House Republicans are increasingly growing tired as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continues to drag out her threats to strip Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) of his gavel unless he meets a handful of key demands. Greene met with Johnson behind closed doors on Tuesday, the second such meeting in as many days, to discuss a […]
President Joe Biden will announce a major business investment in Wisconsin — on the same site as a Trump-era project that failed to live up to expectations. Biden is traveling to the battleground state Wednesday to announce what his administration says will be a $3.3 billion data center project from Microsoft that will lead to […]
The battle over the illegal immigration-related Equal Representation Act, a GOP-backed bill, has big implications for the future of the country. The bill considered in the House this week would add a citizenship question to future census counts while preventing noncitizens from being counted in House of Representatives and Electoral College apportionment. While not immediate, […]
President Joe Biden‘s reelection campaign announced a $14 million ad blitz on Wednesday targeting the handful of battleground states that will decide the November election. Part of the multimillion-dollar ad buy includes a seven-figure investment that will go toward reaching black, Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander voters. The effort is another parcel […]
Authorities identified the remains of José Mynor López, 37, of Baltimore, on Tuesday after salvage teams with Unified Command discovered the body at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. Maryland Department of State Police were notified immediately upon the discovery. López was the sixth construction worker killed that night and believed to be the last person […]
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is attempting to repair his relationship with Donald Trump after the former president opposed his run for speaker last fall. Emmer, the third Republican nominated to replace Kevin McCarthy in October 2023, hoped Trump would stay neutral after the candidacy of his first choice, firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), […]
Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick applauded Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) for his outspoken defense of Israel, a compliment that doubled as a critique of his home state colleague, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA). McCormick, a West Point graduate and former Bush administration official, will compete against Casey in the fall and has made support for Israel […]
Police arrested more than 60 protesters Tuesday night on the University of Massachusetts, Amherst campus. Students and protesters gathered on the university’s south lawn to return to a previously cleared encampment and condemn the Israeli military for taking the Gazan side of Rafah Crossing. Police officers were called because the encampment violated the school’s policies. Protesters constructed a […]
Over 20 states are demanding congressional leaders defund a United Nations aid agency over its ties to Hamas and rising antisemitism on college campuses in the United States. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led 22 other states in a letter sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate […]
A candidate who reportedly passed away after the deadline to remove names from the ballot was winning the Republican primary in Indiana’s 7th District, which includes the majority of Indianapolis. Jennifer Pace was declared the winner by the Indianapolis Star with over 99% of precincts reporting. She had received 31.2% of the vote as of […]
