New York City Mayor Eric Adams commenced his reelection campaign in front of City Hall with several punches at Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Adams’s campaign is viewed as a long shot with tanking popularity among city residents, but he is likely the best hope for anyone opposed to Mamdani, who has troubled some with his […]
President Donald Trump and his administration are trying to go on the offensive to defend their foreign and domestic agendas. The two-pronged strategy is in response to Trump’s military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites last weekend and his “one big, beautiful bill,” which faces several hurdles in Congress. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set an […]
Senators emerged from their first classified briefing on President Donald Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear sites, with Republicans calling the operation a success and Democrats expressing doubt following Thursday’s closed-door session. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine briefed […]
Senators will likely forfeit their weekend as Republican leaders contend with GOP holdouts and policy setbacks on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending proposal. Balancing fiscal hawks concerned about increasing the national debt and “Medicaid moderates” opposed to slashing the low-income government healthcare program is complicating the Senate GOP’s path to passing the filibuster-skirting bill. […]
President Donald Trump turned heads Thursday by announcing a new trade deal with China, but it appears that the finish line hasn’t quite been crossed. “Remember, a few months ago, the press was saying, ‘Do you really have anybody of any interest?'” Trump said at an event promoting his “big, beautiful bill.” “Well, we just […]
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), an “unabashed free trader” and one of the loudest megabill holdouts, proposed codifying President Donald Trump’s tariffs into law to reduce the deficit. Johnson has voiced skepticism at Trump’s tariffs and previously said the United States should not count on the revenue when crafting his “big, beautiful bill.” But he told […]
Critics of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) proposed 2025-2026 budget are pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump is to blame for the $12 billion shortfall and say the leader has been overspending revenues he erroneously declared the state had for the past three years. They argue that Newsom shifting the blame on Trump for […]
The Trump administration may attempt to deport Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country as early as this weekend, according to concerns raised by the defendant’s attorneys on Thursday during an emergency court call. Justice Department attorney Jonathan Guynn told U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland that the government intends to remove Abrego Garcia to a “third […]
President Donald Trump said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is “totally against Jewish people” during remarks delivered at the White House on Thursday. Trump’s sole public appearance of the day came during an event stumping for the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, the expansive tax and spending legislation Republicans hope to send to the White […]
The annual Road to Majority Conference is returning to Washington, D.C., this weekend. This year’s conference will feature a myriad of Republican lawmakers and other prominent speakers to motivate voter engagement. It comes a little over four months before the 2025 elections, in which Virginia and New Jersey will elect new governors. Here’s all you […]