Veteran political strategist Donna Brazile suggested House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) could soon face serious challenges to their leadership as a new generation of progressive Democrats gain momentum within the party. “They are going to have to fight for their leadership roles,” Brazile said on Straight Shooter […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will spend the coming weeks recovering from a fall in the comfort of his home, releasing a Thursday statement announcing that he’d been released from a rehabilitation center earlier in the day. “Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home,” McConnell said. “Elaine and […]
A hacker exploited a vulnerability in a Maricopa County, Arizona, website and obtained more than 600,000 voter registration files shortly before the 2020 election, according to newly declassified FBI and intelligence community records released Thursday. The FBI eventually identified the alleged hacker, searched his Arizona home, and obtained an admission that he had written a […]
A vote on the farm bill failed in the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday due to the prolonged absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and unified opposition from Democrats. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), the committee chairman, had hoped to send the legislation, a sweeping bill addressing agriculture and food assistance programs, to the Senate floor […]
A little-known salsa mogul bested President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate in the GOP primary for Michigan‘s 8th Congressional District this week, despite having quit the race a month earlier. Thomas Smith, a former engineer for General Motors, will face off against first-term Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) in November. The 8th District, which encompasses the […]
The Federal Communications Commission removed the market-share cap on television broadcasters in an expected 2-1 vote on Thursday, potentially opening the door to bigger mergers. The commission rule previously prohibited any media company from owning TV stations that reach more than 39% of households in the United States. The FCC will now review proposed acquisitions […]
The Trump administration has returned $100 billion from revenue it gleaned from tariffs the Supreme Court tossed out in February, months after the high court ruled the tariffs lacked a proper legal basis. The funds were sent to the Treasury Department for disbursement, according to a court filing this week in the U.S. Court of […]
President Donald Trump is reaffirming his support for Rep. Andy Ogles before Thursday’s Tennessee Republican primaries, which will use the state’s new congressional maps. “Congressman Andy Ogles is doing a fantastic job representing the incredible people of Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District!” Trump said on Truth Social on Thursday. “Andy is a Conservative Warrior who has […]
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is in jeopardy of losing his GOP primary Thursday, after a flood of outside spending and redistricting left him in less familiar territory this cycle. Ogles has the support of President Donald Trump, who re-upped his endorsement of Ogles on Thursday, which is usually seen as a silver bullet in GOP […]
The White House launched Fraud.gov on Thursday, a website tracking the administration’s crackdown on fraud across federal agencies. According to the White House, the website serves as a public dashboard that highlights investigations, criminal charges, funding suspensions, recoveries, and enforcement actions undertaken by the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud since its establishment earlier […]
