A federal law enforcement officer shot an illegal Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. DHS said the officer on Wednesday night was “conducting a targeted traffic stop” when the shooting victim fled the scene, then “began to resist and violently assault the officer” while two other […]
House Republicans reopened the partisan battle over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack on Wednesday, launching a new subcommittee aimed at reexamining security failures and federal law enforcement decisions that Democrats argue were already settled. The Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6 held its first hearing, marking the GOP’s effort to […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blasted President Donald Trump‘s ambitions to seize Greenland as “ill-advised threats” that would be “an unprecedented act of strategic self-harm.” As Trump continues to discuss his hopes of obtaining Greenland from NATO ally Denmark, McConnell ripped the idea in his Senate floor speech on Wednesday. McConnell warned that “close ties with […]
President Donald Trump’s promise to “help” Iranian protesters significantly raises the stakes on United States involvement in the Middle East. Should Trump fail to strike Iranian targets, experts suggest he could undermine the “peace through strength” foreign policy he’s cultivated over the past year, including last summer’s targeted strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and this month’s operation to capture […]
Vice President JD Vance helped spare President Donald Trump another embarrassing defeat on the Senate floor Wednesday, casting a tiebreaking vote to kill a resolution reining in his ability to conduct military operations in Venezuela. The Senate voted 51-50 to table the measure, reflecting the White House’s continued but wavering sway over a Republican Congress. […]
A federal court ruled Wednesday that California may proceed with a new congressional map designed to favor Democrats in the midterm elections. The 2-1 decision from a panel of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California allows the state to implement a map that Democratic leadership argues is a necessary countermeasure to […]
Congress is one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown after the House passed two funding bills on Wednesday, but Democrats’ issues with the Department of Homeland Security funding bill and time constraints in the Senate still put Washington in danger of seeing a lapse in funding. The House voted 341 to 79 to pass […]
The six Democratic lawmakers who made a video urging U.S. military members to refuse illegal orders have each been contacted by the Department of Justice, according to Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO). Crow appeared in the November video alongside five fellow veteran lawmakers: Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Reps. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), […]
EL PASO, Texas — The Border Patrol’s union has endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) for a fourth term as leader of the nation’s second-most populated state. National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez announced on Wednesday that the union’s 16,000 rank-and-file federal agents will put their full support behind Abbott as he pursues another four-year term […]
Former Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s widow has endorsed former California Assembly leader James Gallagher to fill her husband’s House seat. The former representative died last week, leaving his Northern California House seat vacant. “In the midst of our sadness and navigation of such a profound loss, I find myself very concerned about who may replace Doug […]
