Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the District of Columbia‘s congressional representative, said she plans to run for reelection next year as she fields age concerns, turning 88 this week. “I’m going to run,” Norton told reporters for Politico and NBC News. “I don’t know why anyone would even ask me.” However, Norton’s office stopped short […]
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) argued that President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard in Los Angeles to deal with “the wolf problem,” referring to the rioters protesting the Trump administration’s deportation efforts. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have opposed Trump’s handling of the city’s riots. Newsom has partnered with California […]
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, setting up a broader Republican push to roll back what conservatives call a politically weaponized law used disproportionately against anti-abortion activists. The panel approved Roy’s FACE Act Repeal Act in a 13–10 vote along party lines. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) […]
Walmart is facing backlash and calls for a boycott from Trump supporters after the company’s heiress, Christy Walton, bought a full-page ad in the New York Times promoting an anti-Trump event this weekend. “No Kings” refers to a political organization that coordinated hundreds of protests across the United States on Saturday, the day of President […]
Georgia Republican Party chairman Josh McKoon signaled on Tuesday that the party would allow Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on the 2026 ballot, saying to do otherwise would be of questionable legality. Raffensperger is the center of a rift within the Georgia Republican Party, angering President Donald Trump’s loyalists with his actions surrounding the 2020 […]
Having won in the House with its demand that the so-called “big, beautiful bill” eliminate the tax on firearms suppressors, Second Amendment advocates are now pushing the Senate to eliminate the tax and registration requirement on short-barreled rifles. The industry is moving swiftly to build support for its call to include the Short Act in […]
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner faced a tough crowd at a congressional hearing Tuesday over the administration’s major proposed cuts to his agency. In his appearance before the House Appropriations Committee‘s transportation, housing and urban development subcommittee, Turner took flack for the planned 51% cut to the agency included in the fiscal year […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a federal court Tuesday to temporarily block President Donald Trump from using the National Guard and military as law enforcement in Los Angeles as violent protests continue in the city. State leaders asked a federal judge for a temporary restraining order by 4 p.m. […]
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to reject Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan‘s judicial immunity argument as she seeks to dismiss obstruction charges levied against her for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant escape from federal immigration officers. Dugan is accused of helping an illegal immigrant before her court escape from her courtroom in April. […]
The House Oversight Committee has lined up dates for interviews with former President Joe Biden’s aides as part of an investigation into whether his declining health while in office made him incapable of running the country. The committee will conduct four interviews from June 24 through July 18 with four former aides who will appear […]
