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Trump tests Senate GOP leaders on election fraud claims

Former President Trump's refusal to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election is putting GOP lawmakers in a tough spot, especially Senate GOP Whip John Thune (S.D.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who are running to become next Senate GOP leader and have pledged to work closely with Trump. Both senators, allies of...

Biden faces key test over Israel’s military actions in Gaza

President Biden is facing a key test this week in delivering a report to Congress on Israel’s conduct in Gaza, which has the potential to cut off U.S. assistance to Israel. The report is mandated by National Security Memorandum 20 (NSM 20), which Biden issued in February, and is due by May 8. It requires...

Bottom Line: Planet Fitness lobbies up amid culture war controversy

Health Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck registered to lobby for Planet Fitness on policies and regulations related to health and wellness, data privacy, contracts, fees and subscriptions. One of the lobbyists on the account is Andrew ​Usyk, who previously worked on Capitol Hill as a staffer to Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Over...

Trump baffles allies with endorsement of long-shot Utah candidate

Former President Trump’s allies fear the former president has given a boost to the moderate wing of the GOP in Utah by backing a long-shot conservative candidate in the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). Trump endorsed Trent Staggs shortly before the Utah GOP convention last month. Voters will formally choose their nominee...

Trump looks to cut off oxygen to RFK Jr.

Former President Trump is taking concrete steps to deprive Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of oxygen as they compete for a portion of the same voters. Trump is going to the Libertarian Party national convention this month and criticized Kennedy, who is running as an independent but who has ties to the party, as “not a...

White House announces new steps to counter antisemitism, including on college campuses

The White House on Tuesday announced a handful of additional actions intended to curb antisemitism on college campuses and elsewhere amid a rise in discrimination toward Jewish people following the terrorist attacks in Israel last October. The Biden administration rolled out the new measures to coincide with Holocaust Remembrance Day. President Biden will mark the...

‘Squad’ member caught at fundraiser hosted by Islamic leader who praised Hamas attack on Israel

New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a member of the far-left "Squad," was caught attending a fundraiser co-hosted by an Islamic leader who said he was "happy" about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

Biden takes role as bystander on border and campus protests, surrenders the bully pulpit

After taking a passive role and being reluctant to communicate on issues like rampant antisemitism on college campuses and immigration, President Biden's popularity appears to be waning.

We can’t rely on China to stop the fentanyl crisis

“China,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Beijing last month, “is providing information to international law enforcement that can be used to track and intercept illicit drugs and their precursors, and our two governments recently agreed to share best practices on closing loopholes in our financial systems that the drug traffickers and other criminal […]

Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge against proposed National Guard move to Space Force

A bipartisan group of House members and senators are calling on the Congressional Armed Services Committees to reject the Biden administration’s proposal to incorporate Air National Guard Service members into the Space Force, calling it “deeply flawed.” In a letter dated May 6 to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed...

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