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Hunter Biden gun rights appeal could place president in awkward political position

President Joe Biden could be forced to walk a thin line to promote his gun control agenda while his son Hunter Biden‘s legal team considers appealing the first son’s conviction on gun-related charges all the way to the Supreme Court. Hours after a jury convicted the younger Biden on Tuesday of lying on a federal form to purchase […]

McConnell blasts Democrats’ attempts to undermine Supreme Court

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blasted Democrats’ recent attempts to undermine the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have come under concentrated attack from Democrats in recent years, with such scrutiny intensifying after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022. In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, […]

‘Squad’ Democrats rally behind Bowman ahead of New York primary

“Squad” Democrats are going all in for Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) as he faces a competitive primary at the end of the month, with some donating thousands to attack his opponent as the race attracts millions in outside spending. Bowman is facing Westchester County Executive George Latimer in the June 25 primary, a contest that […]

‘Pig book’ exposes $23 billion in pork spending and lists lawmakers behind the earmarks

A group of Republican House members stood alongside a non-profit organization Wednesday as it released the 32nd edition of the “Congressional Pig Book,” an annual, published compilation of “pork-barrel” projects in the federal budget, in an effort to shed light on what they view as wasteful pet projects. The non-profit group Citizens Against Government Waste […]

FBI raids home of Feeding Our Future defendant following jury’s identities being exposed

FBI agents raided the home of a Feeding Our Future defendant on Wednesday after the names of jurors in a fraud case connected to the organization were leaked. Mukhtar Shariff’s Minnesota home was raided as the FBI investigates the origin of the jurors’ identity leak after one juror was bribed to vote in favor of […]

LA drops COVID vaccine mandate for city employees

Los Angeles has ended its mandate for city employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine over a year after the country’s national emergency on the disease ended in May 2023. The City Council voted 13-0 to end the vaccine mandate, which had applied to both preexisting and new employees. The city has also provided a way […]

Trump odds of winning hit new high, 19 points over Biden

The odds that former President Donald Trump will win back the White House have increased to a record high of 58%, according to political oddsmaker SportsHandle. Its latest election odds tracker of overseas betting on the race shows President Joe Biden trailing badly. His odds of winning reelection are just 39%. The site said that […]

Steve Bannon says he’s prepared to serve his country as ‘a political prisoner’

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says he is ready to do time in prison as “a political prisoner,” referencing his previous time serving in the U.S. Navy. Bannon, host of the War Room podcast, was ordered on Thursday to self-surrender for his four-month prison sentence no later than July 1. As he seeks to appeal […]

Senators press IRS to investigate group tied to hostage taker in Gaza

Republican senators are pressing the IRS to coordinate with law enforcement agencies on investigating a nonprofit news outlet — telling the agency it should revoke the website’s tax-exempt status over it previously employing a since-killed Palestinian who held Israelis hostage in Gaza. The little-known outlet, the Palestine Chronicle, is under the spotlight this week after […]

Troy Nehls demands answers from Army over revoked military award pin

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) is demanding answers from top Army officials about why a military award designation has been revoked after receiving criticism from some of his GOP colleagues that he should remove the pin from his suit lapel.  In a letter sent to the U.S. Army Human Resources Command on Wednesday, Nehls expressed his […]
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