Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced questions about inflation and affordability during a Thursday hearing before the Senate, as Democrats work to blame the Trump administration for the dissatisfaction felt by households. Bessent appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he presented the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s 2025 Annual Report. Democrats on the […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) could be on another collision course with Senate Democrats over how to handle the next fight over government funding as Republicans ask for more time to negotiate a deal on the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democrats have not ruled out a temporary funding patch for DHS, even as […]

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press briefing at 2 p.m. on Thursday. TRUMP JOKES ABOUT NEEDING HELP FROM GOD DURING NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST Leavitt’s remarks will come hours after President Donald Trump spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning about faith, the protesters who stormed a Minnesota church service, […]

Virginia Democrats announced on Thursday that they agreed on a proposed congressional map that would include 10 Democrat-leaning seats and just one Republican-leaning seat. Virginia lawmakers previously debated a similar Democrat-favoring map that had a 9-2 split. Both options reflect a strong shift from the current map, which has six Democratic and five Republican seats.  […]