Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) cited Washington Examiner reporting in his criticism Monday from the chamber floor of Democrats rekindling their love for the filibuster now that they’re in the minority. Seeking to stonewall congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump, Senate Democrats last week launched their third legislative filibuster of the new Congress, blocking […]

The Education Department has warned 60 colleges and universities there will be consequences if they do not protect Jewish students on their respective campuses. Education Secretary Linda McMahon‘s Office of Civil Rights issued the warning in a letter Monday, reminding the institutions, federal funding recipients that are all under investigation or monitoring for potential violations […]

Former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, was confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support. The Senate voted 67-32 to confirm DeRemer, 56, to the role. The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer, who had the support of the Teamsters president but was opposed by some free-market conservatives, could signal a shift in […]

Leaders in Washington, D.C., condemned a Republican-led continuing resolution that would cut the district’s 2025 budget by 16%. House Republicans announced their stopgap bill to fund the federal government on Saturday that included cutting the district’s budget by approximately $1 billion. Speaking outside the Capitol at a press conference, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Washington […]