Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said he would drop his GOP party label and register as an independent if Pennsylvania were not a closed primary state. “I registered Republican when I was 18 because I liked Reagan, I still like Reagan,” Fitzpatrick said in an interview with Punchbowl News. “I’ve, over the years, even before I […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is once again trying to thread a political needle, only this time, he may be tying himself in knots. Asked directly this week whether he would back a candidate in the state’s gubernatorial race, the outgoing governor, who is widely expected to run for president in 2028, sidestepped with a […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is partnering with U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro to urge the D.C. Council to pass increased protections for domestic violence victims. The two district leaders said their proposed legislation, the Protecting Victims Amendment Act of 2026, is due to the increasing number of domestic violence-related assault with a dangerous weapon […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to go on maternity leave next week to give birth to her second child. But before signing off, Leavitt joked with reporters about President Donald Trump’s penchant for taking calls from journalists at all times of the day. “On a personal matter, this will likely be my […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ), who has been missing from the lower chamber since early March due to his health, will be “back to 100% very soon.” Kean, the second-term congressman who represents northwest New Jersey, has not voted on the House floor since March 5 and has missed […]
House Republicans are escalating their response to activist-led jury nullification efforts, with Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) rolling out new legislation and advancing an appropriations directive aimed at shutting down training programs that encourage jurors to disregard evidence and the law to send a political message. Letlow on Thursday introduced the “No Rogue Jurors Act,” which […]
EXCLUSIVE — Michael Boes, Steak ’n Shake’s first “chief MAHA officer,” said he’s improving taste and going back to “what fast food was when our parents grew up” in his new role for the chain. Steak ’n Shake tapped Boes for the role on Tuesday. He previously worked in the Department of Health and Human […]
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison remains under scrutiny for his past interaction with individuals tied to the Feeding Our Future scheme, a sprawling pandemic-era scam that stole more than $250 million in federal child nutrition funds. Members of the GOP-led Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee continued to examine Ellison’s entanglement […]
China on Friday agreed to send two giant pandas to the United States in a renewed display of “panda diplomacy,” a move that comes weeks before a planned summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The announcement comes less than a month before Trump is expected to travel to Beijing for high-level […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s mass round-ups of illegal immigrant workers at job sites have not made headlines for months, and immigration groups who want President Donald Trump to do more blame Republicans’ ties to Big Business for the hold-up on enforcement. Trump promised to carry out the “largest-ever” deportation operation in history, while simultaneously […]
