Exclusive — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) thinks that the overwhelming majority of the GOP tax and spending legislation will survive the Senate, contrary to suggestions from Republican senators that the bill will have to undergo major changes to pass the upper chamber. In a phone call, Smith, who was in […]
President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” includes a novel federal tax provision that would help nationalize school vouchers for private education tuition and home schooling programs. The legislation that already cleared the House includes a proposal that resembles the Educational Choice for Children Act, a wide-ranging bill introduced this year by Rep. Adrian Smith […]
The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Wednesday morning. The military operation reportedly was a retaliatory strike for two hypersonic ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport over the weekend. The IDF announced the strike in a post on X. It […]
Legal experts and allies of President Donald Trump are accusing a federal judge of overstepping his authority by halting the deportation of eight criminally convicted illegal migrants to war-torn South Sudan, a flashpoint in the administration’s efforts to expedite U.S. immigration enforcement through third-country removals. In a scathing ruling on Monday, U.S. District Judge Brian […]
The Trump administration hopes to restrict non-U.S. citizens from accessing federal welfare benefits and programs through a broad set of provisions in its “one big, beautiful bill.” The bill passed the House in late May and is now headed to the Senate, where it is expected to be voted on before the August recess. Inside the […]
President Donald Trump is preparing his political machine to support Republican congressional candidates in a big way in 2026, something of a departure from the president’s behavior in the last two midterm election cycles. Trump has proven to be one of the GOP’s all-time greatest fundraisers, especially at the grassroots level, and has continued to […]
Presidential adviser Elon Musk expressed disappointment with the spending bill passed by House Republicans last week. Musk said the costs of the “big, beautiful bill” undermined the purpose of the cuts implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk commented on the bill in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning.” “I was disappointed to see […]
The Trump administration’s border czar taunted liberal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in an interview Tuesday night over the arrest of Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest. Tom Homan has sparred with progressives over immigration policy since he took a leading role on the initiative. “AOC went on social media saying […]
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s attempt to punish law firm WilmerHale for its association with the Mueller investigation was unconstitutional and ordered the government not to enforce his March executive order against it. Trump had issued several executive orders targeting law firms that participated in political activities against him or associated with […]
Ukraine‘s battlefield fortunes continue to deteriorate as Kyiv braces for a major summer offensive from Russian forces. President Donald Trump’s ambitious goal of ending the Russia-Ukraine war upon taking office failed to pass, held up by the irreconcilable visions of Kyiv and Moscow. With the window for a favorable peace closing in the first half […]
