Despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) support, House Democrats are undecided on whether to back legislation to end a partial government shutdown. The Washington Examiner confirmed that former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) urged their colleagues to vote for the funding bill, signifying that older Democrats in the caucus are taking a […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) bashed Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, over her vow to arrest anyone who entered Washington, D.C., with a firearm. In an appearance on Fox News, Pirro voiced a tough stance on gun possession amid a wider discussion on homicide and gun violence in the district. Massie […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in the House Oversight Committee‘s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ahead of the House moving forward with contempt proceedings, a spokesperson said. The reversal from the Clintons comes after Chairman James Comer (R-KY) rejected an earlier offer from the couple to testify under limitations, as […]
Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) was sworn in Monday to represent the voters of Texas’s 18th Congressional District, bringing Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) already razor-thin margin even narrower. Menefee won a runoff against Amanda Edwards on Saturday to succeed the late Rep. Sylvester Turner for the Houston-based seat. Turner died in March 2025, and the seat […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) rejected former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s offer to testify on the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ahead of the House moving forward with contempt proceedings. The offer was made as the House is set to vote on the resolution to […]
Ed Martin, the Trump administration’s pardon attorney at the Justice Department, will remain in that role for now despite no longer serving as the chief of the department’s Weaponization Working Group. Since President Donald Trump‘s return to the Oval Office last year, Martin has been leading the administration’s effort to restore balance to the DOJ following […]
Former Texas Democratic Rep. Colin Allred weighed in on the Texas Senate race he withdrew from with an endorsement for Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). Allred announced his endorsement for Crockett in a video posted to X in which he blasted Texas state Rep. James Talarico for allegedly calling him a “mediocre black man.” “I understand […]
An incumbent president’s party usually loses seats in the House and Senate during midterm elections, but President Donald Trump is sitting on a $375 million political war chest that Republicans believe could blunt — or even upend— that pattern if he spends it aggressively. Trump’s fundraising committees and allied PACs have stockpiled the massive sum […]
The European Union’s top diplomat poured cold water on hopes of a single European army on Monday, warning that the possibility would be “dangerous.” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke against the possibility at a security conference in Norway, arguing that the proposal wasn’t practical. “Those who say that we need a European army, […]
President Donald Trump is calling on the House to pass the government funding deal without any changes, a blow to conservatives who were pushing to attach legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote. In a post to Truth Social, Trump said he will work with Democrats and Republicans in “good faith” to “address the issues […]
