Attorney General Pam Bondi indicated that Chicago may not be the next city after Washington, D.C., to undergo a federal takeover. In recent weeks, Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have denounced the idea of cooperating with armed troops and federal agents entering the city to crack down on crime. Bondi said […]

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is assuring his conference that senators won’t lose their power under a rule change that lets the Senate bundle nominees into one large vote. In an interview, Thune said he has agreed to three or four “protocols” that will govern how leadership moves a batch of nominees […]

House Republicans’ divisions on how the United States should engage in foreign wars will be on full display on Wednesday as the House prepares to vote on a handful of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act. The defense bill, which has a topline of $892.6 billion in spending, is facing nearly 300 amendments that […]

President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda are not shy when it comes to bending conservative norms. In his second term, states’ rights, once a rallying cry for conservatives, are under pressure. Trump has strong-armed private companies and universities, and is testing the approach to free speech, while showing flexible foreign policy when it comes […]