Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest casualty of President Trump’s revenge tour on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) easily trounced the incumbent in the Senate GOP runoff. Paxton is projected to garner about 64 percent support with over 95 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday, according to Decision Desk HQ The state's attorney...
Former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French is projected to deliver an upset and defeat incumbent Jim Wright in the GOP primary for Texas Railroad Commissioner, according to Decision Desk HQ. French, a rancher and mineral owner, was backed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and GOP donors like Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks, according to Houston Public...
The House on Wednesday approved the renewal of the nation’s warrantless spy powers with a 235-191 vote that cleared the chamber with support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The bill, which would renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), still has to clear the Senate, another challenging hurdle before...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a Louisiana voting map, calling it an “abomination.” “It is an attack on a crown jewel of our democracy,” Pritzker said during a press conference on Wednesday. In a 6-3 decision on Wednesday, the high court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said $400 million in Ukraine support was released after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) penned an angry op-ed criticizing the stall in funding. “The department recognizes that $400 million was allocated for European capacity building, and as of yesterday, it has been released,” Hegseth said in response to a question...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) slammed a recent Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, saying the decision “risks disenfranchising millions.” “Today's Supreme Court decision is a direct assault on the promise of the Voting Rights Act. It risks disenfranchising millions of Americans along racial lines and weakening the very foundation of...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that his relationship with President Donald Trump “remains good” after Trump lashed out at him for criticizing the conflict with Iran. "From my perspective, my personal relationship with the U.S. President remains good,” Merz told reporters, according to Reuters. “I simply had doubts from the start about what...
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Tuesday adopted new regulations on autonomous vehicles (AVs) to curb public safety issues and keep manufacturers in check. New regulations include expanding "safety and oversight requirements for" all types of AVs, the DMV said in a statement released Tuesday. This will allow law enforcement agencies to cite...
President Trump said Wednesday that in order to end a blockade he imposed in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran would have to "cry uncle" and "give up" though the Iranians have given no indication they intend to do so anytime soon. Trump also called his blockade “genius” without giving a timeline for how long it...
Former Fox News host and New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano on Wednesday said the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey would likely be tossed out. “I think Comey’s people will move to dismiss it, that it’s protected speech, and I think that motion will be granted,” Napolitano said during an appearance on...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he plans to stay on at the central bank as a governor after his term as chair ends next month “for a period of time to be determined.” “I have said that I will not leave the board until this investigation is well and truly over with...
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) does not seem fond of the State Department’s plan to include President Trump’s likeness in new passport designs to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Bacon said during an appearance on “CNN News Central” on Wednesday morning that he found the idea “a little silly,” alluding to widespread imagery of...
The world urgently needs new antibiotics, yet the market routinely punishes companies that take on the long, risky and expensive work of developing them.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Tuesday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map that created a second-Black majority district. “Today’s decision is a victory for the Constitution and the principle that every American citizen is equal under the law,” NRCC Chairman Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) wrote in a statement. ...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday said the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey was "not an audition" for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) top job, and that he was "absolutely, positively not" directed to pursue the indictment at President Trump's request. Comey was indicted in connection with an Instagram post from last...
