President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure GOP holdouts to support the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill with a plea for unity failed Tuesday morning despite a personal visit to Capitol Hill. Blue-state House Republicans seeking a higher state and local tax cap emerged from the House Republican conference meeting without moving an inch on their opposition. Several House Freedom […]
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te voiced his hope for peace with China, but is boosting the country’s defenses amid Beijing’s frosty approach to peace talks. Speaking with reporters while marking his first year in office, Lai echoed the famous dictum of the Roman writer Vegetius: “If you want peace, prepare for war.” “I, too, am committed to […]
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem denied reports that the federal government is considering a reality TV show pitch where immigrants would compete to become naturalized U.S. citizens. Noem testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday and said, “There are no plans whatsoever to do a reality show.” However, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pushed […]
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe complimented President Donald Trump on his popularity with the public and suggested the Democratic Party implement the same strategy. McAuliffe, now 20 years removed from his position as the Democratic National Committee Chair, shared his insights on how the party has changed on The Chris Cuomo Project Tuesday. At one […]
Wisconsin state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor announced her bid to challenge conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley in the state’s 2026 election. Taylor is the first liberal candidate to enter the race. The 2023 and 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court races broke spending records, becoming the most expensive judicial races in U.S. history. “As […]
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he’s less than optimistic about the outcome of U.S.-Iran talks to strike a deal on the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump has said he believes negotiators are “getting close to maybe doing a deal,” but Khamenei quashed that sentiment Tuesday during a speech in Tehran. “We don’t think […]
Reporters Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper claimed their book proves the Biden administration worked to “increasingly” shield the public from former President Joe Biden’s mental decline. Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again was released Tuesday. CBS Mornings hosted the pair for their first television interview since it was […]
President Donald Trump traveled to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where he suggested that failure to pass his “big, beautiful” tax bill could cost Republicans their House of Representatives majority in the 2026 midterm elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and GOP lawmakers held a late-night vote on Sunday to advance the bill out of the […]
President Donald Trump warned House Republicans about spending negotiations, using profanity to emphasize his warning against Medicaid cuts. Trump spoke at the weekly House Republican meeting on Tuesday to urge hard-line holdouts to back his “big, beautiful bill,” currently the subject of a tug-of-war between conservative fiscal hawks and anxious centrists in vulnerable districts. The […]
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) declined to run for Maine governor or Senate in 2026 and will instead seek reelection to his swing House seat, he announced Tuesday. Golden was considered a contender for either statewide office after being elected in a Republican-leaning district four times. “While I have considered many options for how best to […]
