and China abstaining. “Congratulations to the World on the incredible Vote of the United Nations Security Council,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform...
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Monday he “will be stepping back from public commitments” amid revelations he communicated frequently with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers...
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against the state of California on Monday, alleging its law banning federal immigration officers from wearing face masks is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California against California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), says that the state does not have...
