The Marine Corps on Tuesday renounced a former Marine who is running to represent Florida’s 5th Congressional District after the write-in candidate posted a lengthy video to social media claiming President Donald Trump is the “Antichrist” and calling for his assassination. William Upham is running for Congress in Florida on a campaign centered on his […]
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has joined his Illinois colleague Sen. Tammy Duckworth‘s (D-IL) opposition to Nirav Shah seeking the Senate candidacy in Maine, with both lawmakers citing the hopeful’s role in a deadly 2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that occurred while he was at the helm of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Duckworth voiced opposition to Shah […]
Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made their case to a pair of panels in the House and Senate for increased security funding for the Supreme Court, but they also fielded other questions about their work during their rare jaunt to Congress. The Supreme Court’s security, emergency docket, code of ethics, and leaks were […]
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced charges against a Louisiana man who allegedly killed a U.S. marshal on Monday during a standoff in the man’s bedroom. Clarence Frazier Jr., 48, was charged with the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Hanson after Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and U.S. marshals attempted to execute a warrant at […]
The House passed legislation Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent, a measure that could end the yearly time change of “springing forward” and “falling back.” Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced the Sunshine Protection Act every Congress since 2018 before it passed the House by a margin of 308-117 on Tuesday, with 95 Democrats […]
EXCLUSIVE — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out running to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday. “There’s going to be a primary in South Carolina, and I will not be in it,” Bessent said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. Pressed if there’s any chance of entering the race, Bessent responded, […]
Despite the lopsided losses suffered by Iran in its war with the United States and Israel, Iran was able to hold its own through economic damage inflicted through its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But this strategy has a short shelf life. When Iran implemented its blockade of the strait in March, the seaborne […]
The four Democrats looking to replace former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner will hit the debate stage Thursday night, offering voters and party delegates their first opportunity to see much of the field together before a new challenger is picked to take on incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former […]
Senate Democrats voted down a sweeping defense bill in protest of the war in Iran on Tuesday, dealing a setback to Republicans on what is ordinarily a bipartisan piece of legislation. In a 50-46 vote, Republicans attempted to begin debate on the National Defense Authorization Act but were blocked by Democrats who called the bill […]
Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) on Tuesday offered a chilly response to several of his South Carolina colleagues who swiftly expressed interest in replacing Sen. Lindsey Graham after the longtime senator’s sudden death. Timmons reflected on Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Ralph Norman (R-SC) suggesting they could throw their hat in the ring to fill Graham’s […]
