President Trump on Friday predicted the government would shut down “for a period of time” amid an impasse in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats. Trump expressed some pessimism about the two sides reaching an agreement that can garner 60 votes in the Senate. Republicans have 53 seats in the chamber, meaning at least seven...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday it would end protections from deportation for Syrians living in the U.S., paving the way to return citizens to a country recently ravaged by civil war. The announcement came as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was set to end for Syrians at the end of the month, ending...
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said he’s glad late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel is off the air indefinitely, but he warned that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to take action against ABC sounded like something “right out of Goodfellas,” the classic mob movie, and “dangerous as hell.” “Jimmy Kimmel has mocked me...
The Trump administration turned to the Supreme Court for the second time Friday as it seeks to forge ahead with its efforts to strip protections from deportation for Venezuelans in the U.S. The Friday filing asks the high court to block an appeals court decision that found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lacked the authority...
Former Transportation Secretary and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg criticized Republican redistricting efforts at a Thursday rally in Indiana, accusing the other party of “cheating” in their attempts to redraw congressional maps. “They want the outcome of the election to be decided before you even get to go vote,” Buttigieg said during the rally, which...
Federal prosecutors said Friday they will seek to imprison the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022 for at least 30 years and up to life. Prosecutors’ sentencing memo came as the defendant’s public defenders newly indicated their client now uses female pronouns and goes by Sophie Roske. “She has not asked...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday signed a slate of bills regarding climate and clean energy in an effort to “lower electricity costs, stabilize the petroleum market and slash air pollution.” The measures signed into law include legislation to increase climate credits on utility bills, expand regional power markets out West, add $18 billion...
Fewer Republican voters said the U.S. is headed in the right direction following the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, according to a survey released Friday. The new Associated Press (AP)-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that now over half of GOP voters, 51 percent, think the country is heading...
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk credited with energizing young voters for Trump's 2024 victory, as Republicans gained ground with 18-29 demographic nationwide.
A House hearing on D.C. crime spiraled into a shouting match as Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., blasted Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for calling the GOP's crime proposals "fascist."