In a decisive step to prioritize safety and compliance with federal law, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced on June 7 the relocation of its Los Angeles regional office due to the city’s refusal to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Coupled with the House passage of H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is ready to proceed with a make-or-break vote on the 940-page GOP megabill to find out for sure where Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) stands on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a person familiar with internal GOP deliberations. The source said the vote could happen “pretty...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) late Monday said Republicans were “slowing things down” in the upper chamber as they worked to garner enough votes to pass the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act.” “They're slowing things down because right now they're one big mess,” Schumer told MSNBC’s “The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell." “They've made...
The Florida Republican Party is selling merchandise touting the Florida migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz" ahead of President Trump’s visit to the site on Tuesday. The state party is selling men’s and women’s t-shirts retailing for $30, as well as baseball hats going for $27 and beverage coolers going for $15. Trump is...
Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) launched another campaign for Senate on Tuesday as Democrats feel increasingly optimistic about their chances in the Lone Star State in 2026. “I’m announcing my candidacy for the United States Senate to lower costs and stop corrupt politicians like John Cornyn and Ken Paxton from rigging the economy against hard...
President Trump suggested the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — the commission once spearheaded by Elon Musk — could take a “good, hard, look” at the tech billionaire’s companies and the extent to which they’ve benefited from environmental tax credits. Trump issued the warning early Tuesday, after his longtime ally-turned-foe took to social media to...
Vice President Vance arrived at the Capitol early Tuesday as Senate Republican leaders had still not locked down the 50 votes needed to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after more than 21 hours of voting. The deadlock in the Senate GOP conference is raising serious questions about whether Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)...