Republican lawmakers heartily rejected President Donald Trump‘s most recent plan for ending the ongoing government shutdown: getting rid of the filibuster rule. The shutdown is rapidly approaching the longest in American history, and Trump put forward his filibuster proposal Thursday night, ahead of Saturday’s looming deadline to pass a funding bill or risk more than […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — John Reid, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia, says Democrats’ “bad behavior” has become the best motivator for Republican voters in the commonwealth. “Unfortunately for Democrats, their bad behavior in the last 12 months, I think, has motivated Republicans,” Reid said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. “People don’t […]

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was reported to have yelled and sworn at police officers at the Charleston International Airport on Thursday, according to a police report. Mace reportedly scolded officers who were scheduled to escort her to her gate, but they did show up at the intended meeting location due to a miscommunication, according to […]

Andrew Cuomo, the former governor running for mayor of New York City, said he will privately raise funds to support local food pantries if federal food stamp funding lapses. Two judges ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must tap contingency funds to cover November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which was slated […]