National Republicans believe they were handed an early midterm elections present during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, when President Donald Trump baited Democrats into going on the record and opposing that the duty of the federal government is to protect U.S. citizens, not illegal immigrants. The House GOP’s campaign arm is already betting the […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) says a prolonged shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security may require the White House to step in and pay workers who are forgoing paychecks at critical agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration. “Anything you can do to keep people employed,” Thune told reporters Wednesday. “If they […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Tony Gonzales’s (R-TX) primary challenger is calling on House GOP leadership to pressure the scandal-tarred incumbent into exiting the 2026 Texas race. Brandon Herrera, a Second Amendment activist and social media influencer, told the Washington Examiner in an interview that Gonzales’s behavior was unacceptable and a “resignation-level offense.” “I understand the hesitation […]
If foreign policy analysts were hoping the State of the Union address would offer a glimpse into President Donald Trump’s grand plans for Iran, they were sorely disappointed. The address was the longest in the nation’s history, but only a handful of lines touched on the ongoing negotiations to denuclearize the Islamic Republic — and […]
Democrats are pushing back against Republican claims that their response during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address will hurt them politically, arguing the split-screen moment is unlikely to reshape the 2026 midterm election landscape even as the GOP moves quickly to turn it into campaign messaging. The debate followed a moment in which Democrats […]
A federal judge has, for now, barred the Justice Department from searching the electronic devices of a Washington Post reporter that were seized by the FBI last month, ruling instead that the court will conduct its own review of the materials. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter of Virginia wrote in a decision late Tuesday that […]
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday as the streaming service navigates political regulatory headwinds tied to its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. It is unclear whether Sarandos will meet with President Donald Trump, although the visit comes after the president issued a public demand that Netflix remove […]
A federal judge ruled this week that the Trump administration’s policy of deporting illegal immigrants to third countries is unlawful, despite the Supreme Court allowing the policy to continue last year. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, ruled on Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security’s policy of deporting […]
Team USA ice hockey goaltender Jeremy Swayman admitted to reporters on Wednesday that the men’s hockey team should have “reacted differently” to President Donald Trump’s joke about inviting the women’s team to the White House, after both teams won gold medals at the Olympics. Swayman, who joined the team in visiting the White House and […]
A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty to laundering more than $1 million in federal funds she stole as part of the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scheme that exploited a pandemic-era child nutrition program, federal prosecutors said. Najmo Ahmed, 35, admitted Wednesday that she falsified records and routed illicit proceeds through her personal bank accounts […]
