Georgia Republican Party chairman Josh McKoon signaled on Tuesday that the party would allow Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on the 2026 ballot, saying to do otherwise would be of questionable legality. Raffensperger is the center of a rift within the Georgia Republican Party, angering President Donald Trump’s loyalists with his actions surrounding the 2020 […]
Having won in the House with its demand that the so-called “big, beautiful bill” eliminate the tax on firearms suppressors, Second Amendment advocates are now pushing the Senate to eliminate the tax and registration requirement on short-barreled rifles. The industry is moving swiftly to build support for its call to include the Short Act in […]
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner faced a tough crowd at a congressional hearing Tuesday over the administration’s major proposed cuts to his agency. In his appearance before the House Appropriations Committee‘s transportation, housing and urban development subcommittee, Turner took flack for the planned 51% cut to the agency included in the fiscal year […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a federal court Tuesday to temporarily block President Donald Trump from using the National Guard and military as law enforcement in Los Angeles as violent protests continue in the city. State leaders asked a federal judge for a temporary restraining order by 4 p.m. […]
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to reject Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan‘s judicial immunity argument as she seeks to dismiss obstruction charges levied against her for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant escape from federal immigration officers. Dugan is accused of helping an illegal immigrant before her court escape from her courtroom in April. […]
The House Oversight Committee has lined up dates for interviews with former President Joe Biden’s aides as part of an investigation into whether his declining health while in office made him incapable of running the country. The committee will conduct four interviews from June 24 through July 18 with four former aides who will appear […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called out Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell for doing the opposite of “what the American people overwhelmingly voted for” regarding illegal immigration. O’Connell has publicly opposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in his city despite the fact that the agency is cooperating with local law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants with criminal records […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced on Tuesday that he will introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 in January 2026. The bill reflects Hawley’s populist attitudes as he tries to tilt the party away from its yearslong opposition to raising the federal minimum wage. He previously introduced legislation with Sen. […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) warned Texans protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to “cross the line.” Anti-ICE protesters gathered Monday night in Austin, Texas, outside the state Capitol following several illegal immigrant raids across the state. This followed the riots in Los Angeles over the 45 illegal immigrants arrested in a California ICE raid over […]
The Trump administration ousted a Justice Department lawyer who conceded that it initially mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant and alleged MS-13 gang member whom the White House attempted to return to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. Erez Reuveni, who argued the government’s case in Abrego Garcia’s deportation, has left the […]
