President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Tuesday, saying if the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps retaliated in response to U.S. Central Command’s Tuesday strikes, the country would be “hit much harder.” “If they retaliate, they’ll be hit much harder. And if they do it again, they’ll be no longer,” Trump told Fox […]
The Trump administration has tapped rapper Nicki Minaj to serve as one of the celebrity judges for the Small Business Administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition. Minaj will join entrepreneur and real estate investor Grant Cardone, Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, and actor Dean Cain, who will host the competition’s Sept. 18 finale in Washington, D.C. Five […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Monday taunted President Donald Trump over data centers, saying he should have one at his Florida home if he’s serious about their benefits. The New York Democrat was pressed on Trump’s recent assertion that “the only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they […]
A federal judge has blocked a Virginia law enacted by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) that restricts cooperation between Virginia local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities. The federal government sued Virginia, arguing that the order unlawfully interferes with the federal government’s authority over immigration enforcement. Virginia had asked the court to put the injunction on […]
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) tore into a witness during a House Judiciary hearing Tuesday about his refusal to say illegal immigrants shouldn’t be released into the United States. The hearing focused on sanctuary city policies. Four witnesses testified, including a Harford County sheriff, an immigration expert, and two family members of victims who were permanently […]
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) dodged a series of rapid-fire questions Tuesday afternoon about his reelection effort as lawmakers returned to Washington for the first time since facing increased scrutiny due to allegations of domestic violence and child abuse that have roiled his campaign. Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday from their monthlong August recess, and Miller […]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel suggested over the weekend Jews should sacrifice their safety for the greater good, triggering backlash from critics who said she caved to the “mob” of antisemites in her party. On Sunday, Nessel told the Michigan Democratic Party’s Jewish Caucus that Jews have a “moral imperative to place the needs of […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) is adamant that Republicans have dealt with their antisemitism problems amid his public feud with Tucker Carlson and after Vice President JD Vance did not directly address his relationship with the podcaster during his appearance at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s leadership conference Monday evening. In a telephone interview with […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) got help from the other side of the aisle on Tuesday to pass a stopgap funding bill to head off a government shutdown ahead of the November elections. More than 175 House Democrats supported the funding patch to fund the government through Dec. 11, with the measure passing 370-48. Democrats, […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is eyeing 21 seats that will determine the House majority in the November midterm elections. Johnson pointed to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report’s 21 toss-up seats, before rattling off a list of the races he is watching particularly closely. “Those 21 or so seats that are going to decide the fate […]
