House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warned on Tuesday that he is closely monitoring protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement to determine if congressional scrutiny could be warranted in the future.  Johnson weighed in on anti-ICE demonstrations during a press conference on Capitol Hill, in which he noted some protests have turned violent. Noting the constitutional […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called on Democrats to “bring it” as he continues to intensify his tone during the government shutdown that is rumbling forward with no end in sight.   President Donald Trump decided last weekend to divert money to pay the 1.3 million active-duty service members who were at risk of missing a […]

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is pushing back on conspiracy theories on social media sites that mail-in ballots for the state’s Nov. 4 special election are purposefully designed to disclose how people voted. Weber spent Monday refuting claims by some Republicans that holes on ballot envelopes allow election officials to see how Californians voted […]

A federal judge in Virginia sided with James Comey in an early procedural victory for the former FBI director, who is facing charges for false statements and obstruction. The judge rejected federal prosecutors’ effort to impose broad restrictions on the evidence Comey can access ahead of trial. U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff denied the Justice […]