President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address will surely include many common buzzwords, phrases, and quips the president has been known to say throughout the past year of his presidency. Trump’s second State of the Union address since returning to office for his second term will take place on Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. […]
House Republican leadership returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday with several efforts to rebuke the Trump administration at its doorstep, all while a government shutdown hovers over Congress. After a week of recess, Democrats and Republicans are preparing to force votes on a measure that would curtail President Donald Trump’s use of executive authority to […]
Some of the conservative groups publicly opposing the Trump administration’s effort to force down drug prices are bankrolled by PhRMA, a trade organization with a vested interest in undoing the president’s policy. Earlier this month, just over 50 conservative groups issued a letter to Congress opposing the Trump administration’s move to compel drug companies to […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is taking a more aggressive abortion-rights stance in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential race compared to other leading Democrats. Newsom, who is widely considered a leading Democrat for the next presidential election, has in recent weeks taken a more heavy-handed approach on the controversial issue of abortion than other possible […]
Voter unhappiness with inflation and the economy will play a key role in President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here is a look at what he might say on the economic front. The president will work to tout jobs growth in his second administration, defend his tariff agenda, and tout declines in inflation while laying out other initiatives designed to […]
A 43-year-old woman from Boise, Idaho, was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing an ambulance and crashing it into a building owned by a hospital that was leasing office space to the Department of Homeland Security. The ambulance theft and crash occurred last week. Sarah Elizabeth George was arrested on Monday after the Meridian Police […]
Peter Mandelson was released on bail early Tuesday morning after being arrested on Monday for his role in a misconduct inquiry and alleged ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson was previously the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States but was relieved of his duties by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer […]
Lawmakers are expecting to hear directly from their commander in chief on Tuesday night about a U.S. military buildup near Iran that is dividing Washington sharply along party lines. The prospect of military strikes against Iran has cast a cloud of uncertainty over Tuesday’s State of the Union address, in which Trump is preparing to […]
France has revoked direct government access for U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after he skipped a Monday meeting with the French foreign minister, who wanted the ambassador to answer for the Trump administration’s comments on the fatal beating of a right-wing activist in the European nation. French officials are upset about comments made by the U.S. […]
The death of a notorious drug lord by Mexican security forces on Sunday is emboldening GOP lawmakers who want to give the Trump administration more tools to take action against cartels outside of the United States. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is making a renewed push for the Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act, a bill […]
