The week began with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger. It went only downhill from there for Senate Republicans. On Monday, the Department of Justice unveiled a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate Biden-era “lawfare” victims, including possibly for U.S. Capitol rioters. President Donald Trump snubbed Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) […]
The Justice Department is pouring more resources into its sprawling investigation into whether officials in the Obama and Biden administrations conspired to target President Donald Trump, with federal officials in South Florida building out a new criminal civil rights section for the inquiry. The expansion effort is being led by Joseph diGenova, a Reagan-era former […]
Late-night TV host Stephen Colbert signed off for the last time Thursday evening after 11 years at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. CBS announced the cancellation of the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in July, citing it as a “financial decision.” Colbert used his final episode to thank his viewers, criticize […]
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) is the first known House Democrat to openly call for Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin’s resignation in light of the party’s 2024 autopsy report that was released on Thursday, over 18 months after the presidential election. “There doesn’t seem to be a plan to turn things around and the clock […]
A handful of House Republicans sounded the death knell on legislation to establish a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on Thursday over concerns that the content of the museum would perpetuate “identity politics” and take up more of the National Mall’s limited space. The bill, led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), failed 204-216, with no […]
House Republicans pulled a vote Thursday, through a procedural loophole, that could have reined in President Donald Trump‘s war powers in Iran ahead of Congress‘s Memorial Day recess. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, accused GOP leadership of delaying the vote because it was assured passage. GOLDEN SAVES TRUMP’S […]
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ), who has been absent from the House since March due to an undisclosed illness, said on Thursday he expects a “full recovery” as he prepares to run for reelection this year. “My doctors are confident that I’m on the road to a full recovery,” he told the New Jersey Globe […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed he plans to speak directly with Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te, marking a departure from decades of U.S. precedent. Such talks promise to antagonize China, where Trump recently traveled to meet with President Xi Jinping and discuss Taiwan. Beijing has long sought to assert communist control over the strategically placed […]
Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) delayed the execution of Tony Carruthers by one year after the inmate experienced a “botched” execution on Thursday. Executioners failed to find a vein to insert the mandatory backup IV line per Tennessee‘s lethal injection protocol. Carruthers had been convicted of a triple murder in Memphis in 1994, though advocates had […]
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ended his independent campaign for Michigan governor on Thursday ahead of the Aug. 4 primary. After entering the race in December 2024, Duggan pitched himself as a viable alternative to candidates from the two major parties. But a lot has changed since then, particularly on the international stage. The former […]
