Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered a forceful message to President Donald Trump on Wednesday that the SAVE America Act “ain’t passing.” “Mr. President, the SAVE Act ain’t passing. It ain’t passing in the Senate, it ain’t passing the Democrats, and it ain’t passing in the courts,” Schumer said. The Senate minority leader’s comments […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) suggested Wednesday that interim Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham who was sworn in this week to fill her older brother’s seat, run in the South Carolina special GOP primary to become his permanent replacement. “’Why not her?’ would be my question, as it […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the media should deplatform President Donald Trump, expressing concern over a speech he is expected to deliver on election integrity. With Trump set to give the high-profile speech on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez urged the press to censor the address, believing it will contain lies and be at odds with democratic values. […]
Vice President JD Vance said people “lost their minds” over UFC fighter Josh Hokit calling former first lady Michelle Obama “a man” at the White House fight last month, arguing the reaction was “totally disproportionate.” The comment was brought up when Joe Rogan asked Vance on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, if Hokit’s comment […]
The Department of Justice has dropped the remaining charges against Dominic Pezzola, the Proud Boys member convicted in 2023 who helped ignite the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol. Pezzola smashed a Senate-wing window with a stolen police riot shield, creating the first entry point for hundreds of rioters, later celebrating the breach in […]
Vice President JD Vance said that the Trump administration botched how it released the Epstein files, conceding what was widely viewed as a public relations disaster for the White House. Vance waded into the Jeffrey Epstein case during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast released Wednesday, referencing then-Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the release […]
Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) amendment to cut off U.S. aid to Israel in an annual appropriations bill failed on the House floor. The amendment failed 314-104, with 215 Republicans and 98 Democrats voting in opposition. In total, 103 Democrats backed cutting aid alongside Massie, the sole Republican yes vote. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA), who caucuses […]
Vice President JD Vance said that online influencers, allegedly paid to criticize his efforts to negotiate peace with Iran, should “go to hell.” Vance sat for an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan on Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump reinstated coordinated airstrikes against Iran. During the interview, the vice president, tasked by Trump with […]
Early fundraising figures from the second-quarter Federal Election Commission reports offered a glimpse into the early machinations of the 2028 Democratic primary. Some Democrats quickly boasted their fundraising prowess before the Wednesday deadline at 11:59 p.m. in a sign that they are likely serious contenders who could seek the White House. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said on Wednesday he doubts a 12-state coalition, led by California, will succeed in blocking the pending merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the antitrust lawsuit on Monday, asking a federal court in San Francisco to grant a preliminary injunction that […]
