The House Ethics Committee announced it would establish an investigative subcommittee into Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) just hours after a censure motion against him was introduced, setting up a vote on the House floor. The committee’s investigation said it would look into a myriad of allegations against Mills, including allegations that he violated campaign finance […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) unleashed on GOP critics Wednesday, seeking to repeal a new provision bolstering the ability to sue the Justice Department for seizing senators’ phone records without their knowledge during a Biden-era investigation. Graham, whose records were subpoenaed in former special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 “Arctic Frost” inquiry, intends to mount lawsuits with […]
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, releasing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a day after the House and Senate approved the legislation. Trump said he would sign the bill after reversing his long-held opposition to the resolution and encouraging Republicans to vote for it. “I […]
The Department of Justice has charged Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) with stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds and laundering it, and using the proceeds for her 2021 congressional campaign. A federal grand jury in Miami handed down the indictment. McCormick was first elected to Congress in 2022 in a special election after […]
(The Center Square) — The Trump administration’s plan to allow more oil and gas exploration off the Gulf Coast has received a legal challenge from environmental groups. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeks to halt a Dec. 10 offshore oil and gas lease sale covering 80 million […]
Washington Examiner investigative reporter Mia Cathell testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration on Wednesday. The hearing was centred on “ICE Under Fire: The Radical Left’s Crusade Against Immigration Enforcement.” Cathell was one of three expert witnesses on the topic, which also included Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd and Chicago Flips […]
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) admonished a home-state Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, on Wednesday for using his retirement announcement to ensure his chosen successor secures the seat. Durbin, the second-ranked Senate Democrat who is also not seeking reelection, called it a “mistake” for García to announce his 2026 reelection and then recant […]
A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court’s order restricting federal immigration officers’ use of force in the Chicago area, calling the order “overbroad.” A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit paused U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’s Nov. 6 injunction, which significantly limited federal officers’ ability to […]
The Justice Department will release additional files from its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday, while signaling that an active federal inquiry in New York and the need to shield victims could mean the public never sees a complete record. Bondi, speaking at a […]
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he does not want New York City Councilman Chi Ossé, a fellow progressive, to run for Congress — yet. In an interview on Wednesday, Mamdani said it is “not the time” for Ossé to primary House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), but it was reported that Mamdani privately does […]
