In recent months, Republican lawmakers have been using a special legislative tool to repeal former President Joe Biden’s regulations that do not align with the Trump administration’s goals. House Republicans released a list of regulations in February that they seek to overturn using the Congressional Review Act, a special legislative process that allows lawmakers to […]
The left-wing advocacy organization, Southern Poverty Law Center, listed the conservative Republican activist group, Turning Point USA, in its “2024 Year in Hate and Extremism Report.” Under the subsection, “Dismantling White Supremacy,” the SPLC included a report titled “Turning Point USA: A case study of the hard right in 2024.” Describing Turning Point Action as […]
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) said he was denied access in El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the suspected MS-13 gang member mistakenly deported by the Trump administration. Ivey, who represents the congressional district in which Abrego Garcia lived, said he contacted a Salvadoran ambassador to make a request to their government before his trip. […]
Former Obama-era White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is offering advice to the Democratic Party as he reportedly considers a 2028 presidential run: move away from focusing on cultural issues if the party hopes to win future elections. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Monday, the former Chicago mayor and […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) urged President Donald Trump on Monday to impose sanctions on Russia after it launched large-scale strikes on Ukraine. “I’ve had enuf of Putin killing innocent ppl. Pres Trump Take action AT LEAST SANCTIONS,” Grassley said in a post on X Monday. Grassley’s request comes after Trump said Sunday in a Truth […]
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon on Monday to Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of bribery. Jenkins, the former sheriff of Culpeper County in Northern Virginia, was convicted in December on charges related to his acceptance of more than $75,000 in bribes in exchange for auxiliary deputy sheriff appointments. […]
King Charles III arrived in Canada on Monday for his first visit as the country’s head of state amid increasing tensions with President Donald Trump over making Canada the 51st U.S. state. During the highly anticipated two-day visit, Charles is expected to deliver the “Speech from the Throne” and mark the start of the new […]
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Monday that the agency would reopen or recommit resources to three cases that drew national attention in the last administration, including the discovery of cocaine at the White House in 2023 and the leaked Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. “Shortly after swearing in, the Director and […]
Police in the U.K. detained a man who plowed through a crowd of Liverpool fans attending the soccer club’s Premier League trophy parade on Monday. Merseyside police said in a statement that they received reports around 6 p.m. of a car colliding with pedestrians. The car was stopped, and the man who was arrested was […]
President Donald Trump honored fallen troops and Gold Star families during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. “This morning, we pay tribute to their immortal deeds. We share in the sorrow of their beloved families, and as one nation, we give thanks for the ultimate gift they have so selflessly given […]
