House Republicans are canceling votes next week and starting their August recess early as the party struggles to pass its remaining annual government funding bills. GOP leadership confirmed the schedule change on Wednesday, a day before the last votes of the month are now expected. The House is scheduled to return in early September. Leaders...
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday provided new details on the drone and explosive devices recovered from the gunman who tried to kill former President Trump, noting that the shooter flew a drone over the Butler, Pa. fairgrounds about two hours before Trump spoke at the rally location. Wray, who spoke before the Republican-led House...
The growing undocumented immigrant population in the U.S. will lower the deficit by nearly a trillion dollars over the next decade, according to a study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO’s projections are based on the net sum of economic activity generated, taxes paid and benefits allotted to the immigrant groups included in the study....
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) hit back at former President Trump on Tuesday after Trump took issue with his recent appearance on Fox News. Trump criticized Fox News for having the governor on Tuesday, saying on his Truth Social website that the network is making him “fight battles that I shouldn’t have to fight!” “Take...
President Biden’s approval rating as president hit a new low this month, according to a Gallup survey taken just before Biden announced he would withdraw from the 2024 race. The poll, published Tuesday, found 36 percent of Americans said that they “approve” of Biden's “handling” of his role as president, compared to 58 percent who...
Pennsylvania senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) released an advertisement criticizing Vice President Harris using footage from her 2019 presidential campaign after his opponent, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), endorsed her run for office. “Bob Casey just endorsed the most liberal nominee in U.S. history,” McCormick posted with the video on social media platform X. The video...
The House Freedom Caucus urged House leadership to keep Homeland Security Committee ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) off the forthcoming task force to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Trump due to a bill he introduced that would have threatened Trump's Secret Service protection. In the official position released Wednesday, the hard-line conservative group...
Republicans are blasting Vice President Kamala Harris for declining to preside over Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's joint address to Congress on Wednesday.