South Florida Democrats are bracing for a possible political shake-up as Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) weighs her options following Florida’s newly approved congressional map, including the possibility of a run for District 20, a heavily Democratic seat that could become the center of a fierce intra-party race. The uncertainty surrounding Wasserman Schultz’s political future […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced legislation to rename U.S. Route 287 after President Donald Trump, as he vies for his endorsement before Texas voters go to the polls on May 26. Cornyn’s legislation would rename the 1,791-mile highway to “Interstate 47” in honor of Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States. “My […]
A federal appeals court grilled Justice Department lawyers on Tuesday over Congress’s pandemic-era policy of proxy voting for legislation, after Texas filed a lawsuit arguing that a law passed by a majority of congressmen who voted by proxy was passed unconstitutionally. The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit heard […]
President Donald Trump called a White House reporter a “dumb person” over her request for comment about Trump’s ballroom budget doubling. Trump was leaving the White House for China when he took questions from reporters on Tuesday, which was streamed on Fox News’s America Reports. “We have a ballroom that’s under budget, it’s going up […]
Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to endorse fellow Biden administration Cabinet official Xavier Becerra in the latter’s bid for California governor. Mayorkas was asked in a rare public appearance at a Politico event in Washington on Tuesday if he would support the former health and human services secretary and California attorney general in […]
CNN commentator Bakari Sellers clashed with Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary on Monday over GOP redistricting and told O’Leary, “Don’t be a d***.” “What I’m telling you is that there are people in this country that fought, died, and bled for the right to vote. Don’t be a d***,” Sellers said on CNN’s NewsNight With […]
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he doesn’t need Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene in the war in Iran. Trump spoke to reporters before departing the White House for a multiday summit with Xi in Beijing. The president voiced confidence that the conflict would soon come to a conclusion, but said the two […]
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his ballroom project has “doubled” in size. Speaking to the press before departing the White House for a visit to China, the president defended the fluctuating cost of the ballroom project. “We have a ballroom that’s under budget,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn. “It’s going up […]
South Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a redistricting proposal, marking the Republican Party’s latest effort to boost its power in the House of Representatives. The state’s House judiciary subcommittee passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote. It is now headed to the full judiciary committee for approval. If approved by the state legislature and upheld […]
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the “financial situation” of voters was not a motivating factor to end the Iran war. Speaking to the press before departing the White House for a visit to China, the president was asked how people’s financial situation was “motivating” negotiations to make a deal with Iran. “Not even […]
