Politics

Three House Republicans voiced frustration over a last-minute provision added to the Senate-passed government funding bill that would retroactively allow senators targeted in the "Arctic Frost" investigation to sue the U.S. government for at least $500,000 each.Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Morgan Griffith, R-Va., and Austin Scott, R-Ga., criticized the Senate provision Tuesday evening during a House Rules Committee hearing.Scott was first to highlight the provision, which states that "any Senator […]

The Supreme Court revealed on Monday it will consider a lawsuit, originally brought by the Republican National Committee, over whether counting ballots that arrive after Election Day is lawful.The case will examine a state law in solid red Mississippi that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received up to five days after the election. The RNC, which has fought to stop late-arriving ballots over allegations […]

The daughter of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is standing behind the National Football League's (NFL) decision to tap Bad Bunny to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, which has garnered criticism due to what critics argue is the performer's anti-American brand. Charlotte Jones, who runs the famed Dallas Cowboys cheerleading team, called the NFL's choice to tap Bad Bunny "awesome" and "amazing." The United States is a society "based […]

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that violent crime in Chicago has fallen sharply since the start of a federal crackdown known as "Operation Midway Blitz," crediting the Department of Homeland Security-led effort with driving shootings and robberies down across the Windy City.The president’s Truth Social post claimed that shootings are down 35%, robberies down 41% and carjackings nearly 50% since the operation began several weeks ago."This has been achieved despite […]

Tensions flared at a House hearing to advance legislation aimed at ending the government shutdown on Tuesday night, with two senior lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle trading barbs over the fallout.House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., clashed with Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee repeatedly at the outset of the hearing. Cole accused Democrats of derailing the federal government, while McGovern […]

Democrats will attempt to attach a three-year extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies to spending legislation that looks poised to end the ongoing government shutdown.Jeffries and a handful of other Democrats at a press conference on Tuesday said the last-gasp effort would be submitted as an amendment. "Before the Rules Committee this evening, House Democrats will give the Republicans another opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits by introducing an […]

President Donald Trump issued a "Complete and Total" endorsement of Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday.Abbott, a Republican, launched his reelection campaign at an event in Houston on Sunday.In a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening, Trump called Abbott "an exceptional Governor and man," declaring, "HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!""Greg Abbott is the strong and highly respected Governor of Texas, a State I love and WON BIG […]

President Donald Trump declared victory in Chicago after a weeks-long showdown with pro-sanctuary Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson over immigration enforcement operations in the city.In a Truth Social post on Tuesday night, Trump wrote, "I am proud to announce that Chicago, Illinois, despite all of the radical opposition and obstruction we have from the Mayor and the Governor, has seen Car Theft, Shootings, Robberies, Violent Crime, and […]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared to cast doubt on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s vision for free buses.Hochul, speaking at the Somos Conference in Puerto Rico, said, "We’re spending a lot of money, so I cannot set forth a plan right now that takes money out of a system that relies on the fares of the buses and the subways," according to the New York Post.The newspaper said […]