Lawmakers said the Justice Department's release Friday of a limited and heavily redacted portion of its case files on Jeffrey Epstein violates the law and they are considering their options, including impeachment for possible obstruction of justice.
President Trump on Friday attacked former ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and claimed she became a "stone cold liberal," asking supporters at a rally, "What the hell happened?" Trump revived the feud by calling her "Marjorie Traitor Brown," which he said was "because green turns to brown under stress." "But what the hell happened...
President Trump on Friday told supporters that Democrats will shut down the government over health care in January, after Affordable Health Care (ACA) tax credits are set to expire going into the new year. "The problem is that Democrats will shut down the government because they are beholden ... to the insurance companies," Trump said...
The order, titled "Ensuring American Space Superiority," emphasizes the role of the upcoming Artemis missions for Americans to journey to the moon and Mars.
A quartet of bipartisan House members on Friday unveiled legislation to extend ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies for two years along with some changes to try to assuage conservatives’ concerns about fraud. The bill from Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), and Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) comprises the principles they previously publicly unveiled. The bill is aimed at breaking through the...
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) announced Friday he is not planning to launch a bid for Ohio governor, leaving an opening for former state health director Dr. Amy Acton to become the Democratic nominee. “After careful consideration, much prayer and reflection, and after long conversations with my family, my closest friends and advisors, I’ve made...
A 55-year-old mystery about a Canadian woman who seemingly fell off the face of the Earth was partially solved earlier this month with the announcement that human remains found in the desert more than half a century ago had finally been identified.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday that it would not produce its highly anticipated monthly inflation report for October after being unable to collect key data during the government shutdown. BLS said it will not release an update to the consumer price index (CPI) for October because it was unable to retroactively obtain...
Veteran Democratic pollster and strategist Mark Mellman died this week, according to a statement released by the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI). The group, which Mellman founded and led, said Friday it was "devastated" to learn of Mellman’s death, referring to him as “a brilliant political strategist whose intellect and acumen shaped DMFI from the...
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) on Friday said a bipartisan push would be required to force President Trump to release a transcript of a 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the murder of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. However, Vindman said he did not expect his Republican colleagues...
The White House's decision to withhold October's employment and inflation data is a policy rupture with profound implications, as it moves from transparency to tactical informational control and risks eroding trust in the country's economic data.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) on Friday slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not condemning President Trump’s recent post suggesting six Democratic lawmakers should be put to “death” for urging military members to defy what they classified as “illegal orders." “The words that the president chose are not the ones that I would use. Okay?...
The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors voted Thursday to remove books about transgender individuals or that state there are more than two genders from the children’s section of public libraries. The new rule says books about “transgender procedures, gender ideology or the concept of more than two biological genders” have to be placed...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Thursday Democrats need to be "more open" to people like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — after she broke with President Trump on a number of issues. Greene's criticism of House Republican leaders during the record-long government shutdown and her public rift with Trump has captured headlines in recent weeks....
President Trump indicated he was giving Ukraine until next Thursday to agree to a peace proposal from the U.S. to end the war with Russia. Trump was asked during an appearance on the "Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio about reports that the administration was giving Ukraine a deadline to sign off on the...
