Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) was ousted by a primary challenger who successfully cast the four-term incumbent as anti-Trump and capitalized on a redrawn district.
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Top Democrats argued Tuesday against applying a 25-year-old AUMF on the strikes against Iran while simultaneously suggesting the U.S. has been at war with the Islamic republic for decades.
More and more states are examining plans to cut property taxes during what's an election year for governors and legislators in most states. But some states' tax-cutting zeal is hitting political resistance to slashing local government and public school funding.
Voters in two major Texas counties were turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts Tuesday, after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration.
Developer Karrin Taylor Robson announced Thursday she’s dropping her bid for Arizona governor, expressing concerns over a messy Republican primary heading into November. In a statement posted on the social platform X, Taylor Robson said “we cannot afford a divisive Republican primary that drains resources and turns into months of intraparty attacks.” “It only weakens our conservative...
A wastewater spill into the Potomac River that began last month now appears to be one of the largest in American history. DC Water, a local water utility, said in a press release last week that part of a sewer system known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed along the Clara Barton Parkway on Jan. 19....
The mayor of Culver City, Calif., clapped back at claims made by Attorney General Pam Bondi about the city’s crime rates. During a back-and-forth with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) about right-wing extremism at a heated congressional hearing on Wednesday, Bondi accused the congresswoman of “not talking about any crime in her district.” Kamlager-Dove represents a...
“Melania” producer Marc Beckman defended the documentary’s use of music from the 2017 film "Phantom Thread," after the film’s director, Paul Thomas Anderson, and composer, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, said the documentary used the music without their approval. “It’s a blatant lie,” Beckman told Breitbart News on Monday. “We have a legal right and permission to...
The Kremlin on Thursday said it is discussing options with Cuba to provide assistance to the island in the face of a President Trump threatening tariffs on any country providing oil to Havana. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it is “impossible to discuss these issues in such a public manner,” according to Russian state news outlet...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Wednesday said Congress “cannot give another dollar” to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), underscoring Democratic feelings toward the embattled department, which could lose its funding on Saturday. Congress approved a two-week stopgap to keep DHS funded through Friday, but it appears the Senate will likely leave Washington on Thursday...
Anthropic said Thursday that it is giving $20 million to Public First Action, a group launched last year by two former congressmen to support efforts to develop AI safeguards. The AI firm, which was founded with a particular focus on safety, underscored that the rapid development of AI comes with “considerable risks” and argued this...
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house, demonstrating the viability of a migration politics grounded in demographic realism and institutional management, which contrasts with the emergency rhetoric common in parts of the American and South Korean right.
The top federal prosecutor in upstate New York was fired by the White House just hours after federal judges appointed him to the post. It's the latest tug-of-war between the Trump administration and the judiciary over President Trump's efforts to install loyalist U.S. attorneys across the country, skirting approval from both the Senate and the courts....
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) and other state officials are testifying before the Senate Thursday morning amid Trump administration's probe of fraud allegations in the state's social services programs. The hearing also comes in the wake of controversy over the Trump administration's deportation efforts in Minneapolis. Border Czar Tom Homan said Thursday during a...
Four Democratic-led states that were targeted by over $600 million in Trump administration funding rescissions are suing to have their public health grants restored. Last week, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to rescind over $1.5 billion in public health and transportation funding...
FBI field offices across the country are warning about the ongoing rise in romance scams as more people turn to online dating and social media to find love ahead of Valentine’s Day. Officials said that scammers will often create fake profiles on dating sites or social media apps to lure people into connection and manipulate...
