EXCLUSIVE — A House Republican lawmaker is demanding answers from the Biden administration regarding concerns about a proposed treaty being considered by the World Health Organization that would expand the agency’s abilities to respond to future pandemics. In a letter sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) is leading […]
Illinois is moving forward with a bill that would reclassify some “offenders” as “justice-impacted individuals.” Under House Bill 4409, the Illinois Department of Corrections would add representation to the Adult Redeploy Illinois oversight board. Some of the bill also changes the word “offender” to “justice-impacted individuals.” Republicans in the state are warning the logistics of […]
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy may be out of the political spotlight, but investors have taken notice of his investment in a media company known for tracking viral internet culture topics. Ramaswamy bought a 7.7% activist stake in BuzzFeed, a company first known for its quizzes, listicles, and pop culture news before a section […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday teed up legislation for June that would codify federal protections for contraception. The move comes after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump teased he could back contraception restrictions and as Democrats campaign on women’s reproductive health as the party’s primary policy issue ahead of the November elections. […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has not exactly endeared himself to House colleagues since his arrival in Washington. During the height of the pandemic, he famously forced lawmakers to fly to Washington to keep him from derailing a $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Earlier this month, Republicans fumed as he joined a failed attempt to oust […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) mocked former President Donald Trump’s inability to campaign outside New York because of his legal problems. The firebrand representative from the Bronx blasted the former president a day before he makes a trip into her district for a rally this week. “The man practically has the legal version of an ankle […]
Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority this election cycle is to help elect candidates who will support his creation of a school voucher program. While Abbott’s party bolstered majorities in both chambers and he called special sessions to discuss school choice, the proposal was repeatedly shut down in 2023. Now, Abbott is campaigning against members of […]
Charlamagne tha God withstood pressure to endorse President Joe Biden during an appearance on The View, contending that “both candidates are trash.” The Breakfast Club host, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, said that while he is “definitely” voting in November, he prefers to focus on issues rather than specific candidates. That answer was […]
A teacher in Washington, D.C., was one of the most recent victims of car theft in the nation’s capitol as her car was stolen from her school’s parking lot. Margaret McLawhorn, who teaches at H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast D.C., had her white Porsche Macan stolen out of the school’s parking lot Tuesday. She […]
President Joe Biden thanked the Senate on Wednesday for confirming the 200th federal judge of his presidency, which he referred to as “another milestone in the effort to protect the freedoms and liberties of all Americans.” Earlier in the day, the Senate voted 66-28 to confirm Angela Martinez as a district court judge in Arizona. […]
