Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is boasting an $11 million cash-on-hand war chest as he moves into the final months before going head-to-head against several GOP challengers in the crowded Senate primary. In addition to breaking double-digits as far as cash-on-hand, Cassidy’s campaign expects to spend over $26 million before the May 16 primary. Cassidy’s campaign […]
President Donald Trump threatened to tariff other nations that do not support the U.S. in acquiring Greenland during a Friday morning event. During an event touting the administration’s investment in rural health, Trump recalled threatening European nations, such as France and Germany, with 25% tariffs for not paying more for prescription drugs as part of […]
A federal judge in California handed the Trump administration its first major legal defeat on Thursday in a nationwide effort to force states to turn over sensitive voter registration information. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought access to California’s unredacted voter […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday he is dropping special tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, marking Ottawa’s latest move to deepen ties with countries it views as more “predictable” than the United States. Under the “landmark” deal, Canada is allowing 49,000 of the vehicles into the country, dropping 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said all the Minnesota elected officials have acknowledged the Somali fraud scheme in the state except for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). “No one is denying [the fraud] except for, I guess, Ilhan Omar, who is living in an alternate universe where I guess MS Now allows her to live,” Concha […]
Days after his office called the killing of Renee Good “state-sponsored terrorism,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) backtracked. Newsom appeared to disagree with his office’s comments during an episode of his podcast with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. “Your press office tweeted out that [ICE operations were] ‘state-sponsored terrorism,'” Shapiro said, with Newsom replying in short that […]
District of Columbia Councilman and mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie has overtaken a fundraising record set weeks ago by his primary competitor, Ward 4 Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George. The surge in contributors for McDuffie, who announced his campaign on Wednesday, was fueled in part by a significant influx of support from donors outside the district. The […]
Washington insiders keep straining to see daylight between Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, only for the two of them to maintain a united front. Vance and Rubio met together at the White House with Denmark’s foreign minister on Wednesday for a “frank but also constructive” conversation on the contentious topic […]
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run, baiting Vice President JD Vance as he makes the case for why he could be the best chance for Democrats to take back the White House. Beshear has not announced that he is running for president in 2028, but he certainly appears […]
The House Appropriations Committee has been working overtime since the record government shutdown last year, displaying the type of “functionality” Congress often struggles to achieve in an era of stark partisan divides. House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) have long been known on Capitol Hill for their pleasant working […]
