The Senate-passed bipartisan housing legislation faces an uphill path to passage in the House of Representatives, where Republicans in the majority are fearful of being forced into a bad deal. The Senate voted 89-10 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would lessen some government regulations on housing and incentivize state and local governments to ease […]
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) will face the political fight of his career in the Texas attorney general primary runoff, but his rabble-rouser tendencies in Washington could hamper his chances to eke out a victory. Roy will face Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-TX) in the May 26 runoff to be the Republican nominee that will most likely […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 10 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day […]
The FBI’s investigation into former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent is sparking concern inside Trumpworld that a potential prosecution could elevate an internal critic of the administration’s Iran war and expose fractures the White House has tried to keep contained. Kent, a combat veteran who ran two losing congressional campaigns before joining the Trump administration, resigned […]
As antisemitic violence surges across the United States, from attempted synagogue attacks to killings in major cities, a growing number of Jewish Americans say they feel politically homeless, caught between parties they no longer trust to protect them. That sense of unease has been sharpened by a string of violent incidents, including last week’s attempted […]
A power struggle between President Donald Trump’s Justice Department and the federal judiciary that has built up for months hit a fever pitch in courtrooms across the country last week. What began as a dispute over a handful of interim prosecutors is now feeding into a broader separation-of-powers clash that seems destined for Supreme Court […]
Fairfax County, a sanctuary jurisdiction in northern Virginia, disregarded a federal detention request filed in 2023 against the illegal immigrant now accused of stabbing an innocent woman to death, Immigration and Customs Enforcement told the Washington Examiner this week. The revelation marks a new development in the dispute between ICE and Fairfax County, which have […]
Virginia’s Democratic legislature recently passed legislation that, if signed into law, will be a major boon for one of the state party’s largest financial supporters. The gambling machine company Pace-O-Matic and its executives have given over $1.7 million to Virginia Democrats since 2023, including large sums during the recent 2025 elections, when Democrats retook control […]
Saudi Arabia has declared five Iranian diplomats persona non grata, saying they must leave the kingdom in the next 24 hours. The diplomats are the Iranian Embassy’s military attache, the assistant military attache, and three other staff members, according to a statement from the Saudi Foreign Ministry. The Saudi government pointed to Iran’s “continued attacks” […]
President Donald Trump has given Iran two days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face more strikes, this time targeting their power plants. “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various […]
