Republicans took off the gloves in their first face-to-face meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas since Senate Democrats dismissed the articles of impeachment against the Biden administration official a day earlier. Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee pressed Mayorkas on Thursday, hounding him over his handling of the southern border […]
Republican National Committee co-Chairwoman Lara Trump suggested the criminal trial against former President Donald Trump “is not working” as his fundraising continues to rise. Lara Trump appeared Wednesday on Fox News’s Hannity to discuss the latest fundraising numbers on her father-in-law’s campaign. Her report comes after the campaign already raised $1.5 million after the trial’s first […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre danced around questions on Thursday about President Joe Biden apparently “embellishing” the story of his uncle’s death and going so far as suggesting that he was eaten by cannibals after being shot down in World War II. Biden is on the final day of a three-day campaign tour of […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) quipped on Thursday that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) would make a better House speaker than Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), but he is not calling for a motion to vacate Johnson. When asked by reporters whether he thinks someone could do better than Johnson as speaker, Gaetz said, “I don’t know,” followed […]
A second juror who was previously sworn into the New York hush money trial against former President Donald Trump was dismissed on Thursday after prosecutors raised objections, dropping the total number in the jury down to five. The seated Juror #4, an older Puerto Rican man who previously said he was intrigued by Trump, was […]
At least 15 members of the politically-famous Kennedy family will join President Joe Biden at a campaign event today in Philadelphia, and reiterate their endorsement of him there. The event starts at 12:45 p.m. Members include Kerry Kennedy, who is the niece of President John F. Kennedy and sister of independent presidential candidate Robert F. […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill Wednesday aimed at teaching students in Florida about the “dangers and evils of communism,” including the “current threat” of the ideology in the United States, to prepare students for higher education. Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, students in Florida will begin to learn about the history of […]
An official with the World Health Organization said Thursday that human-to-human transmission of bird flu would be an “enormous concern” among an outbreak among dairy cows in the United States. “This remains I think an enormous concern,” Chief Scientist of the WHO Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva, according to the Guardian. Bird flu, otherwise […]
Hunter Biden is asking appellate courts in both of his criminal cases to consider dismissing his tax and gun charges, according to court documents. Biden asked the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to hear his arguments for dismissal after a judge in Delaware denied Biden’s requests to drop three felonies related to a […]
The Senate is newly receptive to legislation mandating the sale of TikTok after the House tweaked the bill to give its Chinese owners more “runway” to find a buyer. The House passed a bill forcing the sale of the popular social app in March, fueled by concerns over spying by the Chinese government, but the […]
