California has long been America’s trendsetter. But even as the nation becomes energy self-sufficient, California is now leading the way in sacrificing its economy on the altar of radical...
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Congress should take “better steps” to address lawmaker security in the wake of the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner. “I do,” Hamadeh told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” when the latter asked whether the legislative branch “should be doing something different”...
King Charles III’s upcoming trip to the U.S. is going ahead as planned after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, according to Buckingham Palace. “Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of Government, we can confirm the State Visit by Their Majesties will...
Potential changes to Florida’s congressional lines — ones that could ultimately get tossed out or blocked — are leaving incumbents and candidates in limbo as lawmakers get ready to weigh in on an anticipated new House map. Lawmakers in the Sunshine State are set to convene on Tuesday for a special session over several priorities, including redistricting, as Florida represents the last opportunity for Republicans to draw new congressional...
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani made a historic visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday, the first Syrian government representative to hold official meetings with the United States in 25 years. The Trump administration and supporters in Congress are engaging with the new authorities in Damascus following the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December. ...
Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Americans not to put each other “on trial” over the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. “You know, the Bible says we mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve. And I just have to tell you, I knew Charlie Kirk. He’s a...
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said Wednesday the blame for a potential government shutdown would likely fall on Democrats. “They’re going to be blamed for shutting it down,” Manchin told Semafor. “Why would they want to put themselves in that position? They don’t have leverage on those types of things." He added, "You’ve got to...
Americans must learn from other nations that have experienced dictatorships in order to understand the consequences of desiring one, as President Trump's actions and statements suggest he may be attempting to become a dictator.
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard has not contributed to weeks of lower crime rates. Instead, during her Thursday appearance before the committee, she lauded an increase in the presence of law enforcement backing the local Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “What has worked...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called out conservative media pundit Tucker Carlson on Wednesday for suggesting the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk shared Carlson’s critical views on Israel. “I’m getting really tired of Tucker & his cronies falsely claiming ‘Charlie agreed with me that Israel is terrible & the problem in America is all the damn...
He could face up to 60 years in jail for the phone calls and emails that included hateful comments about Mamdani, his family and Muslims, prosecutors said.
College advising programs are being defunded, threatening to undermine a cost-effective economic strategy that provides essential guidance to students and drives economic progress in communities, while also providing valuable professional development for recent college graduates.
Senate Democrats on Thursday criticized President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, arguing his platforming of a convicted Belgium Holocaust denier made him unfit for the role. The Republican-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced White’s nomination on Wednesday, part of an effort to move forward more than two dozen of Trump’s ambassador and...
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court Thursday to put the president’s firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud accusations into effect. Cook participated in this week’s key vote cutting interest rates after a divided appeals panel rejected the administration’s plea to intervene beforehand. The administration waited for the Fed’s meeting to conclude before going...
The Supreme Court will consider whether President Trump can use emergency powers to justify his sweeping tariffs worldwide on Nov. 5, the court announced Thursday. The official scheduling of the oral arguments comes a week after the justices agreed to hear the Trump administration's appeal and fast-track the cases, which have broad implications for the...
The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law by President Donald Trump, makes significant and permanent reforms to the federal tax code and government spending, resulting in tax savings for American families, strengthened Medicaid, increased border security, and reduced federal spending.
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s plans to send unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country, writing that the government’s insistence that it came at parents’ request “crumbled like a house of cards.” Immigration lawyers raced to court in the middle of the night as the administration took steps to swiftly send...
President Trump on Thursday claimed late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had his show taken off the air "because he had bad ratings," shrugging off a question about whether it was an attack on free speech. A reporter with ITV in the United Kingdom asked Trump during a joint press conference with British Prime...
