House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) affirmed he is standing behind Rep. Max Miller’s (R-OH) reelection campaign despite allegations of domestic violence and child abuse. When asked Monday if he supported Miller, Johnson said “yes,” and that Miller has been a “great member of Congress.” “He has some issues in his personal life he’s working through,” […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is one of the growing number of battleground Republican candidates who have decided against attending next week’s inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas before November’s elections. “She won’t be at the convention,” a source familiar with the situation told the Washington Examiner. “It’s long been her practice not to attend conventions […]
President Donald Trump reposted a claim Monday that there have been no documented cases of an unvaccinated Amish child being diagnosed with autism, adding to skepticism about public health officials’ claims regarding the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania. The president’s post on Truth Social consists of a graphic that contends there is not an “explicitly documented” […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) defended his private meeting with Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and top outside adviser of President Donald Trump. Jeffries, who received significant progressive backlash over the meeting, told reporters Monday that Kushner had requested the meeting and that the pair’s discussion largely focused on the affordability crisis and opportunities to […]
The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 states sued Amazon on Monday for allegedly misleading advertisers over the past seven years by imposing “hidden surcharges.” The complaint, filed in the Western District of Washington, where the online retailer’s main headquarters is based, alleges Amazon secretly inflated the prices that roughly 1.2 million […]
A federal judge ordered the man accused of targeting and shooting National Guard troops in downtown Washington, D.C., to be force-fed after he was rushed to the hospital in July after starving himself. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, over the weekend authorized “nonconsensual nutrition and medical treatment” for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, which allows medical staff to […]
A federal judge on Monday denied requests from the Trump administration and Republican-led states to lift a temporary block on key parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order intended to secure federal elections. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, left her 14-day temporary […]
President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants the Senate to prioritize confirming Dr. Heidi Overton, his nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, before the 2026 midterm elections, in which Republicans are defending a slim majority. Trump nominated Overton in late August during the congressional recess. The Senate is not scheduled to return […]
Vice President JD Vance on Monday denounced Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed as “very evil” for qualifying an initial statement condemning an attack on a synagogue, revealing a rabbi at the place of worship as a guest at his Detroit rally. Vance spoke to a crowd of attendees at the MAGA Inc.-hosted event […]
As President Donald Trump posts AI-generated videos of Kharg Island being obliterated, one of Iran’s highest-ranking leaders is appealing to their most powerful allies for assistance. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the second-highest official in the Islamic Republic, met Monday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. His […]
