Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) signaled that Republicans could pass withering new sanctions against Russia if peace talks regarding the war in Ukraine stall out. “If needed, we stand ready to help,” Thune told the Washington Examiner as the Trump administration threatens to abandon negotiations with Russia as soon as this week. He predicted […]
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said he remains confident that President Donald Trump will deport a million illegal immigrants by the end of the year. “The rate of deportation is increasing every single day,” Miller said Monday outside the West Wing of the White House. “Remember, we inherited a system that was […]
Pakistan’s defense minister said an Indian military incursion into his country is “imminent” amid rising tensions between the two nations. In an interview at his Islamabad office, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Reuters that Pakistan was reinforcing its positions on the border in preparation for a direct Indian attack. “We have reinforced our forces […]
The White House pushed back against Sen. Martin Heinrich’s (D-NM) rebuke of President Donald Trump’s call to reinstate the national celebration of Columbus Day, posting an iconic clip from The Sopranos television series. Trump announced on Sunday that he would bring back Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, to celebrate Christopher Columbus discovering the […]
Legislation backed by first lady Melania Trump to criminalize revenge pornography is heading to the House floor Monday night. The TAKE IT DOWN Act passed the Senate unanimously after Melania Trump held a roundtable discussion with Republicans and one House Democrat, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). The bill is expected to pass the House swiftly before […]
As President Donald Trump prepares to hit the 100-day mark of his second term, he is pushing back against new polls from left-leaning media outlets focusing on his approval rating. Surveys from the Washington Post, CNN, and the New York Times showed that Trump’s approval rating was below 40%. This is the lowest for any […]
Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby is seeking emergency intervention from the Supreme Court after the Democratic legislature censored her for disapproving of allowing a biological male to compete on a women’s team. The legislator banned Libby, a Republican, from voting on bills or speaking on the floor of the state House in February. Lawmakers’ 75-70 […]
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) suggested that the next budget reconciliation could result in changes to Medicaid qualifications but that it will not affect benefits. Republicans are committed to trillions in federal spending cuts, and Medicaid is appearing as a large target. However, Gimenez assured that he has no intention to cut benefits. He said there […]
A judge appeared skeptical at a hearing on Monday of the Trump administration’s decision to target a top law firm’s employees with an executive order that suspended their security clearances and limited their access to federal buildings. Judge John Bates told a Department of Justice attorney his interpretation of the security clearance provision was “strange” […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held court with social media influencers as part of a special new media briefing before President Donald Trump commemorates his first 100 days of his second administration. Among those in attendance on Monday before Tuesday’s anniversary were Sean Spicer, Trump’s first-ever White House press secretary, who now hosts a […]
