The House and Senate reconvene this week after a weeklong Memorial Day recess with a lot on their plate as the November election looms. Immediately upon returning, the Senate will take up a postponed vote on a $70 billion party-line immigration bill after an uproar from Republicans over the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund and money […]
United States and Iranian forces exchanged military strikes on Monday in what each country labeled “self-defense” and retaliatory strikes. U.S. Central Command announced the military launched “self-defense strikes” against Iran over the weekend, strategically targeting drone “radar and command and control sites.” The military said it conducted operations in designated areas in Qeshm Island and […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said Sunday at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, that ‘small men like’ President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and White House senior advisor Stephen Miller will never understand that Americans’ greatness flows “through our ideas” rather than “our blood or our genes.” The remark was delivered at an energetic […]
Pro-Trump candidate Abelardo de la Espriella advanced to a runoff in Colombia’s presidential election Sunday afternoon, according to preliminary official results. Espriella, a supporter of President Donald Trump who has drawn comparisons to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, received almost 44% of the vote in the first round of voting held Sunday. Espriella’s opponent, Ivan Cepeda, […]
Over 10,000 lawyers have left the federal government since just before President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, according to a report released Sunday. The federal employment data show that approximately one-fifth of government lawyers employed at the end of December 2024 had left by March of this year, providing evidence that the Trump […]
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt looked more like a celebrity greeting fans than a first-time politician making one of his last campaign stops. Dressed in a gray suit, blue shirt, and a black “Pratt for Los Angeles” ball cap, he spent Sunday afternoon weaving through a crowd of supporters, posing for […]
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Sunday he has “concerns” about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner undermining Democrats’ chances to defeat incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in the midterm elections. While speaking with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl on “This Week,” Booker answered affirmatively when asked directly if he thinks Platner “may jeopardize Democratic hopes to get […]
Former first lady Jill Biden said her husband was “slowing down” as he sought reelection in 2024 but rejected claims that former President Joe Biden was experiencing cognitive decline before abandoning his bid for a second term following a disastrous debate performance. In an interview aired Sunday on CBS News’s Sunday Morning, Jill Biden acknowledged […]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Sunday said Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race Graham Platner “made mistakes” after reports that his wife found sexually explicit texts with several women on his phone and brought it to his campaign’s attention. Speaking with CBS News’s Face the Nation, Murphy was asked if Platner passed the “character test” […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said, “This is not the Republican Party, it’s the MAGA party,” arguing that President Donald Trump’s continued success in Republican primaries demonstrates the extent to which the GOP has become aligned with the MAGA movement. Concha highlighted Trump’s success rate in backing Republican candidates and pointed to recent defeats suffered by […]
