Trade associations representing various industries issued a letter Tuesday expressing "serious concerns" about a proposed merger between major rail companies Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. “We write to express our serious concerns and reservations about the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern,” said the letter, which came from trade associations representing manufacturing, chemical,...
The White House is using the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a basis to go after left-wing groups and threaten crackdowns on certain types of rhetoric, drawing skepticism from even some on the right. Vice President Vance on Monday urged the public to report anyone they saw celebrating Kirk’s murder, comments that appeared...
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday released additional documents it received from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, including information from three former attorneys general. The committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) unveiled the full transcript of former Attorney General William Barr’s deposition last month, as well as letters from former Attorneys General...
GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) on Monday urged Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to deploy soldiers from the state’s National Guard to Cleveland in an effort to crack down on crime. Miller cited President Trump’s deployment of several National Guard members in Washington, D.C., from surrounding states as proof that boots on the ground helps to...
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected of assassinating Charlie Kirk, allegedly said he “had enough of” the conservative activist’s “hatred” in a text chain with his roommate in Utah, according to charging documents unveiled Tuesday. Authorities spoke with Robinson’s roommate, who is transgender and romantically linked to the 22-year-old Utah resident accused of shooting and killing...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) traded shots at each other Tuesday over who would be to blame for a government shutdown, something that both leaders indicated is becoming more likely with each passing day. “I’m sure you’re all asking the question, are we or are we not...
Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said Monday that he was “absolutely” worried that President Trump will "unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party.” “The question then becomes the president's deputy chief of staff came out today, and called the Democratic Party an ‘extremist organization,’ after the president said that he was going to take action...
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says his fellow Democrats have gone too far in demonizing their political opponents and called on both sides to come together in the wake of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Absolutely,” Durbin said on “CNN News Central,” when asked whether he thinks Democrats — and not...
Governor JB Pritzker faces criticism after denying he called Republicans 'Nazis' while conservatives cite his previous speeches linking GOP to Nazi Germany.