Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) raised $32.2 million during the first quarter of the year after Republicans assumed a trifecta in Washington. Johnson’s team stated in a press release sent out Monday morning that the figure is his largest quarterly fundraising total yet as House Speaker and the largest for a Republican speaker during a midterm […]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said he would visit El Salvador if the Maryland man mistakenly deported there isn’t returned to the United States by midweek. Van Hollen requested a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. “Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia never should have been abducted and illegally deported, and the courts have made clear: the Administration […]
International travel to the United States fell 12% in March compared to rates from March 2024, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office. From January to March, 7.1 million visitors entered the U.S. from abroad, a 3.3% decline from the first three months of 2024. This marks the sharpest decrease in travel since the […]
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said it was “preposterous” for him to return a Maryland man to the United States mistakenly deported to El Salvador by President Donald Trump‘s administration. “The question is preposterous,” Bukele said while meeting with Trump in the Oval Office on Monday. “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I don’t have […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his country’s search for reliable allies against U.S. tariffs as he meets with “friendly socialist neighbors” in Vietnam. Xi, who also serves as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission, arrived in Hanoi on Monday to meet with Vietnamese General Secretary of […]
President Donald Trump received mixed reviews from the public regarding his handling of economic matters, according to a new poll. A CBS survey polled voters last week after Trump imposed sweeping global tariffs and then negotiated “fairer” trade deals with foreign countries to carry out his “America First” agenda. As a result, the stock market […]
The Justice Department has accused three Democratic committees of falsely making up claims that a new executive order from President Donald Trump will prompt the Federal Election Commission to act against them in future rulings. In two newly released court filings, the DOJ and FEC stepped up their criticism of the claims from the Democratic […]
Members of the Trump administration and other Republican lawmakers offered condolences to Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) after he and his family narrowly escaped an arson attack early Sunday morning. The Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg sustained fire damage and broken windows. Cody Balmer, 38, is facing charges of attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault. […]
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) was cautious about raising taxes on the nation’s wealthiest people, suggesting that there are better ways to pursue President Donald Trump’s agenda for consumers in the United States. Trump hinted at using a new tax on millionaires to offset the cost of his legislative agenda last week, specifically allowing the top […]
The suspect who set fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) governor’s residence planned to beat him with a small sledgehammer if he found him, court documents said. The man, allegedly 38-year-old Cody Balmer of Harrisburg, entered Shapiro’s home on Sunday and lit it on fire with Molotov cocktails, forcing the governor, his family, and guests […]
