President Trump is taking a personal turn in his attacks on Rep. Thomas Massie, claiming the Kentucky Republican has shifted left politically -- and pinning the blame on Mr. Massie's new wife.
A federal judge delivered a withering rebuke to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday, accusing her of harboring a "hostility to nonwhite immigrants," and blocking her decision to end a deportation amnesty for hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants.
The government shutdown continues as House Republicans face a razor-thin majority to pass the bill that includes funding for the Pentagon, HUD and transportation programs.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) ripped the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday for blowing past deadlines in its release of information related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law last November, ordered the DOJ to release all documents regarding Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine...
The Upward Mobility Act is a proposed bill that would combine multiple federal anti-poverty programs into a single, flexible funding stream to help low-income Americans move up the economic ladder without fear of losing their federal assistance.
President Trump on Tuesday told House Republicans to be “flexible” in their demands for restrictions against federal funds going to ObamaCare-funded health care plans that cover abortion. “Now, you have to be a little flexible on Hyde,” Trump said in reference to the Hyde Amendment, the provision that prevents federal funds from being used on...
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling preventing the Trump administration from cutting billions of dollars in support of research payments to universities, medical centers and other recipients The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit affirmed the ruling of a lower court, which had previously blocked the National Institutes of Health's plan to cap the “indirect” research payments while...
Jon Stewart says President Trump helped orchestrate a "reverse ICE" operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. "He was actually imported to a jail in Brooklyn," Stewart quipped of Maduro. Stewart focused his Monday monologue on Maduro while hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" days after Trump announced that the U.S. had captured Venezuela's president as part of a "large-scale...
Jan. 6 defendants, including those pardoned by President Trump last year, are holding a march Tuesday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Capitol attack. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted on seditious conspiracy and other charges before being pardoned by Trump, is among the organizers of Tuesday's march. He said the...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that the Trump administration “has no real plan” for the future of Venezuela after the capture and indictment of its leader Nicolás Maduro. “But there's no real plan that we've heard from the Trump administration as to how to ensure that the Venezuelan people will actually get...
The U.S. and Denmark healthcare systems are radically different — examining only the specific vaccines offered in each country “misses the forest by focusing entirely on the trees.”
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday criticized White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for musing about seizing Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. “This is really dumb. Greenland and Denmark are our allies. There is no up side to demeaning our friends. But, it is causing wounds that will take time to heal,”...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is starting 2026 in a strong financial position as speculation grows that he's considering a presidential bid. Shapiro’s campaign said the governor had raised over $10 million between October and December 2025, hauling in more than $23 million in the last year altogether. All together, he has more than $30...
