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Hispanic conservatives accuse House GOP hopeful of defrauding donors and activists

Hispanic conservatives are sounding the alarm on Abraham Enriquez, accusing the House of Representatives hopeful of defrauding donors and orchestrating a scheme that pulled in hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years in exchange for providing access to senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration. Furthermore, Enriquez’s House disclosure forms omitted his primary source […]

Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after over 80 years

Gallup is no longer producing presidential approval ratings starting in 2026, ending its over 80-year practice. The oft-cited analytics company has been tracking presidential approval ratings since former President Harry Truman took office. Gallup told the Hill on Wednesday that its move “reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership.” […]

Trump signs executive order for long-term federal purchases of coal power

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to further prop up the coal industry, committing the federal government to multiple long-term agreements for purchasing electricity generated by coal.  Trump signed an order during a White House event on Wednesday afternoon directing the Department of War to enter agreements to purchase electricity from coal power […]

SBA moves to terminate ‘economically disadvantaged’ status from over 150 DC firms

The Small Business Administration on Wednesday said it sent letters to 154 firms located in Washington, D.C., informing them that they no longer meet the “economically disadvantaged” requirements. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said in a news release that stripping the D.C. firms of the designation is part of a broader integrity push aimed at rooting […]

Democrats rip Bondi over handling of Epstein case in rowdy House hearing

House Democrats took the opportunity in Attorney General Pam Bondi’s congressional hearing to attack her over a lack of prosecutions in the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Even by the standards of the contentious hearings that have characterized President Donald Trump’s second term, Bondi’s Wednesday hearing was particularly hostile. Democrats skewered the attorney […]

Bondi has tense exchanges with lawmakers in first House hearing since confirmation

Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed repeatedly with lawmakers Wednesday in her first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since her confirmation, which quickly devolved into shouting matches and accusations of lying under oath. The bulk of the criticism Bondi confronted surrounded the department’s handling and release of millions of additional documents tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Although Congress passed […]

Trump presses for Iran diplomacy in meeting with Netanyahu

President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he is not giving up on diplomatic talks with Iran as the Jewish state expresses skepticism that Tehran will give up its nuclear program. “There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a […]

Slotkin mocks ‘good boy’ Mike Johnson after failed DOJ indictment: ‘Take a beat’

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) mocked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as a “good boy” for President Donald Trump on Wednesday after he argued that she and five other congressional Democrats should be charged with obstruction. “The speaker of the House should take a beat and remember why he’s there, and that our founding fathers designed […]

White House Religious Liberty Commission drops Carrie Prejean Boller after accusing her of hijacking antisemitism hearing

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-TX), the chairman of the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission, removed Carrie Prejean Boller from the commission following her remarks in a heated hearing on antisemitism. “Carrie Prejean Boller has been removed from President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for […]

Neal Dunn retirement rumors lay bare how precarious Johnson majority really is

Rumors floating around Capitol Hill that retiring Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) plans to resign from Congress early are shining a spotlight on the fragility of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) majority heading into a competitive midterm election year. The 72-year-old Dunn, who announced in mid-January that he would not seek reelection, is rumored to be considering […]
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