House Republicans are at odds over how to prevent a government shutdown that would begin in a little more than a week, raising questions over whether the conference will be able to rally behind its new Speaker on an issue that has long divided it. Lawmakers emerging from a House GOP conference meeting on Tuesday...
The campaign for GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is reportedly focused on denying former President Trump a “big win” in Iowa after the Florida governor secured the endorsement of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). The Associated Press reported that DeSantis’s senior advisers outlined a path to secure DeSantis the GOP nomination in a memo sent to his...
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) warned Senate GOP leaders Tuesday not to circumvent Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) holds on Pentagon appointees, warning it would be a “mistake” for them to support a Democratic resolution to change Senate procedure. The Democrats are offering a standing order resolution that would allow them to get around Tuberville’s holds, which the...
Steve Martin is mocking the banning of one of his books in a Florida county public school system, saying it’ll help boost sales. “So proud to have my book ‘Shopgirl’ banned in Collier County, Florida!” the “Only Murders in the Building” comedian wrote on Instagram on Monday. “Now people who want to read it will have to...
Jeff Zucker, the former president of CNN who is now CEO of RedBird IMI, a joint venture investment vehicle, said he would consider a purchase of the network if it were to come up for sale. "We're certainly not looking at it, it's not for sale, what we've always said is any asset of that...
A majority of Supreme Court justices leaned toward upholding a federal law criminalizing gun possession for people under domestic violence restraining orders during oral arguments Tuesday. The case follows several landmark Supreme Court decisions that expanded gun rights over the past 15 years, with the dispute marking the justices’ first plenary Second Amendment case since...
The Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act could include a House-authored provision that prohibits government contracts with “adversarial biotech companies."
Biotech entrepreneur and 2024 hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy released his "No to Neocons" pledge he will require appointees to sign if he's elected president.