Democratic politicians who promoted the “defund the police” movement expressed condolences following the death of a New York City police officer in a Manhattan shooting on Monday. Officer Didarul Islam was off duty when a gunman entered the 345 Park Ave. building where Islam worked as a security guard. Islam was one of four people […]
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Tuesday unveiled a four-year effort targeting hundreds of thousands of inactive voters on the state’s voter registration rolls for removal. There are nearly a quarter of a million people on Georgia’s voter rolls who have not participated in the election process since 2019, according to Raffensperger. Georgia Republicans […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted accomplice of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is signaling a willingness to testify before Congress about her role in Epstein’s network — so long as House Republicans meet a list of extraordinary conditions first. In a letter dated July 29 and obtained on Tuesday by the Washington Examiner, Maxwell’s legal team said she […]
One of the largest left-of-center grant makers in the nation recently disclosed that it has been retaining lobbyists since April to represent its interests on nonprofit-related matters. This lobbying contract may have contributed to the demise of a widely covered Republican provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Congressional records show that the Tides […]
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) signed two pieces of legislation on gun safety into law on Monday. The Safe Gun Storage Act requires gun owners to keep their firearms in a locked box in situations or places where a minor could gain access to them. The second piece of legislation requires law enforcement agencies throughout the […]
Roy Cooper pulled in $3.4 million within the first 24 hours of launching his Senate bid, a record haul for the former North Carolina governor and an early show of strength in one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races. The fundraising launch was powered by small-dollar donors, according to the campaign. In the first […]
A powerful group of conservative interest groups and activists penned a letter last week to Republican congressional leaders asking them to rein in a program that provides discounted outpatient drugs to rural Americans, alleging that it is being abused by hospitals for financial gain. Many of the letter’s signatories, however, are funded by the pharmaceutical […]
Border czar Tom Homan criticized Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) for his participation in a sit-in at a Baltimore Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Van Hollen joined Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Reps. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) to sit in the George H. Fallon Federal Building […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill on Monday aiming to provide people with at least a $600 rebate. The bill would use the money from tariff revenue to fund itself, with the possibility of a higher rebate depending on the money brought in from other countries. His legislation comes after President Donald Trump suggested […]
A federal appeals court panel announced Monday it would continue the suspension of a 98-year-old judge on the circuit for her refusal to comply with an investigation into concerns over her ability to serve on the court. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit unanimously ordered that Judge Pauline […]
