Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for the elimination of the filibuster on Sunday, urging Senate Republicans to “immediately” terminate it if the government shuts down again in late January, when the recently-passed spending bill is set to expire. Bessent called the 60-vote threshold mechanism a “procedural fossil” that has held the country “hostage,” most recently […]

A fraction of over 300 students who were recently abducted from a Catholic school by Nigerian militants have escaped to freedom, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria announced on Sunday. Gunmen kidnapped students and teachers from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, on Friday, marking the latest episode in a spate of […]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) suggested the Republican Party could benefit from more voices like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after she announced her shock resignation from Congress last week. “I think it’s important that we have independent voices. I’m sad to see her [Greene’s] voice go away or potentially go away. I think she brought […]

Vice President JD Vance fired back at Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) after she appeared to contradict an earlier statement she made, specifically that U.S. service members should “refuse illegal orders” from President Donald Trump. Slotkin was asked on Sunday whether she believed Trump has actually issued any unlawful military orders, to which she responded in […]