Rep. Eric Swalwell faced increased scrutiny over alleged sexual misconduct with female staffers as California gubernatorial rivals called him out publicly.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is poised to unveil legislation that combines funding for the Homeland Security Department (DHS) with tougher rules for federal immigration enforcement officers. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the leaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus, are putting the final touches on a proposal that would reopen DHS,...
There's a real problem on X right now: foreign accounts that portray themselves as American, with names like Pro Western Civilization or Proud Heritage American or White MAGA Patriot.
A federal judge Thursday ordered the Trump administration to preserve all records after the Justice Department said it made a “factual error” in a case challenging the ability to arrest migrants as they appeared for immigration court hearings. Justice Department attorneys on Wednesday informed U.S. District Court Judge Kevin Castel that they had been given...
White House border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will continue wearing masks despite Democrats' push to see face coverings removed during immigration operations. “You want us to give up masks, well, you know what? No we’re not,” Homan said during a Wednesday conversation on the “Cats & Cosby”...
President Trump held his 11th Cabinet meeting of his second term Thursday, with the war in Iran dominating most of the discussion. Unlike past Cabinet meetings, Thursday’s lasted just more than an hour and a half, with only a few secretaries taking time to speak instead of every official in the room. The meeting was...
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R), Ohio’s former secretary of state, to require voters to show photo ID when casting ballots in person or voting by mail, despite previous statements by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) that Democrats support photo ID requirements for elections. The Senate voted...
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Wednesday that President Trump has heavily pushed China to help with the Strait of Hormuz reopening amid the U.S. conflict against Iran. “Apparently, now, their primary goal is reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which, let’s be clear, was open before Trump started this war of choice. So, the reality is,...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday dismissed the idea that he and longtime ally former Vice President Kamala Harris do not like each other, calling it "preposterous." Newsom praised Harris in an interview with Axios's Alex Thompson, who asked the governor, "Why don't you guys like each other?" "A preposterous premise of a question,"...
Sen. Bernie Sanders recently conducted a policy interview with Claude, an AI assistant developed by Anthropic, which demonstrated the potential of AI to improve the quality of questions asked and the difficulty of evading them in congressional hearings.
Joe Rogan on Wednesday said Democrats were tougher on the border than President Trump, citing past comments from both former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The podcaster described Clinton’s rhetoric on the border during her first presidential campaign as “hardcore.” “If you’ve been convicted of a crime, get out. If...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced it will ban transgender women athletes from women's events ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The policy states that eligibility to perform in women's sports will first be based on SRY gene screening "to detect the absence or presence of the SRY gene," the committee said...
President Trump will hold a Cabinet meeting on Thursday morning amid escalating tensions over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown and war in Iran. Fear is rising that some centrist Senate Democrats who have toed the party line on DHS funding will start defecting as the shutdown stretches on. All but one Democrat —...
