Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) says federal law enforcement will need to be subpoenaed by Congress to get to the bottom of what caused the security failures behind the two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. Johnson’s comment was made shortly after the Senate released its first public report on the first assassination attempt on […]
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are delivering remarks on gun violence at 4:45 p.m. Biden is set to unveil an executive order to address matters in the gun industry as Biden cements his gun control legacy in the remaining months of his presidency. The executive order is twofold: One element looks to […]
A House task force investigating the assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump held its first public hearing Thursday, during which local Pennsylvania officials placed blame for the incident in their state on the Secret Service. Three state and local law enforcement officials involved with securing the Trump rally on July 13, when the first […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) will no longer voluntarily participate in a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use, the Florida Republican announced Thursday. In a letter, Gaetz accused the panel of using the inquiry as a “political payback exercise” that seeks “deeply personal information that is no business of Congress.” […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams‘s federal indictment on corruption charges has garnered a variety of reactions from various officials, with some calling on him to resign while others are calling for the judicial process to play out. Adams has maintained that he will not resign, vowing to fight the allegations made against him, despite […]
NEW YORK — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump told a New York City appeals court Thursday that the nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment against the former president stemmed from a “clear-cut” violation of the statute of limitations and that the costly judgment should be overturned. D. John Sauer, Trump’s lawyer, told a five-judge […]
Forty House Democrats have joined a censure resolution against Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) over a controversial social media post he made regarding Haitian immigrants. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) introduced a resolution Wednesday to censure Higgins for a post to his official lawmaker X account that pushed claims that Haitians are eating pets […]
Former President Donald Trump has burrowed into a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris, carrying a 2-point advantage into a third week. In its weekly head-to-head polling report on the 2024 race, Rasmussen Reports said Thursday that Trump leads 48% to 46% among likely voters. “These findings are nearly unchanged since last week, when […]
Former first lady Melania Trump recalled the first time she met her husband, former President Donald Trump, in the 1990s, describing their first date as “very special.” Melania Trump conducted a rare interview that aired Thursday morning, during which she recalled how she accepted the former president’s phone number after meeting him at a party. […]
Maryland Democratic Senate nominee Angela Alsobrooks was involved in a series of plea deals during her roughly 15-year stint as a prosecutor that could challenge her persona as a tough-on-crime politician. Court records reviewed by the Washington Examiner of cases overseen by Alsobrooks when she was the top prosecutor for Prince George’s County about a […]
