House Republicans grilled Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday over his secret hospitalization last month, questioning how it was possible the White House was unaware where he was for multiple days and asking if it meant he was an “irrelevant” Cabinet member. The secretary, who is recovering from prostate cancer and subsequent complications from his […]
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) openly acknowledged on Thursday that he is exploring a run for leader, just hours after Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he would retire from the post in November. “I’m having lots of conversations with our colleagues,” he told reporters outside his office. “And so, getting insight, input from them about […]
Russia’s protracted war in Ukraine could create a variety of outcomes for China to exploit against the United States, Western officials have warned. “The Chinese goal [with respect to Ukraine is], they either want us to deplete ourselves — spend all our time, money and attention on it — because they understand that every penny […]
Republican Mazi Pilip, who lost to Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) in the race to fill former New York Republican Rep. George Santos’s seat, voiced regret over not seeking former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Pilip, a Nassau County legislator, wrote on X on Wednesday, “Fake news that I do not support Trump. I love Trump. Great […]
Former President Donald Trump rejected the claim that he had forgotten his wife’s name during a recent speech, a claim made by President Joe Biden on late-night television. Biden joked during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday that Trump had forgotten his wife’s name, Melania, during this year’s Conservative Political Action […]
The Democratic National Committee will release a video billboard in Eagle Pass, Texas, attacking former President Donald Trump as he visits the southern border. Trump is slated to visit the border town on Thursday, which is the same day President Joe Biden plans to visit. The billboard campaign will criticize Trump for his stances on […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) filed a lawsuit Thursday against Planned Parenthood Great Plains, claiming the organization traffics children over state lines to obtain abortions without parental consent. The filing ran through a litany of alleged violations of law by the abortion provider, focusing primarily on a video showing Planned Parenthood staff removing children […]
Former Rep. Justin Amash has jumped into the Republican primary race for Michigan‘s open U.S. Senate seat, a race that could decide the Senate majority in a battleground state that also could determine the outcome of November’s presidential election. A political turncoat, Amash represented Michigan’s Grand Rapids-anchored 3rd Congressional District as a Republican, an independent, […]
President Joe Biden has backed off of previous comments about the Hamas–Israel conflict, saying only that “hope springs eternal” as he works toward a resolution that would stop fighting in Gaza. On Monday, the president said he hoped to have a ceasefire announcement within the week, but he backtracked on that position Thursday morning. “Hope […]
A House Republican is moving forward with a discharge petition to advance a foreign aid and border security bill even as members from both parties have expressed opposition to the proposal. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said the petition to bring his $66.3 billion military aid and border legislation could be eligible to receive signatures as […]
