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Ousted senator has no regrets about voting to convict Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy said his 2021 vote to convict President Trump on a House impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol may have ended his political career, but he has no regrets.

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans.

Paxton investigation Southern Poverty Law Center in Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday opened an investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over its alleged funding of extremist groups it claimed to oppose. Last month, a federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., indicted the SPLC on six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count...

Tillis urges GOP colleagues to hold budget bill over White House ballroom funding

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is urging his Senate Republican colleagues to delay action on a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, in part because he said a proposal to spend $1 billion on the White House ballroom is “a major policy problem.” He threatened to vote no on the budget reconciliation...

Polls show Cooper with strong lead over Whatley for NC Senate seat

Democrat Roy Cooper has an 11-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the Senate race in North Carolina, according to a new poll from The Carolina Journal/Harper Polling.  The survey, released last week, found that nearly half of 600 likely voters in North Carolina said they would either “definitely” or “probably” back Cooper, the former...

Ousted senator has no regrets about voting to convict Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy said his 2021 vote to convict President Trump on a House impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol may have ended his political career, but he has no regrets.

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans.

Trump family members, Jan. 6 defendants could pocket payouts from new ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

President Trump said Monday that members of his family and Jan. 6 defendants could receive taxpayer-funded payments from his $1.776 billion "Anti- Weaponization Fund" that will pay reparations to people he said were treated unfairly by the Biden administration.

Trump announces expansion of TrumpRx to include generic medicines

President Trump on Monday announced a dramatic expansion of TrumpRx, adding more than 600 generic medications to its direct-to-consumer prescription website.

Hegseth unleashes on Massie in GOP primary showdown against Trump-backed Navy SEAL vet

Trump-backed Ed Gallrein gets boost from Defense Secretary Hegseth on the eve of Kentucky's GOP primary challenge against Rep. Thomas Massie.

Senate Republicans confirm nearly 50 of Trump’s picks for energy, land management

Senate Republicans cleared 49 of Trump's nominees Monday, including U.S. attorneys and ambassadors, as the GOP works to fill government positions.

WATCH: Mamdani bashed for going ‘full deranged marxist’ with rip on famous Ronald Reagan line

New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces scorn from conservatives after countering Reagan's famous quote at a government-run grocery store announcement.

Would New Jersey Bill Authorize Slow-Motion Euthanasia of Dementia Patients?

The vaguely worded S.B. 4186 could open the door to intentional legal undernourishment.

Senate GOP leader declines to endorse in Louisiana runoff after Cassidy’s loss

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is not going to endorse one of the two Louisiana Republicans vying in a runoff to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who was ousted from the race Saturday.

Postseason analysis: ‘Saturday Night Live’ more liberal than ever

The Media Research Center's "NewsBusters" is out with a new study showing that the recently concluded Season 51 of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" is more politically liberal than the previous season.

U.S., Iran swap new peace offers as Trump calls off planned military strikes

President Trump on Monday called off imminent military strikes on Iran, citing requests from Middle East allies and the prospects for a deal that finally meets U.S. demands to end the war.

Former New York prison guard tells House lawmakers Epstein’s death was a suicide

A former corrections officer who said she was the last to see infamous sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein alive told House lawmakers Monday that she does not believe he was murdered.

ICE relied on ‘honor system’ to track illegal immigrants from Biden’s catch-and-release

The Biden administration caught and released roughly 2 million illegal immigrants at the southwestern border, setting them free on "parole" -- and then ICE lost track of most of them, according to a new report Monday from Congress's chief investigative agency.

‘More real than real’: Why deep-fake political ads are fooling older Americans

When Rep. Thomas Massie raised the alarm about an AI-generated attack ad that falsely shows him in a romantic scenario with two progressive Democratic stars, he warned it could mislead and rattle older voters.

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