Rep. Tom Emmer calls for a deeper probe into Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison, alleging they may have delayed fraud accountability to protect their own political power.
Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, announces he won't seek re-election in 2026. The former NFL player and President Donald Trump supporter will complete his current term.
A Pakistani businessman accused of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump testified that he was coerced by Iran and feared for his family's safety.
Younger Americans were more likely to say the economy was the country’s most pressing concern last year, according to a new survey. In the Gallup poll, 32 percent of Americans aged 15 to 34 said that economic issues were “the most important problem” the U.S. “is facing currently," while 21 percent of Americans aged 35...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Tuesday criticized rapper Nicki Minaj’s recent dabbling in conservative politics, accusing the singer of “selling out” to President Trump and his administration. “I just don’t do sellouts, especially in this moment,” Crockett told TMZ. “Things are too serious. There are too many people that are being harmed.” “And especially with...
Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) campaign team on Wednesday fired back at a spicy post from Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has primaries the incumbent, taking aim at his recent divorce in strikingly personal terms. “Ken, when this over, you will have nothing. Which turns out to be the same thing you offered to give Angela in...
President Trump on Wednesday said he held an “excellent” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, touting movement on soybean purchases by China as well as trade and discussions on global conflicts including Taiwan, Russia’s war in Ukraine and Iran. Trump’s call with Xi comes ahead of the president’s expected trip to China in April....
President Trump is defending Russian President Vladimir Putin as holding to the terms of his personal request to halt attacks on Ukraine for seven days. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disagrees, saying Russia “broke its promise” with strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this week, part of a winter campaign that has left millions without heat...
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Tuesday said the suspected biolab found in Las Vegas poses an “enormous problem” to the public after investigators collected vials with “unknown liquids” at a private residence. “This is a enormous problem. It's under everybody's, it's under the radar. It's very easy to obtain this kind of information, start doing...
The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., in November pleaded not guilty Wednesday to nine federal charges stemming from the incident. Attorneys for 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal pleaded on his behalf in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, according to NewsNation’s Mark Lucivero. Lakanwal is charged with first-degree murder...
Department Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem will provide an update Wednesday afternoon on the Trump administration's border wall project — which President Trump said he hopes will be complete by 2029. Noem also suggested last year that the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border could be painted black so it would be too hot for...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning, a day after President Trump signed legislation to end the partial government shutdown. The now-passed spending package includes a 2-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Democrats are seeking to rein in...
