House Democratic leadership expressed “concern” over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) comments on Tuesday regarding the certification of the presidential election results. “Of course. If we have a free, fair, and safe election, we’re going to follow the Constitution,” Johnson told reporters when asked if he would back the certification of the winner. “Absolutely, yes.” […]
The Senate unanimously passed legislation on Tuesday to mandate higher Secret Service protection for the presidential nominees of major parties, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk. The bill, which passed the House last week in a 405-0 vote, would afford current and future candidates, including Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald […]
Americans for Prosparody is hoping a million-dollar ad campaign using a controversial blend of comedy, satire, and artificial intelligence can turn disengaged voters against North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee in the state’s gubernatorial race. The Democratic-leaning political action committee’s groundbreaking initiative marks the first time it has reserved air time on […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told global leaders that Israel’s ramped-up attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon “cannot go unanswered” during his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday afternoon. The Iranian president, in comments made both to the Assembly and during his time in New York City, urged the world to stop Israel’s […]
Ryan Routh has been charged with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Judge Aileen Cannon, who oversaw and then threw out the federal classified documents case against the former president, was randomly assigned to Routh’s case, according to CNN. Previously, Routh, 58, was only being charged with two gun felonies. A judge ruled […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) told donors he’s raised $400 million over the last two decades as he seeks to prove he can fill Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s (R-KY) shoes in the Senate. In a letter to supporters on Tuesday, Cornyn announced that he reached the “extraordinary milestone” of $406 million raised since his election to the Senate in 2002, of which $325 […]
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing concerning the “fraud and abuse” of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare funds Tuesday, featuring witnesses such as former NFL quarterback Brett Favre. The TANF program, which started in 1996 as a successor to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, provides cash assistance to […]
Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has become cellmates with disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, according to several sources. One of this year’s highest-profile criminals is imprisoned in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where one of last year’s highest-profile criminals is being kept, NBC New York reported, citing people with knowledge of the situation. The special unit […]
The Washington Examiner’s Kaylee McGhee White argued that former President Donald Trump is right not to participate in another debate, as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, should not be given another opportunity to “dodge” questions from the press. Harris has asked to do a second debate with Trump on CNN next month, while the […]
Former President Donald Trump’s recent appearance on Fox News’s Gutfeld! notched the program’s best week with viewers since its launch in 2021. Trump appeared Wednesday on the late-night TV show, drawing nearly 5 million viewers, including 744,000 in the key 25-54 age demographic, according to Nielsen data shared with the Washington Examiner. While speaking with […]
