A federal judge shot down FBI Director Kash Patel's attempt to move his bureau's headquarters down the street to the Ronald Reagan Building, saying he broke laws governing site selection.
A poll released earlier this month claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a wide lead over Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman in the city's mayoral race was bogus, according to the company that released it. Median Strategies on Monday said in its announcement about the mayoral race poll that it has stopped...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday quipped that she "can't remember the last time" she saw someone wear President Trump's trademark MAGA hat. The former lawmaker shared a post on the social platform X showing a billboard that read "Trump Superstore," with an adjacent sign saying that it was "going out of business."...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday urged the Trump administration to tell Israel to protect Palestinians being attacked by "lawbreaking settlers" in the West Bank. "The ongoing siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank by violent, lawbreaking settlers is unacceptable. Enough," Jeffries wrote on the social platform X. "The Trump administration must...
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) doubled down on his comments Thursday after drawing criticism for telling Americans concerned about high food prices to “stop whining” and “get a job,” as a viral debate over the cost of a $20 burrito exposed divisions among the GOP over affordability. “Just hearing about this dumb $20 burrito debate so...
Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race takes center stage next Tuesday, as democratic socialist Francesca Hong appears to be the favorite for the Democratic nomination. Meanwhile, a look at new tension inside the Democratic Party after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) said she will skip her state’s nominating convention over safety concerns from the crowd. Join The...
President Trump declined to back Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-N.D.) for a second term as Republican leader in the chamber, saying he did not want to discuss the matter, in an interview that aired on Friday. “I don’t want to get into that necessarily,” Trump told Punchbowl News. “I get along with him. It’s...
Greetings, gentle readers! There’s no Whole Hog Politics newsletter today. Not that there wouldn’t have been plenty to talk about, with the meltdown in both parties continuing apace and all. But the widening gyre will have to keep widening without me this week, since I am on vacation. We are not leaving you Hog-less, however....
President Trump predicted in an interview aired early Friday he would “probably” get along with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) if Democrats take back the majority in the lower chamber in the midterm elections. “I’d probably get along with him very well,” Trump told Punchbowl News when asked if he could do business with...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday became the second Republican senator to announce she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the role full-time, putting his confirmation on a knife’s edge as one more “no” vote could sink or delay it. Murkowski said she had “numerous constructive meetings with Blanche”...
Iranian state media on Thursday reported that Tehran could attempt to block U.S. and Israeli shipments from transiting the Strait of Hormuz under its joint venture with Oman to reopen the critical waterway to commercial traffic. Members of Iran’s parliament are reviewing a proposed bill to block “hostile” vessels from moving through the choke point...
Voters in Tennessee dealt President Trump a blow and rejected Republican Rep. Andy Ogles at the polls Thursday. The second-term lawmaker faced a formidable primary challenge from Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner endorsed by outgoing Gov. Bill Lee (R). Hatcher’s victory is the latest blemish on Trump’s largely successful endorsement record this cycle. Thursday’s primaries also marked the first elections with the...
U.S. crude oil supplies are at a 45-year low as the Iran war continues to tarnish strategic reserves. Bank of America Global Research data shows that the level of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since 1983, leaving the country with 43 days of crude oil supply, as reported by the...
Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder (D), one of three Democrats seeking to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and represent Tennessee's 5th Congressional District, is projected to advance to facwe the incumbent in the November general election, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Molder won the Democratic primary against former educator Carrie Ann Iacomini, Memphis City Council...
Tennessee state Rep. Johnny Garrett is projected to win the Republican primary in the U.S. House race to replace outgoing GOP Rep. John Rose, according to Decision Desk HQ. Garrett, a self-described “Trump Conservative,” will now advance to the November election where he will face Democratic nominee and former park ranger Mike Croley in a...
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles (Tenn.) is projected to fall short in a Thursday primary for the 5th Congressional District, delivering a blow to President Trump, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Charlie Hatcher, the lone Republican challenger in the race, is set to defeat Ogles, who was backed by...
