Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) plans to call South Carolina lawmakers back to Columbia after a Republican effort to redraw the state’s congressional map collapsed in the state Senate earlier this week, according to multiple reports. The move would revive an effort backed by President Donald Trump and state GOP leaders to redraw congressional lines in […]
Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) son reportedly went on a drunken tirade to Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) about “gays and Jews,” blaming the marginalized groups for various events and mistaking Lawler for being Jewish. Lawler recounted the Tuesday evening situation to the Washington Examiner and said the senator’s son gave him the “middle finger and then tripped” […]
The Senate overwhelmingly advanced a resolution on Wednesday that would block senators from receiving pay during government shutdowns, signaling growing bipartisan frustration with repeated funding standoffs in Congress. According to a press release, Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-LA) resolution, which required 60 votes to invoke cloture, would require the Senate to withhold pay from all senators […]
A top Department of Homeland Security lawyer in the Trump administration is renewing criticism of a Rhode Island federal judge after a courtroom clash spiraled into allegations of government misconduct and judicial overreach last week. In a sharply worded op-ed published Tuesday in the Federalist, DHS General Counsel James Percival accused U.S. District Judge Melissa […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier subpoenaed the NFL on Wednesday after the league failed to provide a satisfactory response to the Republican official’s concerns about diversity hiring practices. At the heart of Florida’s scrutiny against the NFL is the Rooney Rule. The rule sets an interview quota for coaches from minority groups, requiring every team […]
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will temporarily waive visa bond requirements for certain international visitors attending the FIFA World Cup, easing travel restrictions for some foreign fans headed to the United States next month. The State Department instead opted into FIFA’s pass system for expedited visa appointments. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular […]
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has emerged as the front-runner in California’s crowded race for governor, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey, conducted by Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics, found Becerra leading the field with 19% support. He was followed closely by Republican candidate Steve Hilton and Democratic businessman Tom Steyer, who each received 17%. Former […]
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt pushed back after reports claimed he had been staying at one of the city’s most expensive hotels despite previously saying he was living in an Airstream trailer after losing his home in the Los Angeles fires. Pratt had spent more than a month staying at […]
The Minnesota House fraud prevention and oversight committee released its final report following a two-year investigation into the state’s fraud crisis, concluding this week that Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) administration allowed fraud to persist by protecting Somali fraudsters from state regulators out of concerns for cultural sensitivity, even accusing rank-and-file investigators of racially profiling suspected […]
Vice President JD Vance announced new efforts by the Trump administration to eliminate fraud schemes on Wednesday, alerting states that refuse to cooperate with the federal government that they will risk losing access to federal funds for “Medicaid Fraud Control Units” and, possibly, additional programs. Vance, who leads President Donald Trump‘s anti-fraud task force, held […]
