Politics

Sen. Josh Hawley again drew a line in the sand on proposed cuts to Medicaid benefits, and warned his colleagues to follow President Donald Trump’s lead and leave the widely used healthcare program largely intact.Republican-led Senate committees have spent the last few weeks since the House GOP advanced its version of the president’s "big, beautiful bill," preparing their own tweaks to the colossal bill, but much of the focus has […]

President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran would "like to talk" about dialing down the Israel-Iran conflict during a quick appearance in front of reporters alongside Canada's prime minister at this week's G7 conference. The president made the comment after a reporter asked if Trump had seen or heard "any signals or seen any messages from intermediaries that Iran wishes to de-escalate the conflict.""They'd like to talk, but they should have done […]

The weekend shootings of the Minnesota lawmakers profoundly rattled House and Senate members.The reason? "Minnesota was jarring because (the suspect) went after family," said one House Member who has faced threats and asked for anonymity. "We’re gone 50 percent of the time. There are no lines anymore."There is a Senate-wide briefing on member security Monday. House Republicans received a virtual briefing late Saturday afternoon. House Democrats will receive a remote […]

The Department of Homeland Security blasted the accusation that immigration authorities have targeted people based on skin color, calling the notion both "disgusting and categorically FALSE" in a post on X.The post on X featured a screenshot of an article from the LA Times entitled "Fears of racial profiling rise as Border Patrol conducts 'roving patrols,' detains U.S. citizens." Skin color is not a factor in who DHS targets, Homeland Security […]

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney cut off questioning to President Donald Trump, taking back a few minutes of time from reporters ahead of the start of the G7 summit.Trump answered several questions about Russia’s dismissal from what was previously known as the G8 under former President Barack Obama and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, as well as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. The last question Trump […]

EXCLUSIVE: Following a week of violent riots in Los Angeles, conservative activist group Catholic Vote has released a report titled the "Gavin Newsom files," a report highlighting what the group calls the California governor’s "extreme" and "viciously anti-Christian agenda."Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, is among the top names being rumored for a 2028 presidential run.Over the last week, he has been locked in a protracted war of words, which […]

President Donald Trump on Sunday said Israel and Iran sometimes ‘have to fight it out’ while expressing optimism that a deal can be struck as both countries continue to trade airstrikes amid fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. Trump was getting ready to board Air Force One to depart for Canada to attend the G7 Summit in Alberta when he was asked about his effort to help de-escalate […]

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California on Sunday claimed that he was just trying to ask a question when he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles last week.Padilla recalled his side of the story during an appearance on CNN’s "State of the Union," saying that he was already in the building for a separate briefing when he decided to attend Noem’s press […]

Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says what is happening in her city does not compare to the 1992 Rodney King riots that followed the acquittal of white police officers who were videotaped beating the Black motorist. Despite a growing list of arrests, tens of thousands of people taking to the streets and curfew put in place, Bass told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that this is nothing like […]