Texas Democrats who left their home state to thwart redistricting efforts favoring Republicans are holding a press conference in Illinois on Wednesday. NEWSOM ADVANCES CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING BID TO ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’ WITH JAB AT WHITE HOUSE Indiana Democrats will join their Texas counterparts for the media briefing, which is set to take place in Chicago […]
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith say President Donald Trump’s takeover will help local law enforcement with operations after it faced staffing shortages. Smith says the extra presence will allow the department to strengthen its relationship with federal law enforcement for future collaborations following Trump’s declaration of a “crime emergency” […]
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump can withhold nearly $2 billion in previously approved foreign aid payments, delivering a significant legal win to his administration’s effort to scale back the U.S. Agency for International Development. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia voted 2-1 to overturn a lower court’s order requiring the administration to […]
President Donald Trump has promised that Russia will experience “very severe” consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not appear open to stopping his war with Ukraine when the pair meet on Friday in Alaska for their highly anticipated meeting. “Yes, they will. There will be consequences,” Trump told reporters Wednesday during an event at […]
Common Cause, a nonpartisan group critical of partisan gerrymandering, will not oppose California‘s redistricting push, describing it as a “counterbalance measure” to President Donald Trump‘s public call for Texas and other red states to redraw maps to secure additional House seats before the midterm elections. The change of heart follows a pop-up fundraising appeal on […]
President Donald Trump mocked the renewed calls for the District of Columbia to become the 51st state, calling it “ridiculous.” “Statehood is ridiculous,” Trump said Wednesday during a press conference at the Kennedy Center. “We want to straighten the place out. Statehood’s ridiculous. It’s unacceptable. The Democrats want it because the Democrats have about 95% […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York noted the “nuanced” coverage of crime in Washington as reporters reconcile their own experiences with crime. York referred to the coverage of President Donald Trump’s announcement on Monday that he would deploy the National Guard to the capital to assist law enforcement in combating crime. Troops arrived on […]
Vice President JD Vance spoke on his desire to see the end of the Russia-Ukraine war during remarks to troops in England on Wednesday. While he kept his speech short, Vance mentioned the desire both he and President Donald Trump have to see the conflict finally come to a conclusion. “I just talked to [Trump] […]
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) gave a profanity-laced call to action Friday, saying his party is in “a basketball game” and its opponents are “clobbering the s*** out of us.” Tarrant County District Judge Megan Fahey issued a temporary injunction against O’Rourke’s political group, Powered by People, last Friday. The injunction bars O’Rourke from financially […]
Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department is ramping up riot-related prosecutions, especially against far-left actors assaulting federal officers and vandalizing government property. Dozens of antifa-affiliated extremists are facing federal charges brought by the Trump DOJ, including accusations of violent crimes carrying years of mandatory prison sentences. The risk of prison time is reportedly deterring […]
