The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing for July 15 and 16, setting the stage for what is expected to be one of the most politically charged Cabinet confirmation fights of President Donald Trump’s second term. Judiciary Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) confirmed the timeline Tuesday after meeting with Blanche, […]
Qatar solidified its role as the Trump administration’s preferred negotiator after playing a decisive role in bringing together the Memorandum of Understanding to end the U.S. war with Iran. Speaking alongside Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani at a summit on Tuesday, President Donald Trump heaped praise on the Qatari leader and his […]
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly pressed Vice President JD Vance on the growing split within the Republican Party over the Trump administration’s military operation in Iran. Kelly described the relationships within the party as a “civil war,” saying that, as a right-leaning independent, she would rather argue with Democrats than Republicans. She said Republicans who disagree […]
Authorities in Delaware are conducting a manhunt for an alleged shooter who opened fire at Wilmington Hospital on Tuesday. The gunman, believed to be a temporary employee, allegedly shot two co-workers at the hospital, ABC News reported. The condition of the two employees who were shot is unknown, and the scene is still active as […]
Filmmaker Sean Penn will be the first major Hollywood director to broach the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with Bradley Cooper reportedly in talks to lead the film. Penn’s yet-to-be-titled project follows the life of a police officer who finds himself swept into the chaos at the U.S. Capitol, according to Deadline. Yet the film’s […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said she does not regret her vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court despite his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, reaffirming a position that has become a flashpoint in her closely watched 2026 reelection campaign in Maine. The Maine Republican was asked Friday about her 2018 vote […]
The House and the Senate have reached an agreement to pass bipartisan legislation designed to boost housing supply and help with affordability. The various sides reached a final deal on Tuesday after months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats and the upper and lower chambers. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PURCHASES OF HOMES IN FOCUS AMID HOUSING BILL […]
A federal judge blocked Idaho on Tuesday from enforcing a new law that would have made it a crime to use public restrooms or changing facilities that do not align with one’s sex assigned at birth, ruling that key provisions of the measure were likely unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford issued a preliminary injunction […]
The Trump administration is asking a federal appeals court to block an order requiring it to restore historical exhibits and materials altered under an executive order ahead of America 250 and July 4. The Department of the Interior and the National Park Service filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st […]
The Justice Department moved Tuesday to join an ongoing federal lawsuit challenging an Evanston, Illinois, reparations program, arguing that the nation’s first municipal reparations initiative violates the Constitution by distributing benefits based on race and ancestry. In a filing submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the DOJ asked to […]
