Politics

A Democrat on the House Oversight Committee accused the Trump administration of offloading federal real estate in a haphazard "fire sale" as Republicans aim to cut wasteful government spending by selling unused or underutilized government buildings. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., the ranking Democrat on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee, took issue with the Trump administration’s approach during a hearing on Tuesday on reducing the federal real estate portfolio."The Trump […]

Elbridge Colby will now assume the Pentagon’s number three post after a contentious Senate battle ended in a vote to confirm him to the role.The Senate voted 51 to 45 to confirm the national security strategist as Defense Department undersecretary for policy, with three Democrats joining most Republicans in voting in his favor. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was the lone Republican no vote. Colby successfully overcame skepticism from GOP hawks like […]

The Colorado Democratic House majority pushed through a slate of controversial gender and abortion bills on Sunday, curtailing floor debate in what Republican lawmakers called an "unprecedented" tactic."It should alarm every American that Colorado's Majority used a Sunday — a day typically reserved for family and prayer — to force through four of the most extreme bills of the session," Republican House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese told Fox News Digital […]

Whether or not congressional Republicans are able to pass President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" of tax and spending cuts may hinge on one person. Not a swing vote. Not someone like Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., or Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who occasionally bucks their party. But someone you’ve probably never heard of.After all, Washington is stocked with power players. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, […]

The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill that will prohibit agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) from entering sensitive locations without a warrant.The legislation, Senate Bill 828, which will ban ICE agents from schools, libraries and churches unless the agency is able to obtain a warrant, passed the Democratic-dominated House of Delegates on a 98-39 vote. It now returns to the state Senate where, if approved […]

A communications director for former Vice President Kamala Harris created a so-called "death-pool roster" of federal judges appointed by a Republican that could swear in Harris as president – in the event that President Joe Biden suddenly died, according to a new book.The book, "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," published Tuesday by William Morrow and Company, claims that Harris’ White House communications director Jamal Simmons crafted […]

A group of universities, many of which receive significant federal funding, could soon rebel against President Donald Trump's executive orders clamping down on progressive initiatives in public education, if campus activists have their way.Members of a Rutgers University advisory board recently passed a resolution for establishing a "Mutual Defense Compact" to pool legal and policy resources of the member institutions within the Big Ten Academic Alliance in opposition to the […]

FIRST ON FOX: An email sent to New Jersey State Police staff revealed that officers were asked not to comply with federal arrest warrants, bringing attention to the state’s "sanctuary" policies.The email sent on March 24 was made public by Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who said he does not fault the head of the department, Col. Patrick Callahan, but the state’s policies that are in place, as well as […]

It appears that President Donald Trump has buried the hatchet when it comes to former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who for years was a top Republican critic of the former and current president.Trump now says that if Sununu runs for the Senate in 2026 for the seat currently held by retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, his former antagonist would have his full support.Sununu, who in January completed his fourth […]