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Progressive Democrat has ‘serious concerns’ about Biden’s ‘heavy-handed’ border policies

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said she has “serious concerns” about President Biden’s border policies during a House committee hearing on Thursday. “There is so much fear-mongering going on that it is difficult to know exactly where to start. But let me say this first, the Biden administration is enforcing immigration laws. In fact, the administration...

Security guard tackles protester at DeSantis event in Iowa

A security guard appeared to tackle a protester during a campaign event for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in Iowa Thursday night. A protester attempted to join DeSantis on stage at the Never Back Down PAC event in Ames, Iowa on Thursday night to display a sign reading, “DeSantis: Climate Criminal.” As he climbed on...

House Republican wanted Hunter Biden to testify when Democrats offered: ‘I would have raised my hand’ 

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said he would have requested to hear Hunter Biden speak had he been in the room at the time Democrats made the offer during a Wednesday hearing. The son of President Biden made a surprise appearance at a markup of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, prompting pushback from...

Women with depression during, after pregnancy face elevated suicide risk, separate studies show

Women who suffer from depression during or after a pregnancy are at an elevated risk for suicide, two recent studies found. The first study, published Tuesday in the JAMA Network Open journal, found that women with perinatal depression (PND) were three times as likely to have suicidal behavior. The study found that the risk was especially high...

Democratic lawmaker quotes ‘Real Housewives’ during Trump critique

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) quoted a line from the “Real Housewives” franchise in an effort to criticize former President Trump during a Wednesday House Oversight Committee hearing. “And what do we have as Democrats? We have receipts, proof, a timeline, screenshots. We have everything we need to prove conclusively that foreign governments are funneling money...

Jeffries says Pentagon leader shouldn’t resign after scandal

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said he thinks Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin should not resign following a scandal about the transparency behind his recent hospitalization. Austin underwent surgery for prostate cancer in a Dec. 22 hospital visit that was kept secret from the White House. On Jan. 1, he was taken to Walter Reed...

DeSantis offering tickets to the New Hampshire GOP debate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is offering his supporters tickets to the New Hampshire GOP debate scheduled for later this month. "As a special 'thank you,' I'm giving our supporters a chance to attend the New Hampshire GOP debate as my guest,” DeSantis wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Add your name, and you...

What to know about Yemeni rebel group, the Houthis

President Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. and U.K. conducted retaliatory strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen as tensions rise in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed rebel group has stepped up its strikes on ships, which is seen as revenge against Israel for its war against Hamas in Gaza. The strikes on ships have...

New Jersey city council lowers school board voting age to allow 16 and 17-year-old students to participate

Newark City Council unanimously passed a historic ordinance allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the city's upcoming school board election.

Texas seizes control of park, blocks Border Patrol from entering, as part of anti-illegal immigration efforts

Texas authorities have seized control of a park near the U.S.-Mexico border, in a move that could inflame tensions between the state and the federal government.

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