The House on Thursday rejected a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in “inherent contempt” of Congress and fine him $10,000 per day that he does not turn over audio tapes from President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) had spearheaded the effort, forcing a vote on the...
Ten House Republicans joined most Democrats on Thursday in sinking GOP-led legislation to fund the legislative branch for fiscal year 2025, throwing an embarrassing wrench in GOP leadership's ambitious plan to pass all 12 annual funding bills by the August recess. The bill failed 205-213. Three Democrats voted in favor of it. It is the...
Multiple civil rights groups are asking the Departments of Justice and Education to investigate the police response to the campus protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war this academic year. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the National Urban League and numerous Arab and Jewish groups are demanding civil rights investigations into multiple schools that saw demonstrations, including...
The Democrat who defeated President Biden in the American Samoa Democratic caucuses this year has joined the chorus of Democrats calling on the president to step aside in the presidential race. Jason Palmer said in a phone interview with Semafor this week that one of his priorities is planning a trip to Wilmington, Del., to...
The solution — and indeed a great opportunity for the Democrats — I believe, is a truly open, transparent, “blitz primary” which would lead to a truly open convention.
Four in 10 cancer cases and about half of cancer deaths among U.S. adults 30 years old and older in 2019 were linked to "modifiable" risk factors like smoking, drinking, poor diet and not getting vaccinated, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society. Lead author of the study Farhad Islami, senior scientific...
Former President Trump on Wednesday said he wants to debate former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), saying she wouldn't last five minutes with him. “Crazy Nancy Pelosi is a Cognitive mess. She has now turned against Crooked [President Biden.] She’s saying he doesn’t have what it takes,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social....
As Democratic Party calls increase for President Biden to end his 2024 re-election campaign, consultants who work with top party donors say there’s been a major slowdown in the president's fundraising.
Republican lawmakers want the Biden administration to take more action to tackle countries who refuse to take back their illegal immigrants, including China.
The House voted Wednesday on a resolution to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland over tapes of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.