That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, published last week while I was out on vacation. I contrast the 31 Republican votes against Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination with...
Music artist Zach Bryan is responding to backlash after a clip from one of his songs was interpreted as critical of immigration raids, saying it was taken out of context and the tune is actually about his "love" of the U.S. "I wrote this song months ago. I posted this song three months ago as...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has proposed sending ICE agents to the Super Bowl halftime show to arrest people who may be in the country illegally, which critics say is political malpractice and could alienate Latino voters, independents, and NFL fans.
Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) got in a confrontation Wednesday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after they staged a surprise press gaggle outside his office to highlight their health care demands and his delay in swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.). “The guy who works in this office right here is keeping...
Former White House aide Steve Bannon bemoaned that former FBI Director James Comey did not walk through the front door of the Virginia courthouse where he was arraigned Wednesday on charges linked to his 2020 congressional testimony about the investigation into Russian ties to President Trump’s 2016 campaign. "They slipped Comey in through another entrance,...
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’s (R) gubernatorial campaign rolled out a new ad Wednesday tying her Democratic opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), to a string of violent text messages sent by Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones. "Jay Jones says he wants to put two bullets in a political opponent," says a narrator opening...
Democrats have an advantage in the showdown over the federal government shutdown, with 39 percent of Americans blaming Trump for the closure and 75 percent feeling that Trump isn't focused enough on reducing prices.
Ten House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the chamber back by next week to pass a bill to pay service members before funding runs out due to the ongoing government shutdown, though the Louisiana Republican said that won’t be happening. In an Oct. 8 letter led by Reps. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Derek...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a standalone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday statement saying he was open to doing so. If the shutdown drags on and Congress does not pass a bill to pay the troops or reopen the government,...
Congress must pass meaningful reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to protect Americans' Fourth Amendment rights and ensure that data is treated as personal property.
Between 2012 to 2022, the divorce rate declined 28%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, there are 14 states bucking the trend, where the divorce rate is still "significantly higher" than the national average.
Between 2012 to 2022, the divorce rate declined 28%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, there are 14 states bucking the trend, where the divorce rate is still "significantly higher" than the national average.
Staffing shortages are contributing to ground delays, longer wait times and travel modifications at airports across the country due to the government shutdown. Passengers expecting speedy layovers and smooth transitions in some major cities have been jolted by unexpected delays or cancellations. More than 3,600 flights, both domestic and international, were delayed Tuesday, and 70...
House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Senate takes up another vote on stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government a week after the shutdown began. Democrats have thus far held firm on their demands for health care concessions to be included in any funding bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem...
