New Fox News poll finds 59% view ICE as "too aggressive," up 10 points since July. Even Trump voters are increasingly critical of their enforcement tactics.
A new Fox News poll reveals 54% of voters say America is worse off than a year ago, with most blaming Trump's economic policies for directly hurting them.
The Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers and freeze federal grants during the government shutdown are getting pushback from some congressional Republicans. The moves would harm projects and constituents in a number of GOP-held districts, and some Republicans worry that using the shutdown as a spending-slashing opportunity could backfire on Republicans...
Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-Fla.) called Democratic demands over Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) amid the government shutdown a "ransom note" during an interview on PBS "News Hour" Wednesday. Haridopolos made the remark after host Amna Nawaz said Democrats will not backtrack from their demands to reverse Medicaid cuts and extend ACA subsidies. "Well, first and...
Statues depicting President Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have made their return to the National Mall after being taken down. The statues, which had a plaque between them that read “In Honor of Friendship Month,” were spotted on the mall in late September but were later removed. Their presence has come amid...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) teamed up to release a Wednesday video explaining why they voted against the House Republican-authored stopgap legislation. Its failure in the Senate led to a government shutdown. In the clip that shows them taking a walk and talking together in Washington, the lawmakers raised concerns about the...
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will move to increase staffing at select embassies abroad to account for a likely surge in visa applications for soccer fans hoping to attend 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. The State Department said it will send hundreds of additional consular officers to “designated countries” to handle...
Conservative attorney George Conway argued Wednesday that the indictment of ex-FBI Director James Comey is “invalid” due to the absence of a required signature. Lindsey Halligan, interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, was assigned to oversee the case and originally signed the indictment documents, but Conway says the law doesn’t allow for...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon as the government shutdown stretches into a second day amid a stalemate in the Senate. Republicans and Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress have failed to agree on a stopgap proposal to reopen the government, with both sides casting blame on the...
A Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is pressing Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to call President Trump’s budget director before the panel to explain his threat to escalate federal firings amid the government shutdown. In a letter sent to Comer on Thursday, Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) portrayed Russell Vought, the head of...
Several Latino advocacy groups called out President Trump over his use of artificial intelligence and memes to target Democratic congressional leaders, including depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wearing a Mexican-style sombrero. Hispanic Federation, the Latino Victory Foundation, League of United Latin American Citizens, Mi Familia Vota, UnidosUs and Voto Latino released a joint...
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday he felt "overwhelmed" after he received support from the Catholic Church's new pontiff and Chicago native, Pope Leo XIV, following recent criticism for his support for abortion rights. "It is amazing to me," Durbin told NBC News on Wednesday. "It’s quite a moment. I didn’t expect it. I didn’t...
Mormons raised nearly $300,000 for the family of the suspect in the shooting at a Michigan church that killed four and injured eight others. The members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints started fundraisers for people and families affected by the late-September shooting at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. ...
The NFL thought it was just announcing a halftime show. But the moment Bad Bunny was revealed as the 2026 Super Bowl performer, conservative outrage exploded. And that says more about America than it does about music. Let’s be real — Bad Bunny isn’t just another pop star. Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, he’s a...
Those who rely on food assistance may be feeling uneasy as lawmakers predict the federal government shutdown, which started on Wednesday, will last for at least a week.
