Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said former first lady Michelle Obama is “absolutely correct” that the United States is “not ready” for a female president, but argued the country is getting closer to achieving this. Obama made her assessment last month in tamping down speculation she could seek the White House in 2028, pointing to the […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza will begin “very shortly,” as Hamas is still searching for the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian-controlled territory. Hamas’s return of the remains of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old police officer killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and taken to […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed she was denied an extra security detail despite reporting over 700 death threats over the course of four years. U.S. Capitol Police received 773 reports of death threats from Greene’s office since she joined Congress in 2021. According to Greene, “all of the death threats came from the ‘left’ […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ripped Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for “gaslighting the American people” about allegations of widespread fraud from the Minnesota Somali community. After reports surfaced of a widespread fraud scheme in Minnesota allegedly largely orchestrated by Somali asylum-seekers, President Donald Trump terminated temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota. Bessent followed Trump’s announcement […]
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) described himself as “probably the most bipartisan individual” in response to President Donald Trump’s questioning his “loyalty” for remaining a Democrat after the president pardoned him. Cuellar drew Trump’s ire on Sunday when he announced he would seek reelection as a Democrat, days after he and his wife received a presidential […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) called President Donald Trump’s comments on the American Somali community “completely disgusting” on Sunday. During a Cabinet meeting last week, Trump railed against Somalis, saying he doesn’t “want them in our country.” His tirade came after reports of fraud within the Minnesota Somali community led Trump to terminate temporary protected status […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said the Trump administration committed a “war crime” over the report of its “double tap” order to kill survivors of an alleged drug-carrying vessel. War Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon are the target of scrutiny over the strikes on boats suspected to be carrying narcotics from Venezuela, with a recent […]
President Donald Trump railed against Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) for running for reelection as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him. Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife on Wednesday after the couple was indicted on corruption charges under former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice. The Texas border district congressman was indicted in May 2024 on charges of […]
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) refused to answer whether he would vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of war when asked Sunday. CNN anchor Dana Bash posed the question to the freshman Utah senator on State of the Union. Bash’s question comes on the heels of a Senate briefing regarding a follow-up strike that targeted […]
Following a successful phone call between the U.S. peace delegation and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, Russia launched another aerial attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say. Zelensky confirmed the Russian attack on X on Sunday, saying it was the latest series of strikes in a week that saw over 1,600 attack drones hit the nation. Zelensky’s […]
