House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed President Joe Biden‘s ghostwriter on Friday for records related to past work the writer did for the president that may have involved classified material. The subpoena, issued to Mark Zwonitzer and reviewed by the Washington Examiner, asked the ghostwriter to hand over the requested material, including communications, […]
The number of illegal immigrants encountered at the nation’s borders in February remained at the highest levels seen in national history, increasing slightly to more than a quarter million people encountered. U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released Friday afternoon revealed 256,094 non-U.S. citizens were encountered attempting to enter the United States last month, up from 242,521 […]
Legislators in Kansas advanced a bill Thursday prohibiting public universities from using diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology in hiring, admissions, and student aid. The state House passed the bill 81-39, just one week after the Kansas Senate passed a $25 billion budget that includes a provision requiring state universities to eliminate their DEI training mandates […]
The Department of Education has become the latest target of the Republican Party’s ire after Secretary Miguel Cardona blamed colleges for the delay in financial aid offers. Cardona claimed some colleges and universities were not ready to receive the “institutional student information records” that are necessary to give students financial aid offers. “Based on some […]
Former Milwaukee election official Kimberly Zapata was found guilty by a jury Wednesday for creating fake identities in order to obtain absentee ballots during the 2022 midterm elections. Zapata, who was previously the Milwaukee Election Commission’s deputy director, obtained three military absentee ballots using fake identities that she sent off to Republican state Rep. Janel […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) set up a path to vote on a bill to fund the government’s remaining agencies Friday, putting in place an alternative plan in case a time agreement is not met ahead of a looming partial government shutdown at midnight. The action in the Senate comes after the House passed […]
The White House isn’t involving itself in the latest speaker of the House drama, which could see President Joe Biden with his fourth new House leader in as many years. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) position after the Republican leader pushed a $1.2 trillion package […]
Lawmakers in Georgia passed legislation aimed at limiting foreign influence in elections in the Peach State, where it awaits Gov. Brian Kemp‘s (R-GA) approval. The bill, Senate Bill 368, passed unanimously in the state Senate last month and passed 161-2 in the state House on Thursday. Federal law prohibits foreign nationals from donating to political […]
Embattled former New York Rep. George Santos announced Friday he is leaving the Republican Party, saying the “embarrassing” display by the House GOP passing a $1.2 trillion spending deal made him bolt. “After today’s embarrassing showing in the house I have reflected and decided that I can no longer be part of the Republican Party […]
The White House is “reviewing and updating” plans for shuttering federal agencies should the Senate fail to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown over the weekend. The House passed a bill funding the government Friday morning, yet it’s unclear if the Senate will also pass it before Friday’s quickly approaching midnight deadline. White House […]
