A handful of House Republicans sounded the death knell on legislation to establish a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on Thursday over concerns that the content of the museum would perpetuate “identity politics” and take up more of the National Mall’s limited space. The bill, led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), failed 204-216, with no […]
House Republicans pulled a vote Thursday, through a procedural loophole, that could have reined in President Donald Trump‘s war powers in Iran ahead of Congress‘s Memorial Day recess. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, accused GOP leadership of delaying the vote because it was assured passage. GOLDEN SAVES TRUMP’S […]
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ), who has been absent from the House since March due to an undisclosed illness, said on Thursday he expects a “full recovery” as he prepares to run for reelection this year. “My doctors are confident that I’m on the road to a full recovery,” he told the New Jersey Globe […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed he plans to speak directly with Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te, marking a departure from decades of U.S. precedent. Such talks promise to antagonize China, where Trump recently traveled to meet with President Xi Jinping and discuss Taiwan. Beijing has long sought to assert communist control over the strategically placed […]
Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) delayed the execution of Tony Carruthers by one year after the inmate experienced a “botched” execution on Thursday. Executioners failed to find a vein to insert the mandatory backup IV line per Tennessee‘s lethal injection protocol. Carruthers had been convicted of a triple murder in Memphis in 1994, though advocates had […]
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ended his independent campaign for Michigan governor on Thursday ahead of the Aug. 4 primary. After entering the race in December 2024, Duggan pitched himself as a viable alternative to candidates from the two major parties. But a lot has changed since then, particularly on the international stage. The former […]
Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) faced intense backlash from Colorado Democrats on Wednesday for granting clemency to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted on charges of election interference in the 2020 election. The Colorado Democratic Party approved a measure to censure Polis after the governor made Peters, who was serving out a nine-year […]
A White House meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss a $70 billion party-line immigration bill was canceled on Thursday amid uproar from Republicans over the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund and money for White House security upgrades. The meeting was scrapped after the Senate postponed a vote on the party-line bill until after its Memorial Day […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) refused rival Ken Paxton‘s offer to cease running negative ads, with an ominous message attached. On Thursday, Paxton extended an olive branch to Cornyn after the two spent over a year waging a bitter primary campaign against one another. After securing President Donald Trump‘s endorsement, Paxton sought to end the race […]
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) are set to introduce a bill to kill President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, after blowback on Capitol Hill. The bill comes as congressional Democrats and Republicans have criticized the fund’s broad eligibility criteria. Specifically, lawmakers are concerned that payouts could go to individuals who were […]
