South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Rep. Ralph Norman (R) is calling for the state to push out “kingmaker” Rep. Jim Clyburn (D) with a redistricting effort. Clyburn is the only Democrat representing South Carolina in Congress. Norman said Republicans should use their supermajorities in the South Carolina State House and Senate to redraw the lines. The […]
The House Education and the Workforce Committee is unlikely to fulfill a request from House Democrats to hold a congressional hearing on President Donald Trump‘s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner over a weak jobs report last week. A committee spokesperson brushed aside a letter from ranking member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and […]
The inroads President Donald Trump made with Arab American and Muslim voters in Michigan in the 2024 election will be put to the test later this year as residents prepare for two mayoral elections: one in a town where a pro-Trump candidate is leading, and another whose leading candidate has said he’s “fed up” with […]
Border Czar Tom Homan railed against Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) for claiming to be a “very proud Guatemalan first to being American.” Ramirez attended the second Pan-American Congress in Mexico City over the weekend and commented in Spanish. While the declaration earned applause in the room at the time, her remarks spurred outrage online. Homan […]
A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday on whether to halt construction of the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center, in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over concerns about the facility’s environmental impact. The Florida-run immigration facility in the Everglades has garnered national headlines due to its unique location for holding illegal immigrants for detention before […]
President Donald Trump reportedly intends to meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week. The alleged breakthrough in top-level diplomacy follows special envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to Moscow this week, during which he oversaw discussions that the White House said “went well.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Wednesday […]
An Army sergeant was arrested after allegedly shooting five of his fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart, an Army base in south Georgia, on Wednesday. The incident caused a lockdown that was later lifted after the suspect, Army Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, was apprehended. Radford is in custody, and the wounded soldiers were taken to Winn […]
The highest echelons of Israeli leadership have descended into a knock-down, drag-out argument over the growing push in the government to fully occupy the Gaza Strip. At the center of the fight is Eyal Zamir, chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces and a longtime opponent of proposed campaigns to take control […]
Former Texas Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke said the state’s move to redistrict paves for a potential third term of President Donald Trump, saying everyone has a “vested interest” in the redistricting bid. Over 50 state Democrats left Texas on Sunday to delay the vote for a new congressional map favoring the Republican Party, ahead of […]
Texas Democratic state Rep. Jolanda Jones offered an apology for comments she made Tuesday comparing the party’s fight against Republicans‘ mid-decade redistricting plan to the Holocaust. Jones is one of more than 50 state Democrats who left Texas to postpone a legislative session to vote on new congressional maps that would add as many as […]
