Top House Democrats pressured Maryland’s state government on Monday to redistrict the state’s congressional map to ensure a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. “We can redistrict to make Maryland House seats more competitive in a way that counters the Trump national steamroller,” the letter written by Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) […]

EXCLUSIVE — Texas will soon begin looking into whether Mexican cartels have attempted to build tunnels under the U.S.-Mexico border to facilitate drug and human smuggling into state-owned land, the Washington Examiner has learned. Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham directed her office on Monday to work with Customs and Border Protection to learn about […]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is demanding a vote on his amendment to strike hemp-ban language from a part of the GOP-proposed deal that could end the government shutdown. Eight Democrats joined with GOP senators to support a Republican-led stopgap funding deal Sunday, which includes a continuing resolution to reopen the government through Jan. 30 and […]

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg condemned President Donald Trump’s criticism of air traffic controllers. Buttigieg responded to Trump’s Truth Social post Monday after the president floated a “$10,000 bonus” for air traffic controllers who continued working through the now 41-day government shutdown, and gave those who walked off the job a “negative mark.” “The President […]