As the House contemplates cuts in budget talks, Washington, D.C., officials are sounding the alarm on how cuts to the district’s Medicaid funds could harm residents and have wider ramifications. The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage determines the matching funds the federal government pays for Medicaid, with a minimum of 50% and a maximum of 83%. […]
Four House Democrats removed themselves as cosponsors of an impeachment resolution targeting President Donald Trump after they found out it did not run through the proper channels for approval. Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Jerry Nadler (D-NY) signed on to Rep. Shri Thanedar’s (D-MI) seven articles to impeach Trump […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told a reporter to “f*** off” when asked about Democratic support for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member who was deported to El Salvador. A Daily Caller reporter asked Omar if she thought it was appropriate for Democrats to travel to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia, who […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) contradicted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) insistence that his caucus is unified, deepening a divide that is growing between the establishment and progressive wings of the Democratic Party. During a CNN interview Wednesday, Sanders, a progressive ringleader who caucuses with Democrats, was pressed on Schumer’s remarks that the party is […]
McDonald’s reported its worst domestic quarterly sales since 2020 as the economy responds to President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. On Thursday, McDonald’s CEO and Chairman Chris Kempczinski released data on the fast food company’s performance during its first quarter, which ended March 31. The franchise experienced its steepest decline in traffic in the United States since […]
Senate Democrats are continuing to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release and return to the U.S., downplaying newly revealed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documents that allege he abused his wife on several occasions. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who entered the country illegally in 2012, has become a central figure in the political and […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard expressed her eagerness for “any opportunity to serve my country” when asked about her political future. Gabbard ran for president in 2020 as a Democratic candidate but is now serving in a Republican administration. When she was in the House, Gabbard was a Democratic representative, but left the party, citing extreme “wokeness.” “As I’ve listened to […]
President Donald Trump lauded Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s capabilities during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden, foreshadowing the president’s surprise announcement that Rubio will replace outgoing national security adviser Mike Waltz. “Marco Rubio, unbelievable, unbelievable. Marco, when I have a problem, I call up Marco. He gets it solved,” the […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) dismissed intraparty criticism after a Democratic-led effort to revoke President Donald Trump’s global tariff emergency collapsed due to a miscount in attendance, calling the high-stakes vote a “win-win” no matter the result. “If we won the vote, it was a good win, like we won the Canada vote, but […]
A federal judge ruled Apple “willfully” violated a prior order alleging its App Store’s restrictions broke antitrust laws and accused one company executive of lying to the court. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a scathing ruling against Apple on Wednesday. Gonzalez Rogers said it […]
