Politics

A federal judge in Maryland on Monday blocked the Trump administration from delaying the deportation case of Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia because of the ongoing government shutdown. The judge ordered both parties to return to court Friday, this time with a government official prepared to testify under oath, about plans to deport him to the southern African nation of Eswatini.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued the order during a […]

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly insisted he is not a "communist" when asked by reporters despite a history of promoting communist ideology which has prompted many to place that label on him. "No, I’m a democratic socialist," Mamdani told CNN earlier this week when asked if he’s a communist, a label bestowed on him by many critics, including President Donald Trump. "I’ve said that time and again."Despite […]

This government shutdown isn’t President Donald Trump’s first rodeo navigating a lapse in government funding — but this time, the focus is less on the White House as all eyes are locked on Congress and its budget impasse. While the 35-day shutdown during Trump’s first term centered around the president's priorities to fund a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, the current shutdown doesn’t pit the White House against the […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., dismissed the top House Democrat's demand for a primetime debate on the government shutdown.Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote to Johnson on Monday morning challenging him to a debate on the House floor "any day this week," to be broadcast live "to the American people."Johnson suggested he would not entertain that, however, calling the move a "publicity stunt" to reporters that same morning.DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO […]

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced on Sunday that President Donald Trump will deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations.The deployment came as protests against federal law enforcement ramp up across the country, particularly in Portland and Chicago.In the Windy City, multiple people were arrested in recent days for reportedly ramming their vehicles into DHS and ICE agents' cars.After announcing Trump's deployment on X […]

At a ceremony marking the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump sought to reassure service members affected by the ongoing government shutdown, pledging they would receive "every last penny" of their pay and promising an "across-the-board" raise once the impasse ends."I want you to know that despite the current Democrat-induced shutdown, we will get our servicemembers every last penny," Trump said. "Don't worry about it, it's all coming," he […]

President Donald Trump made a social media post about Hamas on Sunday evening, minutes before the deadline for a peace proposal passed.The deadline was 6 p.m. ET Sunday. In a message on Truth Social, Trump wrote that there had been "very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in Gaza but, more […]

Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears unveiled a new campaign ad Sunday linking her Democratic opponent, Abigail Spanberger, to attorney general hopeful Jay Jones, whose recently resurfaced text messages have drawn widespread backlash.The minute-long ad features clips from news reports detailing disturbing messages Jones sent in 2022 to a colleague. The spot also shows photos of Spanberger and Jones together and includes audio of Spanberger saying, "It's been great to […]

It's mission accomplished for Republicans in a second state they control in the high-stakes political battle over congressional redistricting, pitting President Donald Trump and the GOP against the Democrats.Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe last weekend signed into law a new congressional map that is likely to hand Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of next year's midterms elections.Missouri, a one-time swing state that has dramatically shifted […]