Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Monday became the latest Republican to flirt with invoking the “nuclear option” to end the gridlock in the Senate that has catapulted the government into one of the longest shutdowns in history. Congressional Republican leaders have thus far steadfastly opposed applying the rarely used legislative maneuver as a workaround to […]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee in the third quarter by a little over $2 million after the GOP’s record-shattering off-year September. The DCCC raised $26.2 million in the third quarter, with $11.5 million coming from September, leaving the committee with a $46 million war chest. “While House Republicans refuse […]
President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demonstrated a united front against China in the Indo-Pacific as the United States and Australia recommitted to their nuclear submarine deal with the United Kingdom and signed a new one regarding critical minerals. Trump and Albanese, whose previous meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the […]
Washington Examiner Senior Columnist Salena Zito said the growing number of “dehumanizing” statements from politicians is “very dangerous,” warning that “unstable” people could take this rhetoric “to the next level.” Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner apologized Friday for social media comments he made in 2018 that included encouraging anyone expecting “to fight fascism without […]
Colombia recalled its ambassador to the United States on Monday after President Donald Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on the South American nation and strike drug production fields within its borders. “The Ambassador of Colombia to the United States, Daniel García-Peña, has been recalled to Bogotá for consultations by President Gustavo Petro Urrego,” Colombian […]
Senate staffers, including those who work to keep the chamber running, will miss their first paycheck Monday as the government shutdown nears its three-week mark, and more congressional employees begin to seek temporary relief. The grim milestone is but the latest consequence of the protracted partisan fight on Capitol Hill over Democratic demands to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. […]
President Donald Trump jokingly disparaged Kevin Rudd, Australia‘s ambassador to the United States, over negative comments Rudd made about the president in the past during a Monday morning bilateral with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The president at first claimed that he did not recall Rudd’s comments about him in the past, or even knowing […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed her full response to a reporter who she accused of “constantly bombarding [her] phone with Democrat talking points.” HuffPost reached out to the Trump administration over the weekend to inquire about who had picked Budapest as the location for the summit to host negotiations between President Donald Trump […]
The average price of gasoline in the United States has fallen to $2.98, hitting its lowest point since the pandemic-era low prices of 2020. The national average gas price sits $0.152 lower than it did one year ago and $0.193 lower than just one month ago, according to a GasBuddy analysis. This follows the lowest […]
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that former President Joe Biden was “always engaged” cognitively while promoting her new book Independent. Jean-Pierre announced she left the Democratic Party in June when unveiling her new book, and said Monday her book is “connected” to her story and the “disappointment” she has with the […]
