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DHS touts millions of illegal immigrant departures as border crossings drop 94% under Trump

DHS reports over 3 million illegal immigrants have left the U.S. in Trump's first year, including an estimated 2.2 million self-deportations.

Democrats revolt over ‘biological’ wording in women’s history museum bill

Democratic lawmakers voted against a women's history museum bill Republicans amended to focus on biological women, not trans people.

Fox News Poll: Voters see welfare fraud as common, still mostly favor protecting benefits over crackdowns

New survey shows voters believe welfare fraud is rampant, but most still prioritize ensuring eligible people receive government benefits over crackdowns.

Albany angles to free Gilgo Beach killer early — and keep torturing his victims

New progressive “reform” bills will abolish life without parole sentences for New York’s most...

The week in whoppers: Hakeem Jeffries goes medieval on MAGA, Fran Lebowitz reveals her ignorance and more

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats need to defeat "MAGA extremists" in the...

World Cup resale ticket prices have been falling: Here’s why

The average resale price of the cheapest group-stage ticket has fallen 23% over the past month.

Blanche on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund: ‘People that hurt police get money all the time’

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday doubled down on his defense of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new "anti-weaponization" fund. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized the controversial $1.776 billion fund, which was created to help those who believe they were wrongfully targeted by the government to settle their claims. Democrats...

Democrats blast DNC over handling of 2024 autopsy

A slate of Democrats are airing their frustrations over the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) handling of an autopsy report of the party’s defeat in the 2024 presidential election. DNC Chair Ken Martin initially chose to keep the autopsy private, but he decided to release it Thursday after pushback. Former DNC Vice Chair David Hogg called...

Trump is trying to get permanent trade war powers 

Section 301 risks evolving from a targeted trade statute into something Congress never authorized.

Lander leading Goldman by huge margin in NYC House race: Poll

Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (D) is leading incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th District by more than 20 points, according to a new survey. In the Emerson College Polling/PIX 11 poll, 56.6 percent said they would back Lander while 23.1 percent said they support Goldman...

Blanche meeting with GOP senators in bid to protect ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with Senate Republicans on Thursday to explain how the Trump administration’s compensation fund for victims of Justice Department "weaponization" will work. Blanche is on Capitol Hill to talk to skeptical lawmakers about why the fund is needed and how it would be administered. His visit comes amid growing...

52 percent say Democratic presidential nominee should move party to center

More than half of likely Democratic voters in a new survey said the party’s next presidential candidate should reposition the party ideologically along more moderate lines.  The New York Times/Sienna poll released Wednesday found that 52 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning respondents believe the party’s 2028 presidential nominee must move the party back to the...

The folkways of Congress are eroding 

"The Folkways of Congress: Legislating Norms in an Era of Conflict" edited by Brian Alexander, is a book that examines the changing norms of Congress over the past five decades, highlighting the decline in civility and bipartisan cooperation, while also noting the continued existence of positive, constructive norms.

Tucker Carlson: Massie loss ‘obviously the death of MAGA’

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson attacked President Trump and lamented the primary loss handed to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who the president lobbied voters in Kentucky to oust in the weeks leading up to Tuesday's election. "This is the saddest moment in a long time. It’s not just the death of Thomas Massie’s immediate political career,...

GOP rep questions Blanche on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said Wednesday that he sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting more details on the Justice Department's (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization fund,” which holds nearly $1.8 billion. “So I sent a letter to Mr. Blanche today posing some very basic questions. He‘s got a June 1st deadline to get...

Trump wants to expand America, but that era is long gone

The world that once made American expansion possible no longer exists.

Live updates: Senate awaits reconciliation bill, which holds ballroom funding’s fate

President Trump's $1 billion request to fund security for the White House ballroom faces a test in the Senate, which could start voting on a reconciliation package on Thursday that may not include the money. The legislative text to fund immigration enforcement agencies hasn't yet been released, but inclusion of the ballroom funding has faced...

Colorado Democrats censure Polis over Tina Peters commutation

Colorado Democrats on Wednesday voted to censure Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) after he reduced the sentence for former election clerk Tina Peters, who is set to be released from prison next month.  During a virtual meeting, state Democrats rebuked Polis for commuting Peters’ nearly nine-year sentence down to 4.5 years, and 90 percent of the...

We are not ready for the next war’s wounded soldiers

Over two decades of war, the United States has made remarkable advances in combat casualty care. Survival improved. Innovation accelerated. Lives were saved. But those gains were built for a different kind of conflict.

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