Four Democratic House members have so far been denied meetings with Kilmar Abrego Garcia after a day in El Salvador. While Abrego Garcia met with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) last week, Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), and Maxine Dexter (D-OR) have yet to confirm his condition. Monday’s trip was meant “to pressure the […]
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) announced her campaign in the Michigan Senate race in the 2026 midterm elections. Stevens joins an already crowded Democratic field with state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed also launching bids to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. In her announcement video, Stevens highlighted the state’s […]
The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee is pressing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‘s staff for documents after she has spent months stonewalling a congressional investigation into the “politically motivated” prosecutions of President Donald Trump. In a series of letters sent last week, the panel reportedly asked several of the Democratic district attorney’s senior staffers to […]
President Donald Trump announced he will speak at the commencement ceremonies of the University of Alabama and the U.S. Military Academy this spring. He gave the announcement via Truth Social late Monday night. “I have agreed to do the Commencement Address at two really GREAT places, the University of Alabama and, WEST POINT. Stay tuned […]
Pope Francis’s funeral will be held in the Vatican on Saturday. The public viewing will begin on Wednesday. The Vatican released images of the pope’s body in an open coffin, where it was placed on Monday night. “The transfer of the body of the Holy Father to the Vatican Basilica for the homage of all […]
Democrats in Congress are exploring new avenues to resist President Donald Trump as the party struggles to temper expectations from a frustrated and anxious progressive base. From procedural tactics to flashy PR stunts to blocking nominees, Democrats are increasingly wielding what limited powers are at their disposal to combat Republicans. But the party is still […]
President Donald Trump may be able to skirt Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) blockade on a pair of prosecutor nominees using a little-known statute that lets judges install them instead of the Senate. Trump named Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the interim U.S. attorney for Manhattan on […]
Senate Republicans are heading into the next midterm cycle bracing for contentious primaries that could hit both incumbents and favored candidates — a sharp break from 2024, when party leaders closely coordinated with President Donald Trump to keep spoilers at bay. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), the former chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, signaled […]
Following the death of Pope Francis, Catholics and nonbelievers alike are sharing their predictions who will succeed him as the Bishop of Rome. Members of the church speculate because they are emotionally invested. Media personalities make forecasts trying to satisfy the public’s curiosity. Some within the clergy may be gaming out the conclave trying to […]
President Donald Trump eclipsed 90 days back in the White House on Monday and, in doing so, ran up against deadlines pertaining to eight executive orders he issued on Jan. 20. The president took dozens of executive actions on his first day back in the White House, but eight of those set 90-day deadlines for […]
