Politics

The House of Representatives is moving to jam the Senate by attaching a repeal of the upper chamber's Arctic Frost repayment measure to a funding bill that's key to averting a partial government shutdown.A Senate GOP-led measure allowing Republicans in the upper chamber to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 if their phone records were seized by ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith is still causing heartburn in the House.House […]

A Democratic lawmaker in Washington state introduced a bill this week called the ICE Out Act of 2026, which would prohibit state law enforcement agencies from hiring anyone that has taken a job as a sworn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. The legislation was introduced by state Rep. Tarra Simmons, who served time for three felony convictions for possession of controlled […]

Democrats hold a slight advantage heading into the midterm elections in a new poll from The New York Times and Siena University.The poll found that 48% of registered voters would support a Democratic candidate if the midterm elections were held today, compared to just 43% for a Republican candidate. The poll also showed skepticism toward President Donald Trump's policies, with 47% of registered voters saying they "strongly disapprove" of how […]

A judge ruled Wednesday that the configuration of New York City’s lone congressional district represented by a Republican is unconstitutional, ordering the state to redraw the district by next month.State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that the composition of New York's 11th Congressional District — which covers all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn — unconstitutionally diluted the votes of Black and Hispanic residents. He ordered the […]

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a potential White House hopeful for 2028, said on Wednesday that he wants a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president and people holding office in other branches of government."You’re 75 years old: done," Emanuel, a Democrat, said at a Center for American Progress event. "And that would be in the legislative branch, it’d be in the executive branch — including the Cabinet — […]

After President Donald Trump announced a new Greenland "framework" had been agreed upon with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the NATO chief told Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" the U.S. forcibly taking control of Greenland from Denmark was not discussed during meetings between him and Trump in Switzerland during the World Economic Forum."That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations with Mr. President. He's very much […]

A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents’ use of force against protesters in Minnesota, handing a short-term win to President Donald Trump’s administration as it challenges a lower-court ruling.The 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued an unsigned order placing an administrative stay on limits imposed by a district judge after protesters filed suit. The move pauses those restrictions while the […]

After President Donald Trump took to the World Economic Forum stage in Davos to declare that Western civilization must defend itself from an existential attack, Somali-born activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali said "Trump is right."Trump shocked other politicians and leaders gathered in Switzerland Tuesday night by declaring, "The West cannot mass import foreign cultures.""The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot mass import foreign cultures which have […]

Nigerian authorities have admitted that more than 160 Christians were kidnapped during worship services Sunday after initially denying the simultaneous attacks on three churches."Subsequent verification from operational units and intelligence sources has confirmed that the incident did occur," Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson for the unit in northwestern Kaduna, Nigeria, state, said in a statement.A state lawmaker, Usman Danlami Stingo, had told The Associated Press that 177 people were abducted […]