The “one big, beautiful bill” may not be so singular, after all. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is teasing follow-up legislation to the megabill of President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities that Republicans can push though using the same special budget reconciliation process that requires only GOP votes. That tool can be used once per...
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said in a recent party meeting that Vice Chair David Hogg has “essentially destroyed” his chances of leading the DNC successfully, according to leaked audio obtained by Politico. Martin seemed to get choked up as he addressed Hogg, who rose to national prominence as a gun control activist...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump in a post on the social platform X on Sunday amid tension between the governor and the Trump administration over protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In response to a Sunday post on X from Hegseth featuring a screenshot of another...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian officials understand Russian leader Vladimir Putin “much better” than President Trump, who has repeatedly said Putin wants peace, even as he rejects U.S. proposals for a ceasefire. “With all due respect to President Trump, I think it's just his personal opinion,” Zelensky told Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week”...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that deploying the Marine Corps to Los Angeles to suppress protests, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has suggested, would not be "heavy-handed." “Secretary Hegseth said that active-duty Marines there at Camp Pendleton, there by San Diego, are on high alert and could be mobilized. Could we really see...
Border czar Tom Homan on Sunday warned California officials could face arrest and prosecution if they "cross the line" following President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to quell ongoing immigration protests. Trump ordered at least 2,000 National Guard members to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after two days of...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who represents a southern border district, praised President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and said he thinks activity in Los Angeles is just “the tip of the iceberg” as the Trump administration ramps up deportations. In an interview Sunday on CBS News's "Face the Nation," Gonzales called the protests in...
Dem. Rep. Norma Torres was widely mocked by conservatives after she told ICE agents to "get the f---" out of California as protests and riots erupted in Los Angeles.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Trump was forced to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles because Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to stop the violent protests.