House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was forced to pull a veterans bill from the House floor on Thursday after three GOP rebels sided with Democrats to amend the measure and block cuts to disability compensation for tinnitus and sleep apnea. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), and Max Miller (R-OH) joined Democrats […]
Senate Republicans are raising a growing number of objections to a $95 billion spending bill that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wants to fast-track through the House, dimming its chances of becoming law in the coming weeks. The deficit impact of the bill, released Wednesday ahead of a House Budget Committee vote, has become a stumbling […]
Sports personality Stephen A. Smith torched Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) over his views on gender-affirming care for children, saying the governor sounds more and more like a socialist. “One minute, he’s a Democrat. Another minute, he sounds like a damn socialist,” Smith said Thursday on Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith. Smith said Newsom brags about […]
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said Thursday that he will not support Todd Blanche for attorney general unless President Donald Trump’s nominee first meets with women who say the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein abused them as minors. Tillis announced his position during the second day of the acting attorney general’s confirmation hearing before the […]
Texas state Rep. James Talarico is challenging state Attorney General Ken Paxton to three televised debates as the general election for the U.S. Senate race nears. The Democratic nominee took a shot at his Republican opponent in a Thursday interview on MS Now’s Morning Joe. “He doesn’t answer to the public because he’s not a […]
The Coast Guard announced it ended the search Wednesday evening for three people who went missing after a pontoon boat sank in the San Francisco Bay. The boat was carrying 20 people participating in a memorial service when it capsized in turbulent waters roughly 600 yards from Alcatraz Island on Tuesday, resulting in the death […]
Just over half of Pennsylvania voters believe Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) should leave the Democratic Party, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The survey found 57% of Democrats, 55% of Republicans, and 46% of independents think Fetterman should switch parties. “The Democrats would like to show him the door. The Republicans seem to be […]
Washington Examiner White House reporter Christian Datoc said President Donald Trump couldn’t be “pushing any harder” for the SAVE America Act, underscoring that Republicans have yet to deliver the votes needed to send the legislation to his desk. “I’m not so sure he could be pushing any harder than he already is,” Datoc said on […]
Iranian leaders have encouraged the Yemen-based Houthis to be ready to shut down shipping in the Red Sea if the United States strikes Tehran’s power infrastructure. The Iranians have discussed the plan and informed their Houthi allies, Reuters reported on Thursday. New attacks like those the Iranians have carried out near the Strait of Hormuz […]
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined more than 100 inmates at Rikers Island on Wednesday to watch the World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina, chatting with inmates in the city’s troubled jail complex. The watch party was held inside Rikers’ gymnasium, where inmates gathered around a large projection screen after earning the privilege through […]
