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Swalwell’s ‘I should be working’ gym, pool videos resurface as Dem rival hammers his missed House votes

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Swalwell’s ‘I should be working’ gym, pool videos resurface as Dem rival hammers his missed House votes

One of Rep. Eric Swalwell's, D-Calif., top Democratic opponents in the race for California governor unleashed a "savage" campaign ad using Swalwell's own words against him.Billionaire gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, who was also unsuccessful in running for president in 2020, used multiple videos Swalwell posted on social media during the 2025 government shutdown by the pool and at the gym as an attack on his missed votes in Washington, D.C.The […]

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Tom Emmer blasts Democrats’ double standard on SAVE Act: ‘They require photo IDs’ at their own DNC

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Tom Emmer blasts Democrats’ double standard on SAVE Act: ‘They require photo IDs’ at their own DNC

EXCLUSIVE: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is accusing Democrats of being hypocritical in their opposition to Republicans' latest election integrity bill.The No. 3 House Republican ripped the rival party after nearly all of them voted against the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act last week, specifically over its provision mandating federally accepted photo identification at the polls. It's also sometimes referred to as the "SAVE Act.""These guys are […]

todayFebruary 16, 2026 9

GOP reaches key 50-vote threshold for Trump-backed voter ID bill as Senate fight looms

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GOP reaches key 50-vote threshold for Trump-backed voter ID bill as Senate fight looms

Senate Republicans now have enough support within their conference to pass Trump-backed voter ID legislation, but a major hurdle remains.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has secured the backing of 50 Senate Republicans, following a pressure campaign by the White House and a cohort of Senate conservatives over the past several weeks.Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has led the charge in the upper chamber, ramping up his efforts last […]

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RNC mocks ‘Forget someone again??’ after Dems’ Presidents Day post leaves out big name

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RNC mocks ‘Forget someone again??’ after Dems’ Presidents Day post leaves out big name

Democrats were mocked for leaving one of their most popular presidents off their party’s Presidents' Day message after Republicans noticed that former President Bill Clinton was absent.The former Arkansas governor and 42nd commander in chief was missing from a "Happy President’s Day" image that included John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Franklin Roosevelt, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.The only Democratic presidents missing between Roosevelt and Biden’s tenures were Clinton […]

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NAACP asks judge to limit how feds use Georgia voter data seized by FBI

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NAACP asks judge to limit how feds use Georgia voter data seized by FBI

The NAACP formally asked a federal judge to protect voter information seized by the FBI from an election warehouse in Atlanta on Sunday.The NAACP and other organizations say the documents contain "sensitive personal information," and asked the judge to impose limits on how the FBI can use the data. Their motion argues the seizure from the Fulton County elections building "infringed constitutional protections of privacy, and interfered with the right […]

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Democrat lawmakers rush to bash Trump even as jobs, inflation reports beat projections

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Democrat lawmakers rush to bash Trump even as jobs, inflation reports beat projections

Democrats are sticking to their skepticism about President Donald Trump’s performance on the economy, blasting the country’s "unaffordability" even as the reporting from January exceeded expectations on inflation and the job market.January’s inflation report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed just a 2.5% increase in prices over last year — a number that inches the economy closer to the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.Similarly, the U.S. jobs report […]

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GOP lawmaker joins Democrat-led effort to limit Trump’s pardon power

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GOP lawmaker joins Democrat-led effort to limit Trump’s pardon power

A House GOP lawmaker has become the first member of his party to support a Democrat-led effort to limit presidential pardon power.Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., signed on in support of legislation led by Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Md., to establish a congressional review process for presidential pardons.It comes after President Donald Trump pardoned five ex-NFL players guilty of various charges including perjury, drug trafficking and counterfeiting. "Across multiple administrations, we’ve seen legitimate […]

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‘War on Drugs’ crusader Bill Bennett breaks with Trump as White House moves to ease federal marijuana rules

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‘War on Drugs’ crusader Bill Bennett breaks with Trump as White House moves to ease federal marijuana rules

Former Reagan Education Secretary William Bennett is siding with Trump on much of the administration’s agenda, but drawing a firm line on marijuana policy — arguing the White House should not move to federally reschedule cannabis."I love Donald Trump," Bennett said during a phone call to Fox News Digital. "I love almost everything he does, but I don't love this." Bennett spoke to Fox News Digital Friday in reaction to Trump […]

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Department of War transports next-generation reactor in nuclear energy milestone

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Department of War transports next-generation reactor in nuclear energy milestone

The Department of War on Sunday transported a next-generation nuclear reactor aboard a C-17 from California to Utah, advancing President Donald Trump’s executive order to modernize America’s nuclear energy infrastructure and strengthen U.S. national security.The reactor was flown from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah and is expected to be transported to the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab in Orangeville for testing and […]

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