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. […]
The Federal Election Commission, the main independent agency overseeing federal campaign finance law, has dismissed a complaint from a left-wing group accusing a Republican lawmaker of illegally transferring funds from his state campaign committee. The FEC, in a decision posted on its website on Friday, said the regulator rejected an April 2023 complaint filed against […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he expects Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to sign on to a letter inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress “as quickly as possible,” suggesting an agreement could be reached as early as this week. “I’ve not spoken to [Schumer] personally, but our staffs are communicating,” […]
A race- and gender-exclusive program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it now accepts applicants of all races and genders as part of its application process, updating its website with the new inclusive language hours after being accused of discrimination. On Monday, the Equal Protection Project filed a federal civil rights complaint against MIT […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been polishing her credentials as an attack dog as former President Donald Trump is winnowing down his vice presidential candidate short list. After once describing the former president as a whack job, Stefanik has since changed her tune. She is one of his most reliable supporters in Congress and has […]
