The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it had sued the states of Maine and Oregon for failing to relinquish voter registration lists. The DOJ claimed both states violated federal law by not complying with requests to turn over voter registration lists, particularly information about ineligible voters in each state, the Associated Press reported. […]
Congress acted on youth crime in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, passing legislation to change how youth are prosecuted in the district. The effort is part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to crack down on crime in Washington. Two bills passed with at least some bipartisan support — the D.C. Crimes Act and the D.C. […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) dismissed her colleague Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) censure resolution against her as no more than a political move. Mace filed a resolution to censure Omar on Monday for comments she made about the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Fun fact: Nancy Mace is trying to censure me over comments I never […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence joined George Mason University’s staff on Tuesday, the university announced. The prominent Republican will join the Northern Virginia college’s staff as a “distinguished professor of practice” at the university’s Schar School of Policy and Government. “It’s a privilege to join the Schar School as Professor of Practice,” Pence said in […]
The House Oversight Committee released a transcript from its first closed-door interview with former Attorney General Bill Barr in which he acknowledged the mishandling of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s detainment and pointed to other possible files. Barr, who twice served as attorney general and led the Justice Department during President Donald Trump’s first […]
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his top opponent in the New York City mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, would be “weaponizing” the justice system if he arrests Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as mayor. Mamdani, who has taken the most staunchly anti-Israel approach in the race, has said he would arrest Netanyahu if he […]
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, chaired by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), held a contentious hearing Tuesday on geoengineering and weather modification, spotlighting concerns over cloud seeding, solar radiation management, and federal transparency. Titled “Playing God with the Weather — a Disastrous Forecast,” the hearing featured Greene warning that efforts to […]
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis broke down in tears while reflecting on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, saying that while she found his political views “abhorrent,” she still regarded him as a “man of faith” and condemned the repeated circulation of video showing his death. Appearing on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the 66-year-old actress […]
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears delivered sharp criticism Monday against her gubernatorial opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), accusing her of lacking leadership and refusing to directly denounce a campaign supporter who appeared to justify the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. During an appearance on Fox News Channel with host Martha MacCallum, Earle-Sears called […]
(The Center Square) – Arizona legislative leaders sent a letter to the Trump administration seeking reimbursement for border security costs. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, and House Speaker Steve Montenegro, R-Surprise, requested $599 million in their letter to get back the money the state spent on southern border security during the Biden administration. Arizona spent this […]
