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A current U.S. senator has officially declared his intention to leave the Senate and run for governor of his home state. The announcement, made during a national television appearance, marks a significant shift in the senator’s career from federal lawmaking to state-level leadership. Known to many for his previous career as a successful college football … Read more
In a major legal ruling, a federal judge in Boston has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the closure of a key government agency responsible for overseeing national education policy. The court’s decision halts the planned termination of over 1,300 employees and stops the transfer of essential functions to other federal departments. Background: Effort to Restructure … Read more
Rep. Don Bacon announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year in his key battleground district, leaving a House Republican seat vulnerable. “After 30 years in the Air Force and 10 years in Congress, it’s time to spend my future with the love of my life, our four kids, and our wonderful grandchildren. Thank … Read more
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has addressed the divorce rumors surrounding her marriage to former President Barack Obama. During an episode of NPR’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin, Michelle Obama dispelled divorce rumors. “Even in this phase in our lives, when Barack and I say something right or wrong, it does get covered. You know, … Read more
President Donald Trump raged against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday, implying that, depending on the outcome of the November election, he may utilize federal powers to assert control over the city. “As President of the United States, I’m not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I … Read more
A top official in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department told colleagues that he has been asked to look into clemency granted by former President Joe Biden to members of his family and death row convicts during his final days in office. Ed Martin, the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, stated in an email obtained by Reuters … Read more
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with acting as agents of the People’s Republic of China’s government, accused of gathering intelligence on U.S. Navy personnel and bases while recruiting other military members to work for China’s primary foreign intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), according to a Monday report. The Department of Justice … Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced on X on Monday that President Donald Trump backs her bill calling for an immediate new census to exclude non-citizens from the population counts used for congressional districting. “I just got off the phone with President Trump!!” wrote Greene on X, adding, “I told him about my new bill … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer forced a name change for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” just before it cleared the upper house of Congress. While Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., chaired the Senate, Schumer raised a point of order against lines three through five on the first page of the legislative plan, which read, “SHORT … Read more
Freshman Republican Congressman Brandon Gill of Texas ignited a political firestorm this week after publicly calling for the deportation of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a U.S. citizen and elected lawmaker, to her country of birth, Somalia. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Gill wrote: “America would be a better place if … Read more