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Eric Adams’s changing record on immigrants in New York

In the 25 months since Eric Adams was sworn in as mayor of New York, the Democratic leader has been unceasingly vocal about the impact of immigrants arriving from the southern border. More than 175,000 immigrants who crossed the border illegally and sought assistance from the NYC government have presented Adams with his greatest challenge […]

Michigan Democrats host election Zoom call for Biden as protest campaign claims success

DEARBORN, Michigan — Michigan Democrats praised President Joe Biden and his record during a Zoom call before polls closed for a primary that has put pressure on the president for his approach to the Israel–Hamas war and his broader standing in the general election battleground state. With Biden not holding a Michigan victory party, the […]

​​Fani Willis trial: 3 most revealing moments from tense Tuesday hearing featuring ‘star witness’

There were several crucial aspects to Tuesday’s hearing in the trial surrounding Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, focusing on the testimony of “star witness” ​​Terrence Bradley. Defense attorneys in former President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging racketeering case are hoping Willis will be dismissed as prosecutor. Attorneys of his and his co-defendants questioned Bradley repeatedly […]

Great Stakes: Michigan union and blue-collar workers in the driver’s seat for the presidency

Michigan voters have an outsize impact on who will win the White House and which party will carry the House and Senate in 2024. In this series, Great Stakes: The fight to be hailed as victors in Michigan, the Washington Examiner will look at the thorny politics and unique matters that will swing the critical battleground state. Part four, […]

How Tulsi Gabbard went from Democratic Party rising star to Trump’s VP short list

Nearly a decade ago, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was making a name for herself inside Democratic circles on Capitol Hill. In 2012, she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, and then won a landslide victory in her election to the House of Representatives. The former Hawaii representative served as a […]

Hunter Biden to face grilling on business schemes in congressional deposition

Hunter Biden is set to appear on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a long-awaited deposition with House lawmakers, who are expected to question the first son on his years’ worth of international business dealings as part of their impeachment inquiry into his father. The deposition with President Joe Biden’s son is set to take place […]

White House issues executive order protecting Americans’ private data

The White House is taking action to protect people’s private data from foreign and enemy nations. President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order on Wednesday that will authorize Attorney General Merrick Garland to prevent Americans’ personal data from flowing to adversarial countries such as China, North Korea, and Iran. The order will […]

Immigration becomes No. 1 issue for voters as Biden and Trump head to border

More than a thousand miles north of the southern border, Republican voters who turned out at the polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina have one issue front of mind: immigration. The issue of the border crisis surged past all other voter concerns, including foreign policy, the economy, and abortion, to become the greatest […]

Texas man takes ATF bump stock ban challenge to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case surrounding whether the federal government can ban attachments known as bump stocks that allow semiautomatic rifles to shoot quicker — and whether those attachments bring the firearm within the definition of a machine gun. Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works, handed over his bump […]

Jason Smith files for reelection as other chairperson retirements leave committees in disarray

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) filed for reelection on Tuesday, giving House Republicans some room to breathe following the departure announcements of several chairpeople in the last month. Smith filed for reelection in Missouri‘s 8th Congressional District, where he is touting the House’s recently passed tax relief bill as a “huge win.” […]
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