The House passed legislation on Thursday that requires the District of Columbia to comply with all federal immigration laws, the first step to codifying a piece of President Donald Trump’s wider agenda to make Washington, D.C., “safe and beautiful” again. The District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 passed the lower chamber, 234-194. […]
Congress handed President Donald Trump a victory in his administration’s fight against the fentanyl epidemic with the passage of legislation imposing steep penalties on smugglers caught moving fentanyl analogs into or throughout the United States. The House voted 321-104 on Thursday afternoon on the Senate-passed Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act. The bill will now go […]
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) addressed his forced removal from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. Padilla said he was near the area where the press conference was held when he decided to attend because he had been asking the Department of Homeland Security for “more information and more answers” […]
It’s just not a great time to be a Democrat. With growing admissions that former President Joe Biden was asleep at the wheel and his vice president, Kamala Harris, was one of the worst-ever presidential candidates, the party has been spiraling down. And now, that’s hitting home with voters who not only see the party […]
The House narrowly passed a $9.4 billion rescissions package on Thursday, marking a win for leadership and President Donald Trump, despite concerns that a bloc of centrist Republicans uncomfortable with the cuts to public broadcasting would sink the bill. The Rescissions Act of 2025, which slashes budgets for PBS, NPR, USAID, and other aid programs, […]
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland has declined to partake in an honor guard ceremony at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, citing the Baltimore Orioles’ prohibition of firearms in the stadium. Sheriff Jim DeWees opted out of the ceremony at the Baltimore stadium, in which weapons are among the list of forbidden items. The […]
The Trump administration sent termination notices on Thursday to more than 500,000 migrants enrolled in a Biden-era parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed that notices had been sent to program enrollees that their work authorizations and paroles were revoked, effective immediately. “The Biden Administration […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced on Thursday that he is deploying 5,000 National Guard troops in response to planned protests this weekend against President Donald Trump and his administration’s immigration raids. “Peaceful protests are part of the fabric of our nation, but Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles in response to […]
ALEX PADILLA FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM NOEM PRESS CONFERENCE IN CALIFORNIA Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) is speaking after he was wrestled by law enforcement officials while interrupting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s speech in Los Angeles.
The daughter-in-law of a former U.S. congresswoman is running in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), and she is doing so without the support of her family. Awisi Bustos, CEO of the Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, is joining the crowded primary contest to replace Durbin, 80, who is […]
