Earlier this month, President Donald Trump released his fiscal 2027 budget. Like all presidential budgets, it serves primarily as a signal of priorities to Congress. But even as a signal, this one is notable for its scope and direction. The proposal combines significant spending restraint with targeted investments in core federal responsibilities, building on nearly […]
The Supreme Court will review on Wednesday the Trump administration’s bid to remove a criminal noncitizen who was paroled into the country, one of two immigration cases the justices will hear over the next week. The case, Blanche v. Lau, centers on a Chinese national, Muk Choi Lau, who became a legal permanent resident in […]
The national average price for a gallon of regular gas decreased, technically, for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday, dropping to $4.02 per gallon, according to AAA. It was a small decrease, but a decrease nevertheless, from Tuesday, when the price for a gallon of regular gas was $4.022. Before the current nine consecutive days […]
Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Cory Mills (R-FL) have launched a full-out war against each other, trading barbs and accusations online as the House undergoes an ethics reckoning that has seen three members resign. Mace has introduced a motion to expel Mills on the House floor, and Mills is weighing whether to move forward with […]
Two cargo vessels traveling in the Strait of Hormuz were fired upon by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats on Wednesday. One of the ships was damaged in the attacks, but there were no reported injuries or fatalities from the gunfire in either confrontation. Both incidents occurred hours after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would extend […]
State oversight committee members accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Tuesday of playing a part in the Feeding Our Future scheme that stole more than $250 million from a federally funded child nutrition program. At a Minnesota House fraud hearing, members of the GOP-led Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee pointed […]
House Republicans are divided over whether to accept a narrow Senate reconciliation bill to fund border enforcement or risk derailing it in pursuit of broader legislation. The Senate on Tuesday moved forward with a plan to provide up to $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, using a party-line process […]
President Donald Trump took to his social media account on Tuesday night, posting on a variety of topics. In two posts, he commented about the continued standoff between the United States and Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz. The president asserted that Iran did not want to close the Strait so it could financially benefit […]
Following the approval of Virginia‘s referendum to redistrict the state in favor of Democrats, the state’s Republican Party Chairman Jeff Ryer called the wording on the ballot “blatantly dishonest.” “I know we are disappointed by tonight’s result. Evidently, a sufficient number of Virginians trusted the blatantly dishonest language the Democrats placed on the ballot to […]
Following the approval of Virginia‘s referendum to redistrict the state in favor of Democrats, the state’s Republican Party Chairman Jeff Ryer called the wording on the ballot “blatantly dishonest.” “I know we are disappointed by tonight’s result. Evidently, a sufficient number of Virginians trusted the blatantly dishonest language the Democrats placed on the ballot to […]
