Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-CO) early retirement will spark a special congressional election in Colorado for the first time in over 40 years, placing declared GOP primary candidates at a crossroads as they determine whether or not to run and finish the rest of the Freedom Caucus member’s term. Shortly after Buck announced his early retirement, […]
EXCLUSIVE — Newly released details about a controversial mass surveillance program shed light on the pitfalls of government data acquisition programs as Congress debates reauthorizing a crucial statute. The Drug Enforcement Administration collected massive amounts of telephone records for 20 years before the program was shuttered amid the Edward Snowden revelations in 2013. A heavily […]
The resurgence of earmarks has divided Republicans as Congress grapples with a looming partial government shutdown and the choice for new Senate leadership in the fall. As a second chunk of spending bills are expected to be revealed in the coming days to fund the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, State, and […]
Former President Donald Trump said he has no plans in changing his campaign style as he looks toward the general election. While appearing on Greg Kelly Reports Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he would be changing his strong approach — something the former president has often been criticized for — as he anticipates the likely […]
An explosion at a California FBI training facility injured 16 people, one of them severely, police said. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. during a training exercise involving a SWAT team and bomb squad, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department told CBS Los Angeles. The explosion occurred inside a small building on an FBI property. The […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) bashed each other’s efforts as leaders over topics such as immigration. The two leaders got into a direct spat on X on Wednesday. The exchange began when Newsom, quoting an article about machines used to detect fentanyl sitting unused, attacked Johnson over his record on […]
Former MLB star Steve Garvey has won more votes than Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the California Senate primary. California has a unique Senate election process where it holds one primary for both parties, and the top two candidates head into the general in November. Garvey and Schiff have already won more votes than their […]
At least 645 people died from heat-related illnesses in Arizona’s largest county last year, a preliminary report from its Public Health Department found Wednesday. Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, said it saw a record-setting heat wave in July 2023 that caused a 52% increase in heat-related deaths from the previous year. Every day of July […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) was harsh in his latest assessment of President Joe Biden, saying he was moving so far to the political left as to risk his reelection. Manchin, after flirting with a third-party presidential run for months, recently decided against it. The decision hasn’t stopped his commentary on the election, however, as he […]
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) conceded he has not yet done a “deep dive” into the evidence gathered by Republican lawmakers to impeach President Joe Biden even as House leaders contemplate how to move forward with the monthslong investigation. Although Johnson said he would not “prejudge” the outcome of the […]
