A federal judge recused himself from Oregon’s lawsuit over the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard to the state on Thursday after the Justice Department requested that he do so over public comments from his wife, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), about the deployment. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon was randomly assigned the case shortly […]
Many federal agency email addresses are sending out-of-office messages that blame Democrats for the government shutdown, with some at the Department of Education reportedly being changed without the employees’ consent. Multiple furloughed Education Department employees have reported that their out-of-office messages had been changed without their consent, with the new messages blaming Democratic senators for […]
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said Office of Management and Budget head Russell Vought has been dreaming of a government shutdown “since puberty.” Lee first made the comments in an interview on Fox News. “OMB Director @russvought has been dreaming about—and meticulously preparing for—the Schumer Shutdown since puberty,” Lee posted on X. “This is going to […]
The Trump administration turned up the heat on congressional Democrats on Thursday, the second day of the first total government shutdown in 12 years, pressing the opposition to approve a stopgap funding measure or risk widespread cuts to the federal workforce. White House officials suggested to lawmakers and reporters on Wednesday that layoffs were “imminent” […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha pushed back on New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s rejection of the “communist” label, saying Mamdani’s policies will “transform” the city away from capitalism. Mamdani denied President Donald Trump’s accusation that he is a communist, telling The View he is a “democratic socialist.” Concha called that title an “oxymoron,” […]
The No. 4 Democrat in the House is egging on Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster as each side blames the other for the current government shutdown. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), the vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said it would take a simple Senate rule change to end the shutdown, referring to the […]
A federal court this week struck down a controversial Internal Revenue Service “facts and circumstances” test for nonprofit tax-exempt status, calling it unconstitutionally vague and opening the door to major changes in how political speech by advocacy groups is regulated. Judge Jia Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday […]
Israel is blaming the British government for allowing the deadly attack on a synagogue in a suburb of Manchester by failing to take action against extremists. A thus-far unidentified suspect reportedly carried out the “marauding terror attack” on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall by ramming his car into the temple and stabbing […]
Telecommunications supplier Qualcomm is among the founding partners of a new alliance slated to “develop foundational 6G technologies” in the United States. Verizon unveiled its 6G Innovation Forum just days before Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon announced that his company will have pre-commercial devices operating on 6G internet by 2028. The forum named Qualcomm […]
The Ohio Senate joined the Ohio House on Wednesday in overriding Gov. Mike DeWine‘s (R-OH) veto on several property tax measures. DeWine made 67 line-item vetoes in the state’s $60 billion budget bill earlier this year. In a special session, the state legislature successfully overrode his veto on property tax levy restrictions. It removed the […]
