Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) joked about wanting to pull a Capitol fire alarm to end his fellow senator’s filibuster, which had been ongoing for over 21 hours as of Tuesday afternoon. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) began his filibuster on Monday evening at 7 p.m., prompting Cruz to joke on X about ending Booker’s speech preemptively. […]
A group of Colorado Democrats in the state legislature have introduced legislation to require courts to consider “deadnaming” and “misgendering” in court battles regarding child custody. As President Donald Trump has signed executive orders affirming only two genders, male and female, and keeping women’s sports reserved for biological females, some Democrat-led states are renewing efforts […]
Senate Republicans might soon sidestep the Senate parliamentarian on a controversial accounting tactic that could make or break President Donald Trump’s agenda. GOP leadership has spent weeks discussing with Elizabeth MacDonough, a nonpartisan referee of Senate rules, whether Republicans can treat Trump’s expiring 2017 tax cuts as cost-free, a novel approach that Democrats have panned […]
MADISON, Wisconsin — Election officials in Wisconsin are expecting more than two million people to vote in Tuesday’s state Supreme Court election, an extremely strong turnout in an off-year race that has cost $90 million and captured the attention of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Even though polls close at 9 p.m. Eastern, declaring a […]
Filmmaker Oliver Stone called on Congress to reopen an investigation into the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy during a novel House hearing Tuesday, which featured witnesses who cast doubt on whether Lee Harvey Oswald was responsible. “I ask the Committee to reopen what the Warren Commission failed miserably to complete. I ask you […]
Nine House Republicans bucked leadership on Tuesday and joined all Democrats in voting against a procedural hurdle to kill a discharge petition that allows new parents to vote remotely. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Kevin Kiley (R-CA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Max Miller (R-OH), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Greg Steube […]
The Florida Democratic Party is in its worst spot in modern history after years of defeats. Yet, the state’s Democratic Party still has fundraising success in special elections in deep red districts. Republicans are growing worried about two special elections on April 1 to replace national security adviser Mike Waltz in Florida’s Sixth Congressional District […]
A House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on judicial overreach featured lawmakers clashing over threats to impeach judges who have ruled against the Trump administration in recent weeks. The joint subcommittee hearing, led by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), convened to examine the constitutional limits of the judicial branch as Republicans look for ways to rein in […]
A staffer for Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) was arrested by Capitol Police just before the senator began his marathon speech on the Senate floor. Kevin Batts, 59, was arrested by Capitol Police for carrying a pistol without a license. Batts is a special assistant to Booker, according to LegiStorm, and has worked for the senator […]
The House Judiciary Committee is seeking answers on Washington state’s “sanctuary” status for illegal immigrants and how the state interacts with federal immigration officials. Congress and the Trump administration have placed increased scrutiny on states and cities that have vowed to be “sanctuaries” for illegal immigrants and not cooperate with federal deportation efforts. Washington state […]
