Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett said he will not run for reelection in his home district if the Texas redistricting proposal is approved, avoiding a potential member-on-member primary with...
Donald Trump's desire to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve is unlikely to alter Fed decision making or have a significant effect on financial markets, as the Fed is independent from politics and interest rate policy is set by the majority of the FOMC.
President Trump on Friday afternoon will meet separately with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as the nations are expected to sign a peace deal to end decades of conflict. Trump will sign bilateral agreements with both nations to boost investment in the U.S. — just a day after his latest tariff rollout went into...
Republican National Committee (RNC) chair and North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley argued Friday morning that Democrats have “learned absolutely nothing” since experiencing major losses in the 2024 election cycle. "Well, the Democrats have learned absolutely nothing coming out of 2024. They have doubled down on the same failed agenda that they ran," Whatley told...
A second bomb threat was reported at the Illinois hotel housing Texas Democrats who fled their state over the weekend, local police reported Friday. The St. Charles Police Department said in a press release it responded to a report of a possible bomb threat at 8:32 a.m. CDT on Friday at the Q Center. “The St. Charles...
The ranking Democratic members of two key House committees have written a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to express “great concern about the abuse of federal public safety resources” in response to reports that the FBI is helping Texas law enforcement track down Democrats who fled Texas to stop...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday that it would aim to hire 8,900 air traffic controllers through 2028 as part of the Trump administration's plan to “supercharge” recruitment and retention. But factoring in projected attrition from training, retirements and other departures from its current workforce, the agency said its hiring push would only yield...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday argued President Trump’s reputation is on the line as the world awaits pending secondary sanctions on Russia. “I believe that his credibility will be damaged if he fails to follow through today on this deadline. There is no excuse for succumbing to this Putin ploy,” Blumenthal said during an...
MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough tangled with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) over recent cuts to Medicaid passed by Congress as part of President Trump's spending bill. During a discussion about the cuts on Scarborough's morning talk show, Lawler accused the Congressional Budget Office of "parroting is the same talking points being put out by the state...
A federal appeals court panel voted 2-1 Friday to scrap a judge’s probable cause finding to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for disobeying his order to turn around deportation flights ultimately destined for El Salvador. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled the administration was entitled to an intervention because...
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is reintroducing a bill on Friday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies. Dubbed the D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC CRIMES Act, the bill would prohibit the District’s local officials from changing sentencing laws and restrict the ability of local...
Authorities in Washington seized two stolen firearms and illegal drugs, just hours after President Trump ordered federal law enforcement officers to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital over the next week. “Overnight, USPP officers and our federal partners collaborated to enforce EO 14252, Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful,” The U.S. Park...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) accused a reporter of being a "raging Democrat" following a town hall event for her gubernatorial race on Thursday, after being asked about her vote against the Inflation Reduction Act passed under then-President Biden. Mace at the event touted the construction of a new highway interchange for South Carolinians during...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said in an interview on Friday that Democrats who refused to return to his state would “hopefully” be jailed. “I don't know, we're gonna -- we're definitely waiting to see if they show up,” Paxton said in an interview on “Fox & Friends First” on whether they would see Texas Democrats...
