Senate Republicans are renewing pleas for President Donald Trump to endorse Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in his primary runoff following Tuesday’s elections, fearing the nomination of Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) would throw the Texas Senate seat into jeopardy against Democratic nominee James Talarico. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who’s long lobbied Trump privately and […]
The House voted on Wednesday to sink an effort from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to release all the records pertaining to congressional sexual harassment investigations, which the congresswoman called “bulls****.” The chamber voted 357-65-1 to refer her resolution to the House Ethics Committee, from where her bill would have forced all documents related to sexual […]
President Donald Trump’s administration is defending its evacuation operations in the wake of “Operation Epic Fury,” brushing off accusations that State Department preparations were not sufficient. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the State Department at a press conference on Wednesday, saying the department was “all hands on deck on advising extreme caution and […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins sparred over War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s comments against press coverage of the Iran conflict and the six U.S. service members who have died since the operation started. The spat occurred during a Wednesday afternoon press briefing when Collins questioned Leavitt about Hegseth’s previous comments […]
National Republicans are making an early push to label state Rep. James Talarico as a “radical” after he won the Democratic nomination for Texas’ hotly contested Senate race on Tuesday night. Talarico’s victory deprives the GOP of the firebrand candidacy of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who suffered a 6-point loss to Talarico in the Democratic […]
Two major railroad companies announced this week plans to highlight the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence through their operations. Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National revealed they will be branding multiple locomotives in America 250 memorabilia, with cars emblazoned in paraphernalia ranging from references to the Constitution and Declaration of Independence to the […]
The Justice Department proposed a new rule that blocks state bar associations from investigating federal attorneys as the DOJ appointees face scrutiny over alleged ethics violations while enforcing the Trump administration‘s agenda. The policy proposal, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi on Feb. 26, essentially grants the department the right to review ethics allegations against […]
President Donald Trump will attend the soon-to-be-held dignified transfer of six American service members killed so far by Iran in Operation Epic Fury. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement during her Wednesday press briefing. “These heroes represent the very best among us. They laid down their lives in defense of our country, […]
President Donald Trump said he will endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate primary race “soon,” and instructed the other candidate to “drop out” after a report revealed Trump was set to endorse incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are heading to a runoff election after neither candidate earned […]
Sanctuary cities and counties declined to turn over 17,864 illegal immigrants in police custody to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that those jurisdictions rejected thousands of requests by the federal agency for local jails […]
