A war of words has erupted between Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and multiple members of the Trump administration and its allies over his handling of the Los Angeles protests and the president’s decision to send in troops. Newsom, widely assumed to be a leading contender for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket, fired back at criticism from […]
Pentagon officials confirmed that deploying the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles would cost $134 million and would last 60 days during a House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers during testimony on the department’s budget requests. A major point of contention came after President Donald Trump ordered […]
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled against the Republican-run state election board, restricting what voting rules it can create. Georgia’s highest court upheld a lower court decision that blocked several controversial election laws instituted by the Trump-allied board. Two of the most controversial were a rule requiring an additional hand count of all […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday did not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act if necessary to squash violence at the Los Angeles protests. “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it,” Trump said. “We’ll see. But I can tell you, last night was terrible.” .@POTUS on the rioting in Los Angeles: "If there's an […]
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), a key fiscal hawk, met with Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday at the Capitol, where the two discussed pursuing further spending cuts outside of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” “We spoke about the path forward, and what I continue to ask for is: I need forcing mechanisms to make […]
Two Israeli ministers find themselves banned from five countries and their overseas assets frozen in each following comments deemed to be inciting violence against Palestinians. The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway sanctioned Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday. The five nations issued a joint […]
House Energy and Commerce chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) said Elon Musk “never mentioned” his frustrations over the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the day it passed the House. Guthrie said the billionaire, who publicly slammed the spending in the budget bill last week, instead focused on artificial intelligence and competing with China. “I […]
Former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove argued that left-wing political bias “largely” played a role in the lack of coverage on former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, citing how “hundreds” of people have since come forward about their concern following the 2024 election. Rove offered specific criticism towards CNN’s Jake Tapper and […]
California Republicans are preparing a House resolution to condemn the LA protests, as Democrats try to thread a needle of standing up to President Donald Trump’s military response while not condoning violence. The GOP California congressional delegation, led by Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), unveiled the resolution Tuesday condemning violence in the protests that erupted last […]
The Washington Examiner’s Byron York suggested that leaked audio from Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin showcases how he is dealing with “the rot inside the party” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Martin participated in a Zoom meeting last month, in which he vented his frustrations with Vice Chairman David Hogg’s role in the […]
