Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who currently holds the title of longest-serving senator, is hinting at a 2028 reelection campaign and is taking an Iowa-first approach with the state’s Farm Bill and as cosponsor of the SAVE Act. Grassley has served in the Senate for 44 years and in Congress for over 50 years, having served […]
The Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday gave initial approval to President Donald Trump’s proposal for a new monument in Washington, D.C., designed to acknowledge the country’s 250th birthday. The federal panel unanimously approved the design, clearing a major bureaucratic hurdle for Trump’s pet project, though its construction remains threatened by a lawsuit that raises […]
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into former House representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat who had also been running for California governor, over allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a source familiar with the matter. The nature of the department’s investigation into Swalwell is not immediately clear, but it comes as five women have […]
The Department of Agriculture is opening a new Office of Seafood as part of an effort from the Trump administration to make the U.S. seafood industry more competitive on a global scale. “With the launch of the USDA Office of Seafood, we are honoring decades of hard work on the water and opening the door […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is still working to try to secure enough votes to advance an extension of a government surveillance program opposed by several GOP members. A scheduled afternoon procedural vote on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been delayed as GOP leaders continue negotiations with the Republican holdouts. […]
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the Minnesota immigration crackdown was charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, state prosecutors announced on Thursday. The officer, Gregory Donnell Morgan, allegedly pointed a gun at the heads of two civilians in a vehicle. Morgan was charged with one count for each […]
President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that a second round of in-person peace negotiations with Iran could take place over the weekend. “Probably maybe over the weekend,” Trump told reporters about when a second round could begin. The president also praised the U.S. sea blockade against Iran, despite the ongoing two-week ceasefire deal that has […]
Eleven House Republicans broke with their party and voted with nearly every single Democrat to overturn President Donald Trump‘s effort to end temporary protection status for Haitian migrants. A three-year extension of TPS for Haiti passed the House in a 224-204 vote. The measure only passed thanks to the help of the GOP defectors. By […]
President Donald Trump said Hezbollah would be part of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, mere hours after announcing a 10-day pause in hostilities between the two feuding nations. “They’re going to be having a ceasefire, and that’ll include Hezbollah,” Trump said on Thursday afternoon before departing for Las Vegas. Trump also said he had […]
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that gas prices were “not very high” compared to the cost of allowing Iran to potentially get a nuclear weapon. Trump was asked by reporters how long Americans would have to deal with elevated gas prices while departing the White House for a visit to Nevada. “Well, they’re not […]
