Kash Patel plans to defend an FBI overhaul he says is restoring the bureau's law enforcement mission as he appears before US Senators for a hearing on global security threats.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said he believed lawmakers would continue debating the SAVE America Act until it "damn well passes," despite heavy Democratic opposition.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made several fantastical claims — one could use the word “dishonest” — during the latest stop on his book-tour-cum-exploratory presidential campaign. But none of the outlandish claims he made in Austin this weekend is more false than his claim that Texas is a “higher-tax state” than California. “We have the most […]
House Democrats are putting their energy policy priorities forward in a new bill that’s being co-sponsored by more than half of their caucus. The measure, led by Democratic Reps. Sean Casten (Ill.) and Mike Levin (Calif.) would restore climate-friendly energy tax credits repealed by Republicans and prevent the Trump administration from imposing burdens on renewables....
President Trump delivered a record-setting State of the Union address Tuesday night, when he zeroed in on his signature economic and foreign policies, while laying criticism on the Supreme Court and Democrats. Four justices listened but did not react. The president touted his successes, while branding Democrats "crazy." They pushed back on his claims, protesting...
For President Trump, they were hardly fireworks. But for a moment, the chief executive forced the four Supreme Court justices who showed up to his State of the Union to be stone-faced in front of millions of Americans as he railed against them and their decision striking down his global tariffs. “The Supreme Court’s unfortunate...
President Trump delivered a record-long State of the Union address on Tuesday night as he proclaimed that his administration had ushered in “the golden age of America” in its first year back in office. The president’s remarks clocked in at about an hour and 48 minutes, fulfilling his promise of a “long speech” made earlier...
The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being held for months longer than the law allowed, costing taxpayers billions of dollars and weakening the pre-release custody capacity required for implementation.
Republicans are pounding on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 presidential contender, after he told an audience in Atlanta that he was “like” them because he was a “960 SAT guy.” The comments, made while Newsom was promoting his new memoir "Young Man in a Hurry," were intended to show common ground with Black communities but...
President Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday. The speech came with the president beset by low approval ratings, especially on the economy, but seeking to rally his party ahead of November’s midterms. Trump also gave his address, which clocked in at just short of one...
President Trump pitched his vision of a “golden age of America” in record-length remarks to Congress on Tuesday, touting his administration's wins and attacking rival Democrats as he weathers poor approval numbers and frustrations over the economy. The president declared the country “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before” in a wide-ranging speech that...
