Democrats have collectively exhaled in a metaphorical sigh of relief after President Joe Biden‘s 2024 State of the Union, an hourlong address that was more like a campaign speech than a report to Congress. Biden had been under pressure from Democrats to perform amid speculation about his age and mental acuity before former President Donald […]
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) shut down a small group of protesters in the Capitol by making his stance on Hamas terrorists crystal clear. Demonstrators with left-wing feminist antiwar organization Code Pink met Mast walking through the halls of the Capitol. They confronted him for his stance against a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. One of […]
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) is at odds with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) again, this time over his heckle during the State of the Union address. While President Joe Biden addressed Congress and the nation Thursday, he took a swipe at his Republican opponent, claiming former President Donald Trump “failed the most basic presidential duty that he owes […]
Iowa Republicans on Thursday night passed a bill that implicitly protects the personhood status of an embryo in the eyes of the law, which critics contend will be detrimental to the practice of in vitro fertilization. The bill passed 58-36 in the GOP-controlled state House, throwing the state into the midst of a national battle […]
Despite challenges to his progressive ideas, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon was victorious in the runoff vote in the primary race. Gascon is set to compete against former Attorney General Nathan Hochman this November as Los Angeles voters will test Gascon’s loosened criminal penalties in addition to other progressive policies. With 11 candidates running, […]
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) announced he would retire from Congress at the end of his term, ending a monthlong saga about the Montana Republican’s reelection plans as he teetered between running for the House or Senate. Rosendale announced on Friday he would not run for a third term in the House, arguing there was not […]
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, launched an investigation into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over reports of antisemitism on campus. The committee announced Friday morning it is launching an investigation into MIT, sending a letter to President Sally Kornbluth and corporation Chairman Mark Gorenberg saying the House […]
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) painted President Joe Biden as a leader who supports immigrants while defending the president’s reference to “illegals” during his State of the Union speech. Biden was addressing Congress Thursday night when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) interrupted and shouted out Laken Riley’s name, the college student in Georgia who was allegedly […]
No Labels is moving forward with plans to form a third-party ticket for the 2024 election even as some of its top contenders have declined a presidential bid in the wake of a likely rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The third-party group voted on Friday during a closed-door meeting to […]
House GOP members were holding a press conference denouncing Cuba and a recent trip to the communist nation by a few House Democratic “Squad” members when protesters interrupted, demanding that the United States take Cuba off the terrorist list. Three protesters from Code Pink, a left-wing feminist antiwar organization, held up signs that said “Take […]
