President Donald Trump’s directive to freeze $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services programs in five Democrat-led states has not only reignited his feud with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), but it could backfire on him. Newsom, who is eyeing a 2028 presidential run, has accused Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after the […]
Republicans will face their latest unity test Thursday in a Senate vote to curtail President Donald Trump’s ability to use further military force in Venezuela without congressional approval after capturing former dictator Nicolas Maduro. The vote on a so-called War Powers Resolution will garner at least some bipartisan support, but it’s unclear if the measure […]
Wednesday’s fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer threatens to recreate the political conditions of “peak woke” thought to be reversed by President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, just months before the midterm elections. Once again, the precipitating incident occurred in Minneapolis, and progressive Minnesota Democrats are leading […]
During the government shutdown of fall 2025, the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm went on a spending spree, generously wining and dining deep-pocketed donors at luxury locales across the country, according to recently disclosed expense reports reviewed by the Washington Examiner. While federal employees were either furloughed or worked without pay, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee […]
Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine Executive Director Muhidin Libah paid out over $100,000 from the charity he runs to members of his family between 2023 and 2024, tax filings show. In 2023, Muhdin Libah paid his wife, Fadumo Libah, $21,551 for “various business transactions” and another family member, Hawa Dakane, $38,559 for work as […]
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is calling it a career. The Maryland Democrat announced he will not seek reelection in 2026 and will retire from Congress. He is 86 years old and first won election to Congress in 1981, replacing Rep. Gladys Spellman, who had fallen into a coma before the 1980 election and never regained […]
Two people were killed, and six others were injured in a shooting outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday night. The shooting reportedly happened after a fight broke out in the parking lot. All the victims were outside of the church and attending a […]
The head of Iran’s military threatened preemptive strikes after President Donald Trump threatened to defend anti-government protesters taking over the country. Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami, who assumed the position of commander in chief after his predecessor was assassinated by Israel during the 12 Day War in June, voiced the threatening remarks to military cadets. “The […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) personally lobbied Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday for the release of James Luckey-Lange, a constituent believed to be detained in Venezuela. Malliotakis, who represents the Staten Island resident in Congress, approached Rubio after a briefing given to all House members on the capture of former dictator Nicolas […]
Senate Republicans accused two federal judges of abusing their authority on Wednesday, warning that they are more likely to seek impeachment following a hearing centered on subpoenas targeting GOP lawmakers and a sharply reduced sentence for a would-be Supreme Court assassin. At the center of the hearing led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was Chief […]
