Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) condemned President Donald Trump on Friday for threatening federal intervention in Chicago to tackle crime. Speaking about Chicago over the weekend, the president suggested the government will “straighten that one out next” after he federalized Washington, D.C., earlier this month, sending federal troops and other law enforcement personnel to the area to […]
With no more elections in his future, President Donald Trump has begun to look past the Xs and Os of his daily battles to the grade on his final report card. “There has to be some kind of a report card up there someplace. You know, like ‘Let’s go to heaven, let’s get into heaven.’ […]
A federal judge on Friday expanded his ruling blocking the Trump administration from cancelling government funding to dozens of accused sanctuary jurisdictions. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge William Orrick in April ruled in favor of 16 counties and cities that sued the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind billions in funding due to criticism that their policies […]
The Texas Legislature passed a new GOP-drawn congressional map early Saturday that is designed to net Republicans in Congress up to five additional House seats, capping off a weeks-long sprint to redraw districts in the party’s favor at the request of President Donald Trump. The legislation was approved by Republicans along party lines in […]
The realities of the energy market may jeopardize President Donald Trump’s push to renew what he calls “beautiful clean coal,” an industry that has declined for decades as it faces competition with other energy sources. The Trump administration has made large-scale efforts to boost the coal industry through executive orders, congressional action, and deregulatory measures. […]
ATLANTA — Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) is centering his Senate campaign on his role in crafting President Donald Trump’s sweeping “big, beautiful bill,” presenting it as proof of his ability to navigate the GOP’s toughest policy fights. Carter, who stepped down on July 2 as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee to […]
President Donald Trump is set to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell next year. Here is what some of his potential picks said recently about interest rates and monetary policy. Powell has rankled Trump and his allies for months for overseeing a Fed that has thus far refused to cut interest rates due to fears of another uptick in inflation. […]
GLYNCO, Georgia — In the coming months, 10,000 recruits hired by Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pass through the federal agency’s training academy in coastal Georgia before fanning out across the country to carry out President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda. At the facility, the newest officers from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations arm will undergo […]
President Donald Trump nominated Sergio Gor, currently a White House official, to be the new ambassador to India. Gor, who has been serving as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, will also serve as the special envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs, pending Senate confirmation. In his announcement, Trump praised Gor’s work […]
One Texas Senate Democrat is taking drastic measures to ensure her filibuster of the state Republican redistricting plan is successful. Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado is using a catheter to urinate into a urine bag, which will be hidden by a long dress she plans to wear. She also received an IV infusion to hydrate […]
