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MTG commends police officers who tasered protesters at town hall meeting

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) dismissed criticisms surrounding her town hall in Acworth, Georgia that resulted in police tasing two men in attendance. This is the latest instance of Republican town halls going sideways as protesters have increasingly infiltrated the meetings to shout down lawmakers. As a result, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) […]

Schumer blocks Trump’s top prosecutor picks for New York

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is vetoing U.S. attorney nominations in two of the country’s most high-profile districts. This is the minority leader’s latest effort to take a harder line on President Donald Trump. Schumer revealed he would not return so-called “blue slip” consent forms for Jay Clayton, nominated for the Southern District of New York, […]

Vulnerable Republicans post strong fundraising quarter in fight to keep House

Vulnerable House Republicans outraised their Democratic counterparts during the first quarter of this year, an early win for the GOP as it faces the daunting task of maintaining its razor-thin majority in 2026. Off-cycle elections have historically led to lower fundraising numbers for incumbent members, with a quarterly haul of more than a million dollars […]

Judge Boasberg finds cause for criminal contempt over Trump migrant flights

A judge on Wednesday found probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt, saying they violated his verbal order last month by not returning planes of Venezuelan migrants whom the administration rushed to deport on March 15. “The Court does not reach such conclusion lightly or hastily; indeed, it has given Defendants ample […]

UK Supreme Court rules ‘women’ are biologically female under Equality Act

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled that “women” as a protected category under the Equality Act must be biologically female. The court announced Wednesday that it unanimously found that “the terms ‘women’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex,” disqualifying transgender-identifying people from being included […]

Duffy announces New Jersey drone detection mission after last year’s scandal

The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting drone-detection testing in New Jersey, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced, after mysterious drones were spotted over the state and elsewhere last year, fueling speculation about their origins. President Donald Trump’s White House said the drones spotted over New Jersey were “not the enemy” in January, and the previous Biden […]

Hamas says it ‘lost contact’ with group holding last American-Israeli hostage

Hamas said it “lost contact” with a group holding Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen held hostage in Gaza. “We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct strike on their location,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, said in a statement […]

Over 99% of political donations from top Harvard officials went to Democrats

When Harvard University made headlines for refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s proposed terms for federal grant funding, it explained its decision was based on its “independence” and stressed its commitment to “broaden[ing] the intellectual and viewpoint diversity” at the institution. While Harvard pays lip service to ideological diversity, the university is overwhelmingly led […]

Eleven Trump executive orders that have been struck down

President Donald Trump has issued an avalanche of executive actions since returning to the White House, but not all of them have withstood initial judicial scrutiny. While Trump has been successful with several of his actions, federal courts have struck down others. The Trump administration still has avenues to appeal all of the negative rulings, […]

DNC Vice Chairman David Hogg rolls out $20 million initiative to boost younger primary candidates

Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg is funding efforts to oust Democratic incumbents in primaries despite being part of party leadership. Hogg, a Democratic Party activist who gained prominence after the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, was elected to be a vice chairman of the DNC in February, but he is still powering […]
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