House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Democrats need to pursue judicial reform after the Supreme Court handed Republicans a victory by repealing a section of the Voting Rights Act permitting redistricting by race. Jeffries criticized the decision, saying on MS Now Saturday, it threw the “American South back into the Jim Crow era” and […]
Sen. John Cornyn’s repost of a tweet from the ‘Republicans against Trump’ account sparked backlash from the MAGA, with some labeling him a “fake Republican.” CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Margaret Brennan made an X post on the Pentagon’s classified briefing on the impact of the Iran conflict on U.S. weapons systems, prompting a response […]
The Department of Justice on Monday announced criminal charges against more than 25 people in a nationwide crackdown targeting Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, saying the operation resulted in the seizure of more than 80 firearms and 40 pounds of narcotics across multiple states. Federal prosecutors said the defendants, many of whom they said are […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt’s campaign strategy is to be the “ultimate outsider,” noting that similar candidates stepping into politics without prior experience were successful utilizing this approach. “I never thought I would say this, but we might have a Republican or at least a right-leaning mayor of […]
The House oversight committee has a busy summer packed with interviews for its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including former Attorney General Pam Bondi and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The committee will conduct seven interviews over the next few months as part of its Epstein inquiry. Democrats have been aiming to hold Bondi […]
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones filed a long-shot emergency petition to the Supreme Court on Monday, urging it to reinstate the voter-approved Democratic gerrymander of the state’s congressional map, which the Virginia Supreme Court struck down last week. The petition, filed on behalf of Jones and other Democratic leaders in Virginia, argued that the Virginia […]
Delcy Rodriguez said Venezuela would “never” become part of the United States after President Donald Trump floated the idea of making the country the 51st state. Trump reportedly said he was “seriously considering” turning Venezuela into the 51st U.S. state during a phone call with Fox News anchor John Roberts, citing the country’s massive oil […]
Finnish President Alexander Stubb, one of the most bellicose leaders in the European Union, said Monday that it was time for Europe to start direct talks with Russia. Stubb was an early advocate of Finland’s accession into NATO and has used his good relationship with President Donald Trump to communicate the hawkish position vis-à-vis the […]
The Supreme Court on Monday took action to temporarily preserve online mifepristone abortion pill sales nationwide as a lawsuit between Louisiana and the Food and Drug Administration continues to work its way through the courts. Monday was the official deadline for Supreme Court justices to strike down the emergency ruling from the U.S. Court of […]
A government-funded community peacekeeping organization championed by Minnesota Democrats as an alternative to traditional policing is accused of diverting over $6.5 million in charitable assets toward luxury cars, trips to Las Vegas, and child support payments as part of a self-dealing scheme. We Push for Peace, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit corporation formed ostensibly to combat crime […]
