House Republicans left tax increases on private equity firms and millionaires out of their sweeping tax legislation, two provisions endorsed by President Donald Trump that would have affected the wealthiest taxpayers. Republicans released the legislative text on Monday that features extending and making permanent various expiring provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as […]

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) condemned the recent “interference and grandstanding” displayed by some Democratic lawmakers, arguing that any “physical altercation” with law enforcement is unacceptable. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday for attempting to “storm” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, New Jersey, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He […]

Reporters have rarely been fans of faith in politics, and often decry the Republican Party’s cozy relationship with religious Americans, such as evangelical Christians. But give them a pope willing to criticize President Donald Trump, well, that’s a different story. Now that Pope Leo XIV has replaced Trump critic Pope Francis, there is an eagerness […]

The Department of Homeland Security rang in Police Week this year with a video campaign to rally support and gratitude for law enforcement. A video compilation of U.S. Capitol Police, Transportation Security Administration officials, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and more was posted to the department’s X account on Monday. The video’s caption promised that […]