More than 50 congressional Democrats signed a union pledge to boycott a half dozen Washington, D.C., restaurants. The Democratic lawmakers signed Unite Here Local 25’s pledge to boycott restaurants, including Le Diplomate, Osteria Mozza, The Occidental, Rasika, Modena, and Bombay Club. Many are favorites of the Democrats’ power elite — Le Diplomate was one of […]
President Donald Trump signed three presidential orders Wednesday evening restricting international travel, targeting foreign students at Harvard, and scrutinizing concerns that his predecessor in the White House concealed his cognitive decline and unlawfully delegated presidential powers to subordinates. Typically an unusually accessible president, Trump’s interactions with the press have been scant in recent days as […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will face off against Patrick Timmins in the June 24 Democratic primary in an effort to retain his role as the borough’s top prosecutor. Bragg is the 37th district attorney of Manhattan and, in 2021, became the first black man elected to the position. If he wins the primary, he […]
Former President Joe Biden has slammed President Donald Trump‘s investigation into him and his aides’ alleged cover-up of his cognitive decline as a “distraction.” “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden told the Washington Examiner in a statement. “I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. […]
Following a wave of recent antisemitic attacks, Jewish members of Congress and their allies say they are increasingly concerned for their personal safety. Several lawmakers told the Washington Examiner they’ve seen a rise in antisemitic threats in recent months and described heightened security measures as a necessary precaution. “I got five death threats my first […]
A new book will soon be added to the growing pile reappraising former President Joe Biden’s time in office, this time coming from the inside. Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre teased the release of Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines by announcing her departure from the Democratic […]
Two bodies of Israeli-American hostages from the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, were recovered. The remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were returned to Israel on Thursday morning by the Israeli army, according to the Associated Press. Both Weinstein, 70, and Haggai, 72, have Israeli and U.S. citizenship. Weinstein also had Canadian […]
A battle to become the next ranking member of the powerful Oversight Committee has quickly become another test of whether House Democrats should choose their leaders by seniority or listen to younger members agitating for generational change. Four candidates — Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) — […]
The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has moved to the Senate to be considered for debate and possible revision. While President Donald Trump’s tax and spending plan passed in the House, different rules in the Senate may end up stripping out certain proposals. The Senate has a rule for so-called reconciliation bills known as […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have prohibited the Chinese government from owning real estate in Arizona. Arizona Senate Bill 1109 stipulated that the “People’s Republic of China may not purchase, own, acquire by grant or devise or have a substantial interest in real property in this state.” The law […]
