House Democrats expressed sweeping concerns on Wednesday that President Donald Trump ousted former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro without a clear plan in place for the country’s smooth transition to democratic governance. Democratic members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee aired their frustration during an informal hearing, with Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) saying that “what we’re […]
Republicans on the House Administration Committee advanced a bill to ban congressional stock trading on Wednesday, with Democrats arguing the legislation does not go far enough in regulating lawmakers’ buying and selling of stocks. The Stop Insider Trading Act, which passed 7-4, requires a public seven-day notice before a lawmaker, spouse, or dependent children can […]
A Somali fraudster federally convicted in the Feeding Our Future scheme previously fought for a Minnesota nonprofit organization, the recent recipient of a new government grant, to receive millions of dollars in state funding. African Economic Development Solutions, whose past clients include a Feeding Our Future defendant, was recently awarded a $100,000 grant as part […]
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman who struck him with her vehicle suffered internal bleeding following the incident, according to the Trump administration. A Department of Homeland Security official told the Washington Examiner that Jonathan Ross suffered internal bleeding to the torso. The information appears to shed further light on […]
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee are holding a press conference on Wednesday afternoon on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota. The presser will be led by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), ranking member of the committee, and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a Somali-born […]
The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not pursue a criminal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, citing a lack of evidence to support such an investigation. “There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation,” Deputy Attorney General […]
President Donald Trump greenlit U.S. tech giant Nvidia to sell critical chips to Chinese vendors, despite warnings from experts that it would narrow the country’s lead in the artificial intelligence arms race. Nvidia, which became the largest company in the world last year with a market capitalization of approximately $4.6 trillion, will now be free […]
President Donald Trump is holding a signing ceremony for legislation about milk in public schools, but the event is sure to be overshadowed by speculation around possible military strikes against Iran. The ceremony is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Iran has been engulfed in the bloodiest protests since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, triggered […]
House Democrats introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, coming after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Minneapolis and DHS operations across the country. The articles, led by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), include obstruction of Congress, violation of public trust, and self-dealing. The congresswoman said Wednesday the impeachment […]
(The Center Square) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is throwing her political weight behind New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a simmering court battle over the bankruptcy sale of more than 5,000 rent-subsidized apartments in the city. In a filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York […]
