Russia confirmed Thursday that it is seeking to fully block WhatsApp access in the country, instead pushing users to use a state-sanctioned replacement for messaging. While WhatsApp is Russia’s most popular messenger, the Kremlin urged millions to adopt Max, a domestic service that has been characterized by critics as a possible surveillance tool. The development […]
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump must return more than 100 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act last spring. “The Court will now order the Government to facilitate the return from third countries of those Plaintiffs who so desire,” Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Wednesday that there is a way for Senate Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act “without totally getting rid of the filibuster.” The SAVE Act passed the House on Wednesday with one Democratic lawmaker joining Republicans in support. However, it is widely considered unlikely to pass […]
Religious Liberties Commission board member Carrie Prejean Boller on Wednesday dismissed her apparent removal, saying the chairman of the board, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-TX), didn’t have the authority to remove her. Patrick released a statement on Wednesday announcing that he had removed Prejean Boller over a controversial hearing that he alleged she hijacked for […]
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez this week floated a visit to the United States to advance the relationship between the two countries, despite reiterating criticism regarding Washington’s sweeping military intervention in Caracas. Rodríguez slammed the Trump administration for ousting former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, pushing back against accusations from democratic countries that he was a […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Democrats are grappling with whether to leave their chairs empty later this month when President Donald Trump travels to the Capitol to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term. Senior Democrats have been having “general discussions” about whether to skip the address on Feb. 24, according to […]
Congress hopes to use the Munich Security Conference as a platform to assess the U.S.-European relationship and provide reassurances to long-standing allies that Washington stands behind them. At least 50 U.S. lawmakers, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are expected to mingle with NATO partners and attend the German summit on Feb. 13 and […]
New Mexico‘s November 2026 election ballot will feature no Republicans after the state disqualified several Republican candidates for failing to meet ballot requirements. Republican Christopher Vanden Heuvel was disqualified by New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who ruled that the 2026 Senate candidate didn’t turn in enough qualified voter signatures to appear on […]
A group of Republicans on Capitol Hill is urging President Donald Trump to intervene in Texas’s increasingly bitter three-way Senate primary, warning that the intraparty clash could spiral into being the GOP’s most expensive race of the 2026 cycle. The concern centers on Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) bruising contest against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and […]
The March 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 15 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month, but March’s payment will go out on Feb. 27, since March 1 falls on a Sunday this year. When the first of the month […]
