A federal appeals court handed an elementary school student a significant win this week for her free speech rights in the classroom, vacating a lower court’s ruling that had placed her speech rights at the whim of teachers and administrators. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit found that […]
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) secured the Democratic nomination in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday in a landslide primary victory, positioning the longtime lawmaker for another reelection bid as Republicans awaited the outcome to determine who will challenge him in November. Thompson, who has represented the district since 1993 and is 78, faced little opposition […]
Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris will advance to a runoff in Georgia’s special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after neither candidate secured a majority of votes in Tuesday’s crowded contest. The special election in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District featured a field of 17 candidates from multiple parties competing on a […]
At least six people were killed and several others were injured after a passenger bus caught fire Tuesday in western Switzerland, authorities said. Police in the canton of Fribourg said the fire that broke out around 6:25 p.m. local time on a postal bus in the town of Kerzers may have been a deliberate attack. […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) will meet with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, next week as he lays the groundwork for a Senate run in Oklahoma. Hern, a member of House GOP leadership who has represented the Tulsa area in Congress since 2018, has been calling senators to […]
EXCLUSIVE —More than two dozen bipartisan House lawmakers implored the Trump administration to reconsider imposing tariffs on Mexican beer, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner. The letter, which was previously unreported, was sent to U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer on Feb. 27, and signed by 13 Republicans and one Democrat on behalf […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said the Republican Party is “in a course-correction mode” after the immigration enforcement policies under Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Johnson maintained confidence that the GOP is doing the work to sustain the votes from a new coalition of typically blue voters it brought into the party in 2024, including […]
Gen. Joshua Rudd was confirmed by the Senate to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command after a year without Senate-confirmed leadership. Senators voted 71-29 to confirm Rudd on Monday, elevating him to the rank of four-star general. Rudd will also serve as a “dual-hat” leader of U.S. Cyber Command. Rudd is the first […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) stepped up his criticism of President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran on Tuesday, arguing that the president’s actions have fueled a global oil and gas price spike that’s hurting American families. “Trump’s Iran war is costing Americans $1.5 billion more at the pump this week alone, and […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will bring the SAVE America Act to the floor next week — setting up a doomed-to-fail messaging vote that is unlikely to quell mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and MAGA activists. In a brief interview, Thune declined to say whether that vote will be held at the 60-vote […]
