Four Democrats joined all House Republicans on Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-TX) legislation passed the lower chamber in a 220-208 vote, with Reps. Ed Case (D-HI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Marie Gluesenkamp […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) muscled the budget resolution through the chamber thanks to help from the top Senate Republican, who assured holdouts that the Senate would remain on the same page regarding spending cuts. The last 48 hours have been a rollercoaster for Johnson and House Republicans after over a dozen holdouts refused to vote […]
A group of House and Senate Republicans are demanding answers from Ivy League institutions about alleged price-fixing regarding their tuition costs. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) sent letters to Ivy League universities Tuesday expressing concern over potential antitrust […]
The British government on Thursday denied scaling back investigations into child grooming gangs following allegations that the Labour Party did so because it did not want to offend Pakistani voters. The confusion over the investigations began after Home Office Minister Jess Phillips failed to provide an update on the reviews of cases to Parliament and […]
Democrats insist that Congress investigate President Donald Trump‘s administration over its actions just before announcing a 90-day reprieve on his so-called retaliatory tariffs this week. Trump on Wednesday announced that every country except China would receive a 90-day delay on the tariffs, with a 10% baseline on the countries subject to the pause. This was a reversal […]
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) argued that former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) could not be trusted to protect Virginia, citing her connection to former President Joe Biden and the “national security” risk he posed to the nation. Earle-Sears and Spanberger are the respective Republican and Democratic nominees for Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election, with Earle-Sears targeting […]
Sam Bregman, a Democratic New Mexico district attorney, has entered New Mexico’s 2026 gubernatorial race, attempting to separate himself from the “radical Left.” Bregman is seeking to take over for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), who is ineligible to run due to term limits. In a campaign video released Thursday, he said the state was under […]
France is on track to become the most powerful country in the world to recognize Palestinian statehood. French President Emmanuel Macron announced his intentions to formalize the designation during an interview with France 5. “We must move toward recognition [of a Palestinian state], and we will do so in the coming months,” Macron said, according […]
President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting Thursday after an eventful week. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. The meeting is Trump’s first since his tariff agenda led the markets into chaos. He announced the rolling back of most tariffs Wednesday after significant pressure while boosting tariffs on China to 145%. […]
EXCLUSIVE — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the most popular member of President Donald Trump‘s administration, despite the economic uncertainty created by the president’s tariffs, according to a new poll. Bessent, the founder of global macro investment firm Key Square Group and a former Soros Fund Management partner, has a net positive approval rating of […]
