Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) announced Wednesday that he will be running to become the Senate Republican Conference vice chairman. The Oklahoma senator, who has served in the upper chamber since 2015, became the face of the failed compromise border security bill that was rejected by members of his own party after former President Donald Trump […]
A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether to allow Texas to enforce a state law temporarily that permits state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect of illegally entering the country. The hearing came one day after the Supreme Court effectively allowed the measure to take effect, only for the U.S. […]
The Biden administration has released “over 300,000” unaccompanied immigrant children into the United States after they crossed the border illegally, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services admitted to concerned House Republicans Wednesday. Republicans grilled HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra for details on the extent to which immigrant children have come over the […]
A conservative-leaning investment fund group has divested itself from Tyson Foods over its practice of hiring asylum-seekers in the United States, cautioning others to avoid investing in the food company as well. The decision by American Conservative Values ETF stems from a recent report that Tyson partnered with the nonprofit organization Tent Partnership for Refugees […]
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night. The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday were 24, 46, 49, 62, 66, and the gold Mega Ball was 7. The estimated jackpot was $893 million, with a cash prize of $421.4 million. […]
House Democrats unanimously elected Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) to replace Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) on Wednesday, the latest transition of power as longtime Democratic members look to pass on leadership responsibilities to rising members within the party. Clyburn announced in February he would step down from his post as assistant Democratic leader without providing a […]
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) mocked the House GOP’s efforts to impeach President Joe Biden on Wednesday by donning a mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin before walking into the impeachment hearing. Moskowitz impersonated Putin outside the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s hearing and told reporters that he was there to “thank James Comer for taking […]
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called those who are trying to oust him in a recall effort “whack jobs and morons.” The Republican assemblyman is being targeted in a recall effort by supporters of former President Donald Trump who opposed Vos’s decision not to impeach the state’s election officials and certify the 2020 election results. […]
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced on Wednesday he would resign as president of his party and as the country’s leader. Varadkar has been the prime minister since December 2022, and he served as the country’s leader from 2017-2020. The Irish leader was in Washington, D.C., last week and met with President Joe Biden on […]
The second House Oversight Committee hearing into the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden went off the rails early on after former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski took shots at two of the Democrats on the committee. In his opening statement, Bobulinski called out the Democrats and Hunter Biden’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, for allegedly […]
