A federal judge ordered Texas not to enforce parts of a law that would allow state authorities to arrest and deport illegal immigrants independent of the federal government, saying only Congress has the power to control the borders.
The fierce fight over health care costs hits a crucial juncture this week, with a series of major developments that could make or break the future of enhanced ObamaCare subsidies. For months, GOP leaders have been squeezed between centrist Republicans clamoring to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which expire at year’s end,...
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Sunday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is an “incredible young lady who has withstood a lot” after attacks on her and other Somali people by President Trump. “And so, when you looked at the Somalians out in Minnesota, Ilhan [Omar], she is one incredible young lady who has withstood a...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot and combat veteran, said the military operation that killed 11 alleged drug traffickers, including two initial survivors, in the Caribbean in early September was “essentially murder.” In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Duckworth pushed back on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there will be no restrictions on how children can use “Trump accounts.” “So, in essence, it is a trust fund. It is a piece of the American economy for every child, and they will be able to take it out when they’re 18, or they can convert it...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a previously fervent supporter of President Trump, said that her fellow Republicans made fun of the president behind his back. “I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks — making fun of me, constantly, for supporting him — to, when...
China is attempting to weaken the US by eroding trust in the Federal Reserve, which could lead to a collapse of the global economy and a shift in power to Beijing.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday that his Republican colleagues are expressing concerns privately after an inspector general report found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized troop safety and violated Pentagon policy. “Absolutely, they're saying it in private,” Himes told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” “In public, of course, they're saying...
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday that the U.S. “certainly” did not know the identity of every individual on the first alleged drug-trafficking boat it struck in September. “We might have known one or two, I don’t know, but we certainly didn’t know the identities of all 11. So nobody can characterize who all these...
The app "Wizz" has been linked to numerous cases of child sexual abuse, and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to hold tech companies accountable for designing platforms with child safety in mind.
Professors are taking the brunt of the storm as new fights over the teaching of gender and race erupt in college classrooms. An Oklahoma University (OU) student is accusing her instructor of religious discrimination after she received a failing grade on an assignment on gender for which she cited the Bible more than the...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday pushed for the release of video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “Frankly, if the Pentagon and our Defense secretary are so proud of what they're doing, let the American people see that video. Let the American people see two people standing on...
