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Freedom Caucus member Anna Paulina Luna joins AOC to push 10% credit card interest rate cap

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida joins with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York to push a proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10%

National Review founder, conservative icon Bill Buckley honored on new US Postal Service stamps

William F. Buckley, a leading voice for the modern conservative movement, founded National Review in 1955 to publish conservative commentary and analysis.

Social media explodes at Sanders for hosting trans musician who sang ‘pure evil’ song at anti-Trump rally

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is under fire from conservatives and critics for hosting a trans musician who performed what they say was a "pure evil" anti-God song during a rally.

Trump calls former Australian PM ‘weak and ineffective’

President Trump slammed former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who suggested the second Trump administration will be good for China.

Trump’s call to repeal Biden-era CHIPS Act rebuffed by Senate Republicans

Senate Republicans who supported a 2022 law designed to spur domestic semiconductor manufacturing are resisting President Trump's call to repeal it but told The Washington Times they're open to making adjustments.

Resolution punishing Al Green clears Dem blockade, advances to House-wide vote after Trump speech

A resolution to formally punish Rep. Al Green for protesting President Donald Trump's speech is possibly getting a House vote this week.

DOGE says seven grants for trans animal testing canceled, audits expanded: ‘Shady expenditures happening’

Multiple grants used to conduct transgender animal studies have been canceled, the Department of Government Efficiency said on Wednesday.

‘Couldn’t clap for a 13-year-old boy’: GOP slam ‘childish’ Dem silence on supporting cancer survivor

President Donald Trump designated 13-year-old brain cancer survivor DJ Daniel an honorary Secret Service member during his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.

Trump NIH appointee defends president’s research funding cuts, lays out new vision for future

Donald Trump's pick to lead the NIH, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, spent much of his time during his confirmation hearing Wednesday defending the president's move to cap indirect research costs doled out by the NIH. However, he also got a chance to lay out his vision for future research at the agency.

SEE IT: Republicans reveal expectations for Elon Musk’s closed-door meeting with lawmakers tonight

House Republicans are hoping to affirm that they are on the same page as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday night.

Trump’s top moments on illegal immigration in address to Congress: ‘What a job’

President Trump repeatedly returned to the subject of illegal immigration on Tuesday night, when he touted his record and took aim at how Democrats have handled the issue.

Karoline Leavitt explains US efforts to negotiate with Hamas to free American hostages

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt explained the United States' negotiations with Hamas aimed at securing the release of American hostages during a Wednesday briefing.

Inside Elon Musk’s huddle with GOP senators: DOGE head touts $4M savings per day

DOGE head Elon Musk met with senators at the Capitol on Wednesday to update them on his progress and answer questions.

‘Sanctuary’ city mayor confronted after gang member allegedly assaults federal officers

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio confronted Denver Mayor Mike Johnston for upholding “sanctuary" city policies after an illegal immigrant allegedly assaulted a federal officer.

Democrats refuse to define ‘woman’ when pressed on Capitol Hill: ‘Complicated question’

Democratic lawmakers wouldn't provide a definition for "woman" in a new video as President Donald Trump focuses his second term on declaring the difference between the two biological sexes.

GSA erases public list of federal properties to be sold

The General Services Administration already has removed an online list of more than 400 "non-core" federal properties it said it wanted to sell off.

Texas Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70, dies two months into first congressional term

Rep. Sylvester Turner, Texas Democrat and former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at age 70, just two months into his first congressional term.

Federal watchdog blocks Trump’s firing of thousands at Agriculture Department

The Merit Systems Protection Board moved Wednesday to block the Trump administration's attempt to fire thousands of "probationary" workers at the Agriculture Department, saying the action may have violated the law.

‘No quid pro quo’: NYC Mayor Adams tells Congress he didn’t strike deal with Trump

New York Mayor Eric Adams told Congress under oath on Wednesday that his new stance on illegal immigrants isn't the result of any deal with the Trump administration.

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