Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin (Ill.) is demanding that the Justice Department turn over all recordings, transcripts and notes from its interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, the partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Durbin is raising the alarm over Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s...
A House Democratic super PAC is looking to raise tens of millions of dollars to challenge Texas Republicans next year as the GOP looks to redraw congressional maps in the state in a bid to offset losses in the 2026 midterms. House Majority PAC announced on Monday that it’s creating a Lone Star Fund that...
The Trump administration released a memo Monday that aims to protect religious expression among federal workers, outlining that employees can attempt to persuade co-workers about why their religious beliefs are “correct.” The memo outlined conduct that should not result in disciplinary or corrective action, including displaying in the office bibles, religious artwork, jewelry, posters displaying...
President Trump on Monday signaled a break with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where Trump acknowledged there was “real starvation” happening. Trump told reporters during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he did “not particularly” agree with Netanyahu’s claim that there was no starvation happening...
Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to overturn her sex trafficking conviction as her attorney simultaneously made overtures to President Trump. “We are appealing not only to the Supreme Court but to the President himself to recognize how profoundly unjust it is to scapegoat Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s...
Paul Dans, a principal author of the Heritage Foundation-led Project 2025, is challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his seat in the U.S. Senate, according to The Associated Press. Dans told the news service that "more work" is required beyond the slashing of federal programs and workers outlined in Project 2025. “What we’ve done with...
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, in two Fox News interviews over the weekend, said a decision coming in the "next couple of days" on whether to run for South Carolina governor.
The Trump administration reopens Santa Ynez Unit with 190 million barrels of recoverable oil after 2015 spill, facing resistance from Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Salud Carbajal, citing climate concerns.