Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s (R-NY) seat representing Staten Island is in jeopardy after a New York judge gave the go-ahead for a new state congressional map. New York Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that the current, 2024 legislative map must be redrawn by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission by Feb. 6. The state’s GOP is […]

The House is one step closer to passing the final slate of appropriations bills after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) successfully staved off rebellions from his center and right flanks, setting up the legislation for a final vote later this afternoon.  The chamber cleared a key hurdle on Thursday when House Republicans voted to bring four […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the scheme in Minnesota that defrauded organizations feeding hungry children “disgusting behavior,” becoming the latest progressive lawmaker to condemn the scandal.  “Fraud is disgusting, especially to steal money from hungry kids for a program to feed hungry kids,” Sanders said on the This Weekend with Theo Von podcast. “That is […]

A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer was acquitted on Wednesday on 29 felony counts of child abandonment and endangerment related to the May 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.  After seven hours of deliberation, the Corpus Christi jury found Adrian Gonzales not guilty on all counts. Prosecutors emphasized that Gonzales was one of the first […]