HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — State Treasurer Stacy Garrity says that her agency doesn’t have the authority to pay for the security upgrades done at the private home of sitting Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). Garrity says that state rules prohibit her from doing so. Garrity said that procurement rules do not permit public funds to be used […]
Imagine if Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), both close partners of President Donald Trump, were suddenly indicted for taking huge bribes from an international drug cartel operating out of Texas. That’s essentially what just happened with the Justice Department indictments issued against the Sinaloa drug cartel on Wednesday. Based out of […]
The Congressional Progressive Caucus on Wednesday unveiled their new agenda ahead of the midterm elections to demonstrate a path for how the Democratic Party can tackle cost of living issues facing millions of Americans. The caucus dubbed their plan the "New Affordability Agenda," a legislative package that would focus on making costs behind common kitchen...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday defended Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D), who has faced criticism for past controversial online posts and a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, saying that "people should have second chances." Van Hollen addressed Platner in an interview with Punchbowl News when co-host Jake Sherman said, "The dude has...
The United Kingdom on Saturday paused its transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after President Trump recently withdrew his cooperation for the 2024 agreement. The U.K. and the U.S. have shared a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos, since the 1970s. The agreement to transfer the islands to Mauritius,...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Saturday criticized the involvement of special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Middle East diplomacy, as the two sit down with Iranian officials for trilateral talks on bringing the six-week conflict with Iran to an end. “You can’t send the two real estate developers to negotiate...
The US launched a large-scale, multi-level, and expensive operation to rescue two airmen stranded in Iran, which was followed closely by Russian citizens, and highlighted the stark contrast between the US and Russian military attitudes towards their subordinates.
The U.S. military has launched operations to begin de-mining the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday. Centcom said in a social media post highlighted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that two Navy guided-missile destroyers began “setting conditions” for this mission on Saturday morning. The USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael...
The negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on ending the six-week conflict are the first face-to-face talks between the two nations since 1979, the White House confirmed on Saturday. U.S. and Iranian officials arrived in the Pakistani capital on Friday for a high-stakes trilateral meeting regarding the fragile two-week ceasefire reached on...
Conservative media can pound on George Soros all they want — often with very good reason — but might be better served if it turned its anger and frustration upon the literally thousands of Republican, conservative and faith-based billionaires and multi-millionaires who choose to sit on the sidelines while whining about the “far left.”
If Democrat Analilia Mejia wins next week’s election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) former House seat, it will offer just the latest boost for progressives, who have notched a number of wins as the party debates its direction heading into the midterms. Mejia, a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) 2020...
Comedian Bill Maher accused President Trump of agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with Iran to “save face.” In his Friday evening monologue on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the late night host ridiculed Trump’s claim that the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil trading corridor, had been reopened during the temporary halt in fighting. “Apparently,...
The Trump administration has revoked green cards for three more Iranian immigrants with alleged ties to the regime, a week after arresting two relatives of slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. The State Department said in a statement that Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi and their son were taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody,...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Saturday said she would file a motion to expel California Rep. Eric Swalwell from office, after the Democrat was hit with sexual assault allegations. “I am filing a motion to expel Eric Swalwell from Congress,” the Republican lawmaker wrote on social platform X. A former staffer of Swalwell accused...
The Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act, which would expand the Robinson-Patman Act, is being proposed by Washington Democrats and would result in higher prices for consumers, while benefiting plaintiffs' lawyers and less-efficient businesses.
President Trump lashed out against Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Saturday, accusing the governor of wrecking the commonwealth’s economy and driving away businesses. The criticism on Truth Social came as Trump was headed to meetings at his golf club in Potomac Falls, Va., a day after he spoke at a MAGA Inc. fundraiser in...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Friday entertained the idea of a partnership with former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, commending the Republican for speaking out against President Trump’s threats against Iran. “As a human being and as an American citizen, I am relieved that Donald Trump has accepted a ceasefire and withdrawn his threat to...
