Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) will not vote for the Republican seeking a spot on a Texas commission overseeing the state’s oil and natural gas industry after the candidate made disparaging remarks about University of Texas football fans that were condemned as racist. Cornyn called Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, a threat […]
Senate Republicans scheduled a confirmation hearing for Food and Drug Administration Commissioner nominee Dr. Heidi Overton for Thursday, Sept. 24. Although Overton, a former White House health policy adviser, will likely be quizzed on a variety of hot-button issues, including vaccines, prescription drug approvals, and food reform policies, her track record of supporting anti-abortion causes […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Thursday expressed confidence that Republicans will retain control over the Senate in the midterm elections, criticizing a stream of Democratic candidates with socialist leanings he warned could uproot the American dream. Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee and is leading the effort to elect Republicans to the upper […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday that American and Polish officials have made “major progress” toward establishing a new U.S. Army base in Poland. Since his first term, Trump has steadily pressured fellow NATO members to increase their annual defense commitments. While the pressure campaign has driven some increases in European defense spending, Trump has simultaneously […]
The White House on Thursday withdrew its nomination of Lance Schroyer to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Schroyer was nominated by President Donald Trump in late June. The former Oklahoma police officer had been serving as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s adviser and security detail and is a longtime friend. Sen. Rand Paul […]
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), a Long Island centrist, is running advertisements standing against extremism “on both sides” as the Democratic Party reckons with socialist candidates running in the party in 2026. Suozzi touted the ad on X on Thursday morning, sharing it while socialist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, one of the faces of the leftist […]
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against San Jose, California, on Wednesday over its nearly $1,600 concealed carry permit fee, alleging the city has priced ordinary residents out of exercising their Second Amendment rights. The lawsuit targets the California city and its police department, escalating a dispute over whether the city’s $1,591 charge reflects legitimate […]
Officials in Johannesburg, South Africa, fear that a potential serial killer could be behind the murder of multiple women found killed in the same municipality. The body of an unidentified woman was found Thursday morning near a building site in the Ekurhuleni municipality of East Rand, believed to be approximately 30 years old. It was […]
The Senate is set to vote on a bill aimed at shielding households from the energy costs associated with data centers. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) plans to request a unanimous consent vote Thursday afternoon on his companion bill, the Ratepayer Protection Act, shortly following the bill’s passage in the House. A unanimous consent vote is […]
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) are teaming up to host a fundraiser for Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) as he aims to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in Georgia’s U.S. Senate delegation. As Collins trails incumbent Ossoff in recent polling, the popular Republican governor and the GOP leader in the […]
