House Democrats on Wednesday demanded Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin authorize an immediate independent investigation into two recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement-related deaths. Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) led nearly every member of the House Democratic Caucus in calling for an independent investigation […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening said Iran released a U.S. citizen it has held for nearly two years, a development that could signal positive movement in peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington. The president did not name the woman but said she had been “wrongfully detained” since December 2024, when he noted former President […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that veterans who have driven “heavy trucks” for the military will be automatically eligible for a commercial driver’s license, stating that they will replace illegal truck drivers being taken off the roads. The president revealed the development at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, where he mourned the death […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered a forceful message to President Donald Trump on Wednesday that the SAVE America Act “ain’t passing.” “Mr. President, the SAVE Act ain’t passing. It ain’t passing in the Senate, it ain’t passing the Democrats, and it ain’t passing in the courts,” Schumer said. The Senate minority leader’s comments […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) suggested Wednesday that interim Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham who was sworn in this week to fill her older brother’s seat, run in the South Carolina special GOP primary to become his permanent replacement. “’Why not her?’ would be my question, as it […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the media should deplatform President Donald Trump, expressing concern over a speech he is expected to deliver on election integrity. With Trump set to give the high-profile speech on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez urged the press to censor the address, believing it will contain lies and be at odds with democratic values. […]
Vice President JD Vance said people “lost their minds” over UFC fighter Josh Hokit calling former first lady Michelle Obama “a man” at the White House fight last month, arguing the reaction was “totally disproportionate.” The comment was brought up when Joe Rogan asked Vance on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, if Hokit’s comment […]
The Department of Justice has dropped the remaining charges against Dominic Pezzola, the Proud Boys member convicted in 2023 who helped ignite the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol. Pezzola smashed a Senate-wing window with a stolen police riot shield, creating the first entry point for hundreds of rioters, later celebrating the breach in […]
Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration botched how it released the Epstein files, conceding what was widely viewed as a public relations disaster for the White House. Vance waded into the Jeffrey Epstein case during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast released Wednesday, referencing then-Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the release […]
Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) amendment to cut off U.S. aid to Israel in an annual appropriations bill failed on the House floor. The amendment failed 314-104, with 215 Republicans and 98 Democrats voting in opposition. In total, 103 Democrats backed cutting aid alongside Massie, the sole Republican yes vote. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA), who caucuses […]
