U.S. protocols for admitting foreigners face growing scrutiny following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, allegedly by an Afghan national, last week. The question the Trump administration has been asked and declined to answer in the aftermath of the Nov. 26 attack is how alleged gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal was able to obtain […]
Congresswoman and New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) blasted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republicans for Democrats seeking to block an amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act that Stefanik advocated. Her provision would require notifying Congress if the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigates candidates running for president and other federal offices. […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced on Monday that Florida will be the latest state to undergo redistricting efforts. DeSantis revealed his intention to call a special legislative session on redistricting in his state in the spring, between March and May, reported The Floridian. DeSantis said he was awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court before […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is claiming that President Donald Trump’s impending repeal of deportation protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota, following reporting about state welfare funds being used to sponsor Islamic terrorism, is part of an “Israel First” conspiracy against Muslims in America. CAIR’s strategy of spinning an anti-Israel narrative about the Somali fraudsters […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the Treasury will launch an investigation into allegations of a Minnesota fraud scheme purportedly mishandled under Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). “At my direction, @USTreasury is investigating allegations that under the feckless mismanagement of the Biden Administration and Governor Tim Walz, hardworking Minnesotans’ tax dollars may have been diverted […]
House Democrats opened an investigation Monday into FBI Director Kash Patel’s use of a government jet, accusing him of repeatedly taking the aircraft on personal trips during the government shutdown and demanding that he reimburse taxpayers and turn over detailed travel records. In a letter to Patel, House Judiciary Committee ranking Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) […]
A federal appeals court sided with a group of pregnancy centers that sued New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) over her attempts to regulate claims about abortion pill reversal, allowing the groups to continue to promote the treatment. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower […]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) stepped up his war of words against War Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him a “12-year-old playing army,” during a press conference on Monday. Kelly has come under scrutiny from the Trump administration in recent weeks after Hegseth ordered the Navy to investigate his role in a video from Democratic veteran lawmakers […]
Former U.S. Immigration Judge Tania Nemer filed a discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday. The lawsuit claims President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after he fired Nemer in February, allegedly over sex, national origin, […]
Austin McCubbin, a top political adviser to Rep. Nancy Mace‘s (R-SC) campaign for governor of South Carolina, resigned, saying Mace turned “her back on MAGA.” In his resignation statement, McCubbin, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump who led his 2024 campaign operations in South Carolina, said he believes Mace has become too loyal to […]
