Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is racing to bring a blueprint unlocking President Donald Trump’s agenda to the Senate floor this week, an ambitious timeline that would allow the House of Representatives to act before departing for the Easter recess. Thune told reporters Monday that he wants to move “as quickly as we can” […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced her departure Monday from the conservative House Freedom Caucus after disagreements within the group over her proxy voting bill. After a contentious few weeks in the Freedom Caucus, the right flank of the House Republican conference, over her proxy voting bill, Luna decided to leave the caucus because of […]
Israeli officials are ordering mass evacuations in southern Gaza as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign despite Hamas’s agreement to a mediated peace proposal. An Israeli official announced to reporters on Monday that the nation’s military will be seeking to occupy the southernmost quarter of the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks. Colonel Avichay Adraee, […]
WAUKESHA, Wisconsin — During a recent campaign stop in Waukesha, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel warmed up the crowd by doing his best President Donald Trump impression. It was a retelling of the call he had received from the president just a few days earlier. “Hello Brad, it’s your favorite president calling,” Schimel said in […]
On Monday’s The View, co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin reacted to President Donald Trump‘s recent remarks about possibly seeking a third term in office, comparing them to “catnip” for journalists. “He’s got this way of dangling things like this out there like catnip so certain corners of the media bite on it,” Griffin, who previously worked […]
Approximately 5% of Arizona voters will need to confirm their proof of citizenship with the state following a decadeslong error. Arizona counties have slowly begun sending letters to thousands of longtime voters, instructing them to provide documentation proving their citizenship before they vote again, according to a report from VoteBeat. Around 200,000 longtime residents are […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) countered a Florida House proposal to slash the state’s sales tax with a plan to cut property taxes by billions. During a press conference on Monday with the Florida Realtors Association, DeSantis announced plans to pursue a constitutional amendment seeking to abolish property taxes altogether that would be placed on the […]
The Trump administration announced a “comprehensive review” of over $9 billion in federal funding for Harvard University on Monday. The announcement follows a similar decision to cancel outright federal grants for Columbia University worth roughly $400 million after pro-Palestinian protesters took over and occupied a library at Barnard College, which is affiliated with the university. […]
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley urged top Democrats to condemn political violence across the nation, claiming that those who do not are contributing to it through their “language.” Whatley’s comments come after the headquarters of the New Mexico Republican Party was the target of vandalism and arson on Sunday, which included the phrase “ICE=KKK” […]
Nearly two-thirds of voters in Louisiana rejected all four proposed constitutional amendments backed by Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA). The rejection of the four amendments means the state’s tax, legal, and judicial systems will remain unchanged. A campaign against the amendments, called “No to Them All, Ya’ll,” issued a statement calling the results “a resounding message […]
