The Supreme Court tossed a federal appeals court ruling on Monday in a dispute over a strip search of a transgender inmate, sending it back to the lower court while pointing to the high court’s recent rulings in transgender cases over sports and surgeries for minors. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit […]
The White House is pointing to President Donald Trump’s past comments about how gas prices would fall after the midterm elections in an “I told you so” moment as prices hit $4 per gallon. “President Trump was right – Iran did everything they could to drive up the price of oil before the midterm elections, […]
The political strategist running Sen.-elect Abdul el Sayed’s (D-MI) new political action committee was formerly tied to a controversy involving misleading voter texts in the 2024 election, Federal Election Commission records show. El Sayed launched Habibi PAC on Thursday, according to the FEC, after beating GOP opponent Mike Rogers on Tuesday as part of a […]
Outgoing Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) reintroduced articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday when Congress returned to Washington, D.C., kicking off what’s expected to be rigorous oversight of the Department of War and its leader in the weeks and months ahead. Massie initially introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth back in […]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is positioning herself to become the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee next year, putting her in line to replace Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on the influential spending panel following her defeat in last week’s midterm elections. A spokesperson for Murkowski confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the Alaska Republican […]
A new Republican group with ties to Vice President JD Vance launched on Monday, in an initiative aimed at flipping congressional seats red in the 2028 elections. American Ascent, run by former Heritage Foundation chief of staff Ryan Neuhaus, is not affiliated with Vance, who is a likely 2028 presidential contender. But it is partnering […]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) declined to back current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to lead the incoming Democratic majority in January. “We need a conversation about leadership going forward because we need new energy and ideas,” Blumenthal, 80, said Monday, according to Connecticut’s News12. Blumenthal told the outlet that he expects Schumer to “be […]
Vice President JD Vance referenced the “devastating” loss he felt last week, with a not-so-subtle political undertone during his speech for the National Veterans’ Small Business Week. “I wanted to talk about, of course, the devastating loss last week, and just a little bit about that,” Vance said Monday. “There are a lot of people, […]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a progressive favorite to run for majority leader, is keeping the door open to challenging Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for the position, just days after ruling out the possibility. “The Senator has received an outpouring of calls on running for majority leader and is now in active listening mode,” said a […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is calling a meeting to address the developing “emergency” on the Canary Islands, which have become the latest point of failure in the country’s immigration framework. The Canary Islands, Spain’s southernmost territory that sits off the northwest coast of Africa, have recently experienced a massive surge in illegal immigration. Over […]
