President Donald Trump, a former reality TV producer, has reimagined foreign leader visits to the White House, using the usually buttoned-up bilateral talks as opportunities to hijack media coverage on his own terms. On Wednesday, for the second time this year, Trump gave a head of state or government visiting the White House a public […]
House Republicans passed a major tax cut and spending bill, a significant win for President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. The measure, which would implement much of Trump’s second-term agenda, now goes to the Senate for consideration. The House voted early Thursday to pass the $4 trillion reconciliation bill, 215 to 214. No Democrats joined […]
The death of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) revived a fierce battle over age that has bedeviled the Democratic Party. Connolly died on Wednesday at the age of 75 after a recurrence of cancer forced the Virginia lawmaker to step down as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee last month. His death marks the third […]
Former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis has renewed congressional scrutiny of his presidency as Republicans allege a cover-up of both his mental and physical health. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of a Senate investigative subcommittee, will be requesting interviews related to the diagnosis, he told the Washington Examiner, as part of a new inquiry […]
A website allowing foreigners to purchase a “gold card” granting them permanent residency in the U.S. is expected to debut next week. The card will cost $5 million for anyone interested. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced Wednesday at the Axios Building the Future event. If approved, the new gold card program will replace […]
In an elaborate battle of Senate procedure, Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) set the stage for California’s strict emissions standards to be repealed. The gambit, which unfolded across five hours of Wednesday night votes, required Thune to establish that Republicans had the authority to undo three environmental waivers granted to California at the tail end […]
The suspected gunman accused of murdering two employees of the Israeli Embassy on Wednesday night allegedly chanted “Free, free Palestine” while in the custody of law enforcement officials. The shooting occurred at an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith made the revelations while updating the media […]
A man and a woman were shot and killed on Wednesday night after an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The two victims were Israeli diplomats, according to multiple reports. Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, called the murders “a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism,” in a post on X. “The […]
House Republicans from New York and Tennessee publicly aired their disagreements over the inclusion of higher SALT deduction caps in an exchange on X on Wednesday. The House is trying to pass its budget bill, and state and local tax, or SALT, deductions are an issue on which New York House Republicans have been unable […]
Democrats called out last-minute changes on the GOP-led “big beautiful” budget bill, some of which baffled lawmakers on the House Rules Committee. The manager’s amendment allows for alterations to the bill, and Republicans used it to strike language to sell federal lands in Nevada and Utah, change “MAGA” savings accounts for children to “Trump” accounts, […]
