President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, will face a high-stakes confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, as Republicans confront a narrow margin and lingering questions about his independence from the White House. Blanche, who has been serving as acting attorney general after Pam Bondi was ousted in April, will […]
The trio of candidates vying to replace Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) has, at least so far, not sought their endorsements, the outgoing senators told the Washington Examiner. The moves, or lack thereof, from the possible successors offer windows into GOP campaign strategies and lingering party tensions after contentious […]
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is a federal agency with a nondescript, perhaps even boring, name, but officials are pitching themselves to the American people as the “coolest and best government agency that you’ve never heard of.” Founded by President Donald Trump during his first administration, the DFC was established to “combat and serve […]
A Cuban government-linked group has a “National Rapid Response Plan” in place for protesters to fill American streets if the U.S. military attacks the communist regime. The National Network on Cuba gave strategies for “coordinated nationwide actions within 24 hours” of such an event in a document sent to supporters and obtained by the Washington […]
One person died, two others remained missing, and 16 people were rescued Tuesday after a three-deck pontoon boat sank near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation involving divers, helicopters, and multiple emergency agencies. San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen said crews responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. to reports of a […]
The Democratic Socialists of America launched a new platform on Tuesday night, part of which calls to “replace” the presidency and Supreme Court with “an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.” “Whenever people are like, ‘Oh my God, they want to get rid of the president,’ I was like, ‘Well, I don’t […]
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 […]
