The House almost unanimously voted to force the Justice Department to release the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with every House Republican, except one, supporting the measure. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie‘s (R-KY) bill passed the House Tuesday afternoon after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke on the floor, where he called […]
(The Center Square) – A suspected terrorist arrested in Kansas earlier this month is a licensed truck driver in Pennsylvania, according to federal authorities. Akhror Bozorov fled his native Uzbekistan after law enforcement there issued an arrest warrant in late 2022. The 31-year-old, not an American citizen, is accused of recruiting on behalf of an […]
(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance has rejected a package of higher taxes proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. After the committee voted 25 to 10 against Johnson’s revenue package Monday afternoon, the mayor refused to back down from his proposed corporate head tax. The mayor’s plan would impose a $21-per-worker monthly […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Tuesday designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Center for American Islamic Relations as “radical extremist” foreign terrorist organizations. The designation permits authorities to increase surveillance on the organizations and their affiliates, and permanently bans them from purchasing or acquiring land in the state. “The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long […]
President Donald Trump went to great lengths to hail Saudi Arabia as a “great ally” as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman joined him in the Oval Office to announce a $1 trillion investment in the United States. But the complicated relationship between the countries was on full display when Trump accused a reporter of “embarrassing” […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) wants 2026 to be the “year of affordability” as Republicans reel from election losses to affordability-focused Democrats. Particularly since New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s unlikely rise, Republicans have re-championed affordability as their top concern. “So many of the benefits of that working-class tax cut, they don’t kick in until next […]
The recent elections of socialists in a handful of major cities do not appear to have been a fluke. If the emerging political class of middle-aged voters gets its way, a ticket of leftists Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani may headline the 2028 Democratic National Convention stage. BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL: […]
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) urged President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday to cut back on ties with Mexico’s government over its link to drug cartels and communist regimes. The chairman of the House Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security made his remarks ahead of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement discussions, which […]
Lawmakers have celebrated the resignation of David Richardson, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Richardson succeeded Cameron Hamilton in May to lead the agency. His brief tenure included weathering the hurricane season in North Carolina, Texas, and Florida. New Mexico received assistance for fires during his time in the role, and Alaska received […]
The judge overseeing the forthcoming criminal trial of former FBI Director James Comey intervened Monday evening to allow the Justice Department more time to argue against the release of grand jury records to the defendant. The decision by U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, came hours after U.S. Magistrate […]
