Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, at the Pentagon on Tuesday as the United States desperately attempts to prevent an all-out war with Hezbollah. Israel’s war in Gaza, which has devastated the enclave, is nearing an end, but there’s concern about escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.S.-designated terrorist […]
The Biden administration announced new plans to lower housing prices, a problem looming large with voters, ahead of the first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. As the week inches closer to Thursday’s debate, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the country the Biden administration has allocated $100 million to expand […]
Maryland Democrats are attempting to tie Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan to the anti-abortion views of Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), who will headline a fundraiser for Hogan in Atlanta on Tuesday evening. The event, which comes one day after the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, prompted Maryland Democrats to […]
The Republican primary for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District is growing crowded as one-time GOP allies are forced to campaign against each other. Former U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters and former state attorney general candidate Abraham Hamadeh, alongside other notable Arizona Republicans, are in the running to become the Republican nominee to replace Rep. Debbie Lesko […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, is demanding answers from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School over sexual misconduct allegations against a former law professor. Foxx’s Tuesday letter, which seeks information on Title IX enforcement and investigations conducted by the school, comes after a Wall Street […]
President Joe Biden’s presidential reelection campaign declined calls from former President Donald Trump and Republicans to take a drug test before their presidential debate. In an appearance on CNN, Biden campaign spokeswoman Adrienne Elrod was asked for a response to Trump calling for a drug test for Biden before the debate on Thursday. “I mean, […]
A Washington state judge paused parts of a new “parents’ bill of rights” law after the American Civil Liberties Union and two other groups filed a lawsuit alleging it violates the state constitution. Initiative 2081 consists of 15 rights that parents are entitled to regarding their children’s educational experience in the state’s public schools. It […]
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s spokesman and newly hired attorney have both parted ways with the city leader following a week in which Thao’s house was raided by the FBI and she held a press conference declaring her innocence without informing her lawyer. Tony Brass, a high-profile attorney, was retained as Thao’s counsel late last week […]
House Republicans have chosen not to target special counsel Jack Smith in a spending bill funding the Justice Department — at least for the time being. On Tuesday, House appropriators unveiled the legislative text of their Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill for fiscal 2025, which would allocate a total of $78.28 billion, […]
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a vote later this week on whether to find President Joe Biden‘s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner. The committee is set to vote during a panel markup on Thursday on advancing the contempt resolution after Mark Zwonitzer failed to comply with […]
