White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to tell House Republicans that President Donald Trump is “not backing down,” and neither should they. In a closed-door meeting, Leavitt told GOP members that the White House is not stepping off the gas regarding its response to the protests in Los Angeles […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson and House Speaker Cameron Sexton want to make it a state crime for public officials to release the names of immigration officers. They filed a bill that would make revealing the names a Class E felony and allow the public official to be removed from office. […]
Border czar Tom Homan denied threatening to arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) amid the Los Angeles riots, but stressed that “no one’s above the law” in preventing the deportation of illegal immigrants. Newsom and President Donald Trump have been feuding online over the decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles, where Homan said […]
(The Center Square) – The Texas Secretary of State has referred the names of 33 potential noncitizens to the Office of Attorney General to investigate alleged voter fraud. The referral was made after the SOS was given access to a federal database to check its voter rolls after suing the previous administration to have access. […]
Five months into his freshman year in Congress, Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) has learned how to elbow his way into key negotiations with decision-makers. Bresnahan, who flipped a blue seat in November by beating incumbent Rep. Matt Cartwright, knows his career in Congress depends on delivering for his northeastern Pennsylvania district that includes Scranton, former […]
The New York City Police Department arrested around two dozen protesters at Manhattan’s Trump Tower who were demonstrating against the White House’s position on immigration policy. At least 24 protestors were detained on trespassing charges after refusing to comply with police, who had warned that they would be arrested if they didn’t leave the Fifth […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify on the Pentagon’s budget in front of the House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine will also be present at the hearing. This will be Hegseth’s first time in a congressional hearing since […]
In the days since the anti-ICE riots pushed President Donald Trump’s feud with Elon Musk off the front page, there have been growing signs of tension between populist and libertarian elements of the Republican Party. The rift has largely been over the so-called one big, beautiful bill, a reconciliation legislative package that narrowly passed the […]
Maui officials announced an effort to have 50 trucks begin transporting debris from the 2023 Lahaina fire to a landfill starting next Monday. Some 5,928 people lost more than 2,400 homes, along with other buildings, in the fires in August 2023. Maui County’s 18-month contracts for stable housing units are also coming to an end […]
Activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel after a brief detention following her attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Twelve activists were detained after Israeli naval forces boarded the Madleen early Sunday morning. Thunberg is among three of those who will be deported, and nine others have refused deportation, according to […]
