Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) let loose a hearty chuckle and admitted that he’s not that “popular” in the Senate Democratic caucus, even though he flipped the Senate seat in Pennsylvania long held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R), allowing Senate Democrats to have majority in 2023 and 2024. Asked by Fox News anchor Sandra Smith,...
The federal government is expecting to issue the first refunds of President Trump’s invalidated tariffs on or about May 11, according to new court documents. U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton, who oversees the process, revealed the timeline following a closed hearing on Wednesday. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been working for weeks to refund $166 billion in Trump’s tariffs,...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is falling slightly behind his GOP challengers ahead of Louisiana’s Republican primary, according to a new poll. The incumbent senator is currently in third place among likely Republican primary voters in the state, according to an Emerson College poll released on Thursday. Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming (R) received 28 percent...
In today’s issue: The Supreme Court’s ruling further curtailing the Voting Rights Act (VRA) could spell trouble for Democrats’ congressional representation in the South. The court’s 6-3 decision Wednesday only directly strikes down the current congressional map for Louisiana, which had sued to protest the second Black-majority congressional district the state had been required to...
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) last week became the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die in office, continuing an upward trend in the number of member deaths seen in recent years. Scott’s death puts the current two-year session — which began January 2025 and ends January 2027 — on track to surpass recent congressional...
Kevin Morris is being ordered to pay $50,000 to Marco Polo's Garrett Ziegler after his lawsuit accusing Ziegler of impersonation failed in California court.