Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) unanimously passed a motion by voice vote to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell as the House remains in gridlock due to the Jeffrey Epstein files. Burchett offered a motion Tuesday morning in the House Oversight Committee to have Maxwell, Epstein’s associate, appear before the committee for a deposition, after the Department of Justice […]
Republican Eric Flores launched a campaign on Monday to oust Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and flip Texas’s 34th Congressional District red. Flores, an Army veteran and lawyer from Mission, announced his bid to challenge Gonzalez as Republicans in the state’s GOP-controlled state legislature eye redistricting efforts, which could give him an advantage over the incumbent […]
President Donald Trump is meeting with Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the president of the Philippines, Tuesday morning at the White House to discuss tariffs ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline. “The Aug. 1 deadline is just the, really the start date for when the United States of America will begin collecting this revenue from all of […]
The State Department announced on Tuesday that the United States is withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, citing the international body’s anti-Israel bias in its recognition of Palestinian statehood. UNESCO membership “is not in the national interest” of the Trump administration, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement. “UNESCO […]
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) on Monday called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions to Congress about the Jeffrey Epstein files amid growing debate in Washington over who the convicted sex offender was. Davidson, known as a maverick GOP lawmaker, appeared to become the first House Republican to demand Bondi deliver congressional testimony on […]
House Republican leadership is holding a press conference at 10 a.m. Key votes are at a standstill in the House, with the Rules Committee slated to cancel a meeting meant to set the agenda for the week, due to GOP infighting over the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Tuesday he would meet with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell as the Trump administration faces pressure to release more information about the late sex offender’s case. “President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If [Ghislaine] Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against […]
The Department of Labor is looking to repeal or rewrite 60 workplace requirements it calls “obsolete.” If approved, these wide-ranging rollbacks would affect working conditions in mines, minimum wage for home healthcare workers, and the standards on exposures to harmful materials. “The Department of Labor is proud to lead the way by eliminating unnecessary regulations […]
Former President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election on July 21, 2024, sending shockwaves through a race already upended by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in, only to be beaten by Trump. As Democrats try to recover, Biden, suffering from cancer, aims to protect what remains of […]
President Donald Trump is counting on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act helping Republicans protect their majorities in Congress next year, despite the Democratic Party traditionally outperforming its counterpart in midterm elections. However, Trump is contending with continued criticism of his administration’s management of the Jeffrey Epstein files and problematic polling regarding his legislative accomplishments. […]
