The Senate passed landmark legislation Monday night intended to regulate the Wild West of college sports compensation and transfers, teeing up a vote in the House after the November midterm elections.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday agreed to meet with members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee behind closed doors after a dustup with leadership from both parties over him largely declining to answer questions about past trips overseas, saying that information was classified. After much wrangling and initial pushback from Mullin, he agreed to...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday dismissed any suggestion victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been ignored by the Justice Department (DOJ), again offering a full-throated defense of the Trump administration’s handling of the investigation. “When I hear this narrative that we are letting down victims or that we are failing victims,...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will give remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation's central bank decided to hold interest rates steady amid evolving impacts on the economy sparked by President Trump's military operation in Iran. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of bank officials responsible for setting borrowing costs, maintained its baseline interest...
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard deflected criticism Wednesday about her presence at an FBI raid at a Georgia election office earlier this year. Gabbard was pressed by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) during questioning from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Gabbard was photographed outside of the facility in Fulton County, Ga., next to...
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said that both political parties carry the blame for the government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Legislators in Congress are struggling to negotiate a funding package for the department, which has been shut down fore more than four weeks. “The shutdown is just egregious, and I think both...
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday applauded the resignation of Joe Kent, one of the nation’s top counterterrorism officials, who stepped down in opposition of the ongoing U.S. military operation in Iran. Bolton then suggested that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard should follow her former top aide's lead. “I’m glad he resigned....
Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will officially both be in the ballot for the May 26 GOP runoff, as Tuesday's deadline came and went without an endorsement in the race by President Trump. Trump, who said days after the two men advanced to a runoff that he would endorse...
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Tuesday said there’s a “legitimate problem” with the U.S.-NATO relationship, though he suggested it might not be the fault of the U.S. alliance. Smith said there are noticeable differences with how the alliance handled U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, versus the current conflict in Iran. “Well, there is a...
The "Special Relationship" between the UK and the US was strained when Prime Minister Starmer refused to allow the US to use British bases for a military campaign against Iran, leading to an angry response from President Trump.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning to voice their opposition to the GOP-led Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. The election reform bill, backed by President Trump, would require Americans to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to bring a...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) largely declined to explain his past trips overseas, saying such information was “classified” as he faced scrutiny from Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) over a series of remarks implying he had been on military missions. Mullin, who is facing the Senate Homeland Security Committee for his confirmation hearing to lead the Department...
The White House this week unveiled a fresh counteroffer in a bid to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which remains shut down as airport security lines grow and tensions escalate in the Middle East. In a letter outlining the status of negotiations with Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, the White House agreed to...
MS Now, the progressive cable news channel formerly known as MSNBC, is making significant changes to its lineup of daytime and weekend programming ahead of this fall's midterm election cycle. "Morning Joe," the outlet's long-running weekday talk program, will scale back its coverage to three hours on weekday mornings while anchor Stephanie Ruhle will be...
