House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed he is calling President Donald Trump to solidify the final language in the “big, beautiful” tax bill the lower chamber could vote on as soon as Wednesday. A House Rules Committee hearing on the legislation has been ongoing since 1 a.m. Wednesday and lasted through the night. The Rules […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) died at the age of 75 Wednesday, his family announced in a statement. “It is with immense sadness that we share that our devoted and loving father, husband, brother, friend, and public servant, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, passed away peacefully at his home this morning surrounded by family,” Connolly’s family said […]
Donald Trump Jr. revealed the “calling is there” for him to follow in the footsteps of his famous father and run for president one day. While speaking at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum on Wednesday, Trump Jr. was pressed on whether he would run and “pick up the reins” from President Donald Trump after his second […]
President Donald Trump and top House Republicans are ramping up a sweeping investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of a mechanical signature device known as the autopen, raising questions about the legitimacy of executive actions taken during Biden’s presidency — especially a wave of last-minute pardons signed with the device. The investigation, led by […]
President Donald Trump‘s handling of former President Joe Biden‘s recent prostate cancer diagnosis has vacillated between expressing sympathy over the seriousness of the illness and calling for transparency surrounding his predecessor’s tenure. “Look, it’s a very sad thing, what happened,” Trump said to reporters about Biden on Tuesday as he met with House Republicans to […]
The Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings over the past month that suggest the justices are keeping a close eye on procedure in immigration-related cases, even as key questions of immigration law remain unanswered. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to pause the deportation of a group of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act […]
Gas prices are on the rise on Wednesday. The national average price for regular gas slightly increased on Wednesday to $3.182 per gallon, according to AAA. This was a slight rise from Tuesday’s costs when the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.177. It was also an increase from last week’s pricing […]
Scrutiny over former President Joe Biden’s decline is already testing 2028 hopefuls, particularly those who were involved in his administration. The announcement that Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer on Sunday came amid a fresh reckoning in the party over the former president’s mental acuity and whether he should have withdrawn […]
President Donald Trump will welcome the leader of South Africa to the White House on Wednesday after he accused the foreign government of presiding over the “genocide” of white farmers. After a week of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders and a two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump will greet South African President […]
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner won the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday against his opponent, former judge Pat Dugan. Krasner’s primary victory all but guarantees he will win election to a third term as Philadelphia’s head prosecutor. The city’s population is overwhelmingly registered Democrat, and its primaries are widely considered the de facto official election […]
