A war of words has escalated between the Office of Management and Budget and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) after the lawmaker unleashed his characteristic nastiness on OMB director Russ Vought, calling him a “creep” and a “henchman.” Following weeks of ripping the Department of Government Efficiency and President Donald Trump on X, Whitehouse turned up […]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) launched a new PAC with the intent of taking on President Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress. The American Mobilization Project will give $400,000 to organizations that oppose cuts to Medicaid and register young people to vote, according to a Politico report on Monday. The PAC is expected to […]
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) claimed he was “deeply disturbed” that one of his aides was briefly handcuffed by an officer with the Department of Homeland Security in his New York district office. DHS officers entered Nadler’s Manhattan office Wednesday and put handcuffs on an aide whose identity remains anonymous. Another staffer captured the moment on […]
Details of the attack on a pro-Israel group in Colorado continue to emerge after the bombing stunned the country on Sunday. The attack took place in Boulder, Colorado, around 1:30 p.m. Sunday as the Run for Their Lives group participated in a walk calling for the release of Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in […]
The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little time for public review. The four bills that made up the budget were part of a slew of legislation introduced and passed in the last two days of the state legislative session. Had lawmakers not […]
The Department of Homeland Security has removed its publicized list of 500 sanctuary cities allegedly impeding federal immigration enforcement. Each city received a notice that it was considered noncompliant per an executive order by President Donald Trump that demanded such a list. When the list appeared on the DHS website four days ago, the department […]
Facing a fractured media landscape and an increasingly skeptical electorate, politicians are turning to podcasts and newsletter platform Substack as direct-to-voter platforms, reshaping how campaigns communicate ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race. From candidates and party organizations to the State Department, these newsletters and audio platforms are being used to […]
President Donald Trump said this week he would look into whether pardons are warranted for men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, reviving national interest in a high-profile case that raises questions on whether FBI malfeasance led to their radicalization and alleged entrapment. “I did watch the trial. It looked to me […]
President Donald Trump has declared himself the “fertilization president.” Vice President JD Vance wants a baby boom. The administration has pledged to put family first, yet so far, some conservatives believe they aren’t going far enough. This Washington Examiner series, Baby Boomers, will analyze the Trump administration’s early policies and pledges — if they have been successful […]
The national average price for regular gas fell on Monday to $3.141 per gallon to start the week. This decrease at the pumps continues the recent trend of lower fuel costs that began after Memorial Day weekend. Monday’s gas prices were less than a week ago, when the price was $3.179, according to AAA. A […]
