The Senate has confirmed Jeanine Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia after lawmakers failed to reach a deal to fast-track the rest of President Donald Trump‘s nominees. On Saturday night, the upper chamber voted 50-45 to confirm Pirro as the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., a role she was serving in […]

President Donald Trump directed his ire at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Saturday as Democrats continue to delay the confirmation of the president’s remaining civilian nominees. Senators have remained in Washington, D.C., over the weekend in order to confirm the rest of Trump’s nominees, foregoing part of an August recess to get them […]

A Texas House committee has advanced a new congressional map that is designed to increase the GOP majority ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The newly drawn map, which would create 30 Republican congressional seats compared to eight Democratic districts, passed the Texas House’s Redistricting Committee by a party line vote of 12-6 on Saturday, […]

Indian officials denied President Donald Trump‘s claim that they had stopped buying Russian oil, despite pressure from Washington. Trump’s sudden move to pressure Moscow to come to the peace table with Ukraine relies on pressuring third countries into stopping their purchase of Russian oil. As part of this effort, Trump is exerting pressure on India […]