Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson slammed Democrats for arguing that South Carolina’s redistricting could eliminate black representation in Congress. Benson said Democrats are crying “voter suppression, racism, and white supremacy,” on Fox Business’s The Bottom Line Tuesday. South Carolina’s state Senate blocked its redistricting push Tuesday, a move that, if passed, could give Republicans the […]
A Utah Democrat who had ambitions for a U.S. House seat has now been removed from office amid investigations into her place of residence. Salt Lake City Council member Eva Lopez Chavez was removed from the council after city officials determined she failed to meet the requirement to maintain residence in her district. The revelation […]
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is testifying in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of the 2027 Defense Authorization Request. His hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Wright’s testimony will focus on the U.S. atomic energy defense and nuclear security program. He’s mostly been in the news lately over rising gas prices […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed to support a Republican-led bill that would block senators from collecting pay during a government shutdown. The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution introduced by Republican Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) after two government shutdowns in recent months left thousands of federal workers without paychecks. The […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A burst of gunfire rang out Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to arrest a senator, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for a charge of crime against humanity, an Associated Press journalist and other witnesses said. It wasn’t immediately clear what set off the […]
The People’s Republic of China rolled out the literal red carpet for President Donald Trump‘s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday. Air Force One landed at Beijing Capital International Airport just before 8 pm local time (8 am Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday. According to the traveling press pool, Trump was greeted by Chinese Vice President […]
The results from Tuesday’s primary elections in Nebraska and West Virginia are largely in, setting several candidates up for competitive battles ahead of the general election this fall. Outside of the secretary of state’s race, in which Bob Evnen suffered a bruising loss, incumbents in Nebraska generally did well. Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) handily secured […]
Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) former girlfriend accused the congressman of offering her money to drop a wrongful termination complaint against one of his closest allies, just days before Kentucky’s Republican primary. Massie faces a difficult May 19 primary after President Donald Trump spent months targeting the Kentucky Republican over his criticism of the president and […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) teased that a CIA whistleblower will testify at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday and will provide intricate details of an alleged “deep state” cover-up regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus and other information related to the pandemic. Paul announced the whistleblower’s testimony in multiple social media posts […]
Despite President Donald Trump’s resistance to greenlighting another American arms sale to Taiwan before his highly anticipated trip to Beijing, he will not alter existing American policy regarding the island nation, according to senior administration officials and China policy experts. A bipartisan group of senators urged the president earlier this week to sign off on […]
