The Trump administration’s effort to obtain state voter registration data is shaping up to be one of the most significant election law battles ahead of the midterm elections, as federal officials and state governments clash over access to records used to maintain voter rolls. Since May, leadership within the Justice Department has demanded full, unredacted […]
A congressional debate over election security is threatening to crack Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) relationship with the MAGA Right as activists vow political retribution if Republicans do not send the SAVE America Act to President Donald Trump’s desk. A call-your-senator-style pressure campaign over the legislation, which mandates voter ID and proof of citizenship […]
The third round of February Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in two days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Feb. 25. The first round went out on Feb. 11 to recipients born on or before […]
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday will also serve as a final curtain call for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), closing out a yearslong rivalry in the House chamber. Years after tearing up Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speech, Pelosi, 85, is set to retire from Congress in January 2027. Her […]
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is expected to bring in a large crowd of lawmakers, Supreme Court justices, and guests from across the country to Capitol Hill. But the Democratic side of the House chamber is going to look thinner than in previous addresses, with many members opting to engage in alternate […]
The United States men’s Olympic hockey team defeated Canada 2-1 on Sunday to win its first gold medal at the Games since 1980, the year of the oft-celebrated “Miracle on Ice.” During locker room celebrations, the team was joined by FBI Director Kash Patel, a known hockey enthusiast and club hockey player in northern Virginia. […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani received a wave of criticism for the identification requirements for an emergency snow shoveler program he announced ahead of Sunday’s winter storm. To “register for an appointment” to be hired, prospective shovelers needed multiple forms of identification, a stark contrast to the identification necessary when voting in the city’s […]
The hospital ship President Donald Trump sent to Greenland is receiving an icy welcome from officials of the Arctic island. Trump announced Saturday that he sent a U.S. hospital ship to “take care” of Greenland’s population. The president’s declaration comes as he has set his eye on the island, and claimed the vessel is being […]
FBI Director Kash Patel is defending his trip to the Winter Olympics this weekend after he was seen partying with the U.S. men’s hockey team following their win over Canada on Sunday. Patel flew to Milan for the last few days of the Olympics on Thursday, reportedly taking the bureau’s jet for the trip. A […]
The nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set to resume this week, in what is likely to be a make-or-break moment for the negotiations as President Donald Trump appears willing to strike should no progress be made in this iteration. Oman, which has mediated the two rounds of discussions this year, announced […]
