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Former Packers NFL star Brett Favre announces Parkinson’s diagnosis in House hearing 

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre announced he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease during a House hearing on Tuesday that looked into the misuse of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds. In the hearing, Favre was called as a witness due to his involvement in the embezzlement of the TANF funds scandal in Mississippi in […]

Trump assassination attempt suspect’s son arrested on charges of child sexual abuse material

The son of the suspect in the latest attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life, Ryan Routh, has been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to a report. Oran Routh’s home was searched Saturday by the FBI during an investigation into the Trump assassination attempt, during which federal agents discovered “hundreds” […]

Where Trump is going this week and why the stops matter

Former President Donald Trump is embarking on a weeklong campaign tour around “must-win” swing states for both campaigns. This is the first time in months Trump has traveled to swing states back to back in this manner. After campaigning Monday in Pennsylvania, he is set to head to Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin this […]

Harris pushes abortion filibuster carveout in final stretch of campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris called for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster to pass federal legislation to allow nationwide access to abortions. If enacted, the abortion rights legislation would be a carveout to the 60-vote threshold needed to advance most major policy changes in the upper chamber. It would also override various state-level laws that restrict when a woman can […]

‘Hezbollah must not be given a break’: Israel military signals it won’t let up on aerial attacks

An Israeli military senior official said on Tuesday that the country’s aerial campaign in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah “will accelerate.” The Israel Defense Forces significantly stepped up the number of airstrikes it is conducting into Lebanon this week as the military seeks to end Hezbollah’s continued attacks on Israel, which have occurred for nearly a year. […]

Florida attorney general declines to represent defendants in gun case that could change open carry laws

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody declined to represent a state prosecutor and county sheriff being sued by a gun rights group over the state’s ban on open-carrying firearms.  Gun Owners of America and a Palm Beach County gun owner filed the federal lawsuit in August against St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson and State Attorney […]

Lindsey Graham warns Harris will continue Biden’s ‘insane’ Middle East policies

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) cautioned that the disruptions happening in the Middle East under President Joe Biden’s watch will continue under Vice President Kamala Harris if she wins the 2024 election. Several Republicans, including Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) and Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), have called on the Biden administration to focus on Iran to end […]

Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal in final UN speech

President Joe Biden directly addressed the United States’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on Tuesday in a speech before the United Nations that defended his foreign policy legacy across four years in office. “When I came to office as president, Afghanistan had replaced Vietnam as America’s longest war,” Biden said in New York City. “I was […]

Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal in final United Nations speech

President Joe Biden directly addressed the United States’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on Tuesday in a speech before the United Nations that defended his foreign policy legacy across four years in office. “When I came to office as president, Afghanistan had replaced Vietnam as America’s longest war,” Biden said in New York City. “I was […]

Johnson vows to avoid Christmas omnibus as House moves forward with stopgap spending bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has promised his Republican colleagues they will not advance an omnibus spending bill at the end of this year, vowing to break the cycle of passing a massive spending proposal right before Christmas to avoid a government shutdown.  The House is set to vote on a three-month continuing resolution this […]
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