Democrats have asked U.S. District Judge Amir Ali for a block on President Donald Trump’s attempt to gain more power over the Federal Election Commission. Trump issued an executive order in February suggesting he wanted control over the FEC and independent agencies. On Tuesday, the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the […]
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) claimed Tuesday that the Democratic Party needs to guide the United States through its “angry teenage years,” comparing the country to a teenager who needs support so that their brain might “fully form.” The senator made her comments on The View, during which she acknowledged that President Donald Trump has “Democrats […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued the United States has no obligation to keep VISA students within the country, specifically those who engage in antisemitism on college campuses. Cruz’s comment comes after the Trump administration sought to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student on a green card from Syria, who is being detained as legal […]
A gun rights group is urging the Supreme Court to take up a case that could strike down laws barring people between the ages of 18 and 20 from obtaining handgun permits, citing a growing split among federal appeals courts on the issue. The case, Worth v. Jacobson, challenges Minnesota’s law imposing handgun age limits. In […]
House Republicans successfully passed the continuing resolution to fund the government just days before a looming shutdown, largely thanks to President Donald Trump and one surprising Democratic vote. The House passed the CR, which freezes funding levels until Sept. 30, 217-213. All Republicans except Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted in favor of the spending bill, […]
A House Republican was outraged to learn that customs officers at land ports of entry did not always screen passengers in vehicles at the height of the Biden-era border crisis and said the decision not to do so represented a “complete failure” in national security. During a congressional hearing Tuesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) […]
Elon Musk still holds claim to being the world’s richest man, but his most successful company is facing challenges as the businessman devotes his attention to President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. During an interview with Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow on Monday, Musk downplayed concerns about literal and figurative shots being taken at Tesla, […]
Mass layoffs are expected to hit the Department of Education on Wednesday as the Trump administration continues its deep cuts to the federal workforce. The department will be closed for the day, and “reduction in force” notices are expected to go out and affect nearly half the agency’s employees, according to Semafor’s Shelby Talcott. Employees […]
President Donald Trump purchased a Tesla and thanked the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, for devoting “his energy and his life” to helping the Trump administration. Trump appeared with Musk on Tuesday afternoon at the White House. A reporter asked if the president would “buy or lease” the vehicle, to which the president responded he was […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced roughly 2,000 prison guards who continued to strike illegally on Monday would be fired and banned from future state jobs. The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association reached an agreement to end the 22-day wildcat strike of correctional officers […]
