Congress faces another potential government shutdown on January 31st as lawmakers struggle to resolve the same issues that caused a record 43-day closure this fall.
Texas' redistricting battle heads to the Supreme Court after the state challenged a ruling that blocked a congressional map designed to help Republicans gain five seats.
Two Planned Parenthood affiliates have moved to challenge the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) from prohibiting their participation in Medicaid. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region requested an administrative hearing to challenge the state agency’s decision to block them from participating in the federal health insurance program. According to a...
A new ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) paints New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as a “socialist boss” of the Democratic Party, releasing the 30-second spot the same day House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) endorsed his home city nominee. “Together, we can raise taxes, defund the police, and build...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday the anti-tariffs advertisement featuring former President Reagan, which angered President Trump, will air during the World Series before being paused Monday. The ad led to Trump calling off trade negotiations between Canada and the United States. "Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that...
The Trump administration leveled sanctions directly on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his family members, escalating his feud with the South American leader. The Treasury Department sanctions accused Petro of failing to stem cocaine production in the country, a claim that comes as the Department of Defense has been striking ships that they’ve accused without...
President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for a new ballroom this week built into a full-blown controversy for the White House. Images of the East Wing abruptly being turned into a pile of rubble caused a visceral reaction for Trump critics, who saw it as a symbol of the ways the president has...
Rep. Marionette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) on Friday introduced a bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown threatens payments of the food aid in some states. The “Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025” would keep the food aid program funded during the government lapse until the Department of Agriculture is funded through regular...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, throwing his weight behind a Democratic nominee who has divided the party for his far-left views. Jeffries, who represents parts of Brooklyn, had declined to weigh in on the race for months, since Mamdani won a surprise victory over...
If the Trump administration wants to use tariffs to fight “persistent” goods trade imbalances, the right statute is Section 122 of the Trade Act, not the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act lets the president impose a temporary import surcharge “in the form of duties” to “restrict imports” — explicitly, narrowly and...
Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale, a key supporter of President Trump, suggested Thursday that the president was “terribly advised” on his decision to pardon Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. “I love President Trump; this is possibly the greatest admin of my lifetime — except for these pardons,” Lonsdale wrote Thursday in a post on social platform X,...
Stephanie Grisham, a former aide to first lady Melania Trump, called the demolition of the White House’s East Wing "jarring," as construction is underway for President Trump's new ballroom. “As someone who was obviously so privileged to work in the people’s house — I worked on both sides, the East Wing and the West Wing...
