Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) became the sole Democrat to protect President Donald Trump’s war in Iran on Thursday as he took down the Democratic-led resolution to end the war. The Democrats’ previous push to halt the Trump administration’s war in Iran ended last month after four members of the party sank the effort, but this […]

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig told lawmakers Thursday he will continue advancing financial regulations despite serving as the lone commissioner on the five-member panel.  Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee, Selig faced sharp criticism from Democrats who argued the arrangement undermines the agency’s bipartisan structure. But Selig, who took on the role in […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has pushed back the state’s redistricting special session to occur April 28 and May 1, moving it until after Virginia voters decide their own redistricting question on April 21. The delay places Florida’s redistricting session behind a high-stakes vote in Virginia that both parties are watching closely, with control of […]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas warned of the threat progressivism poses to the United States and its founding principles during a speech about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas addressed a crowd on Wednesday at the University of Texas at Austin, where he discussed the semiquincentennial on July 4, in a roughly […]