Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, is set to be sworn into the Senate as her older brother’s replacement on Tuesday afternoon. On Monday, Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) appointed Nordone to serve the remainder of Graham’s fourth term. Graham was up for reelection this year. President Donald Trump […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh vowed that the central bank is fully committed to lowering inflation to the 2% target. Warsh, who replaced Jerome Powell as Fed chairman in May, testified Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee, where he was repeatedly asked about the Fed’s efforts to drive inflation down after years of too-hot […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Tuesday she will press Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to halt all non-urgent Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle stops after a man was shot and killed during an immigration enforcement operation Monday, sparking outrage across the state. “While the investigation of the Biddeford shooting is not yet complete, […]
Pro-Palestinian protester and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil is suing multiple parties, including the Trump administration and the Heritage Foundation, for waging a “conspiracy” against him since last year. Khalil, a legal permanent resident married to a U.S. citizen, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March 2025 before a federal judge ordered his […]
President Donald Trump’s settlement payment of over $5.6 million has been electronically wired to columnist E. Jean Carroll after a court found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. Court records from Tuesday show Carroll was wired a payment of $5,625,005.48 last week, in line with the court order from President Bill Clinton-appointed federal […]
President Donald Trump’s proposal to implement a 20% tax on goods transiting the Strait of Hormuz was met with backroom pressure from the U.S.’s Gulf allies, contributing to the White House’s reversal just a day later. Trump’s declaration on Monday that the United States would be “known as ‘THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,'” and […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) traveled to Philadelphia on Tuesday to campaign with Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Stacy Garrity, bringing one of the nation’s highest-profile Republican governors into the political backyard of Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat widely viewed as a 2028 presidential contender. The visit comes as Garrity trails Shapiro by roughly 20 points, raising […]
President Donald Trump on Monday evening urged Texans not to back Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), criticizing the Democratic lawmaker for launching a reelection campaign after the president pardoned him. Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife in December after the couple was indicted on corruption charges under former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department. The charges related […]
Justice Amy Coney Barrett explained the increased security threats she has received in recent years, including a swatting incident at her home, to the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, as she and Justice Elena Kagan ask for increased security funds for the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has asked for a roughly $228 million budget […]
Ultra-orthodox Israelis who refuse to participate in mandatory military service have been temporarily protected after the Knesset passed a bill banning their arrest. Tens of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews, sometimes called Haredi, have refused conscription into the Israeli militia on religious grounds. Police have arrested many of these objectors, but they will temporarily be protected […]
