A government-funded community peacekeeping organization championed by Minnesota Democrats as an alternative to traditional policing is accused of diverting over $6.5 million in charitable assets toward luxury cars, trips to Las Vegas, and child support payments as part of a self-dealing scheme. We Push for Peace, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit corporation formed ostensibly to combat crime […]
House Republicans are eyeing an effort to expunge President Donald Trump’s two impeachments in the lower chamber. Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) resolution to erase Trump’s impeachments has gained the support of Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), who is known as one of the most powerful Republicans in the lower chamber. “Anytime you have the […]
The House Ethics Committee said Monday it has issued more than 20 subpoenas and collected thousands of documents as part of an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL). The committee said it plans to continue the investigation into Mills “in the coming weeks.” The inquiry includes a February 2025 incident where Mills was allegedly involved […]
Audio has resurfaced of attorney and former Rep. Liz Cheney saying that Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) had her full support in his bid to be the House Republican Conference chairman. The two haven’t always agreed on political strategy or rhetoric, but they are united on one issue: their desire to see President Donald Trump impeached. […]
Republicans are exploring pausing the federal gas tax in an effort to provide voters relief as prices at the pump soar due to the war in Iran. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) have pledged to introduce legislation to suspend the excise taxes, which are 18.4 cents per gallon on gas […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed a lawsuit against streaming giant Netflix, accusing the company of illegally collecting and monetizing personal data from users, including children, in what he described as a “behavioral-surveillance program of staggering scale.” The lawsuit, filed in Collin County state court near Dallas, alleges Netflix misled consumers for years […]
President Donald Trump on Monday labeled himself the “father of fertility” on Monday for his administration’s work to protect in vitro fertilization and cut costs associated with the procedure. Trump made the comments during an Oval Office event with administration officials, congressional allies, and IVF advocates announcing a new federal directive allowing employers to offer […]
An education and advocacy organization filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing a quirk in the law. The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday, seeking a preliminary injunction. The group argued that the Department […]
A bipartisan group of senators asked President Donald Trump to announce the sale of new weapons to Taiwan, marking a public flash of frustration ahead of his visit to China this week. In a letter, eight senators — six Democrats and two Republicans — urged the president to notify Congress of $14 billion in planned […]
President Donald Trump described his ceasefire with Iran as being on “life support” on Monday after rejecting a proposal from Tehran over the weekend. Although Trump was adamant that the ceasefire remains in place, he called it “unbelievably weak.” “I would call it the weakest right now, after reading a piece of garbage — I […]
