Senate Republicans are rallying behind a plan to confirm large groups of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, aiming to break through an unprecedented Democratic blockade. GOP lawmakers signaled Wednesday they are ready to consider the “nuclear option” — a rules change that would allow the Senate to approve 10 or more nominees in a … Read more
Vice President JD Vance was heckled by protesters as he visited Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday to pay his respects to victims of last week’s deadly mass shooting. Vance and his wife, Usha, stood quietly before a statue of the Virgin Mary outside the church before entering to meet with survivors and families. … Read more
Justice Amy Coney Barrett argued that the U.S. Supreme Court “should not be imposing its own values on the American people,” as the nation’s highest court is being asked to review its landmark decision from ten years ago that made same-sex marriage legal. During an interview with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell, Barrett argued … Read more
President Donald Trump will host top tech executives for a White House dinner Thursday night, with attendees including Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and a dozen other leaders from major artificial intelligence and technology firms, according to the White House. Notably absent is Elon Musk, once a close … Read more
Six women who say they were trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein or his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell issued a unified plea Tuesday for the federal government to release more investigative files and pressed President Donald Trump to rule out a pardon for Maxwell. The panel also refused to back any unsupported claims of wrongdoing by Trump … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the deployment of up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve temporarily as immigration judges, according to an Aug. 27 memo obtained by the Associated Press. The plan calls for sending groups of 150 attorneys, both military and civilian, with the first round to be identified … Read more
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Friday urged use of the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump, arguing he is unfit after his decision to oust Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, though the elderly Democrat got the terminology wrong in calling for it. “It is time to call for Article [Amendment] … Read more
A Democratic senator broke with his party Tuesday to support President Donald Trump’s decision to use military force against Venezuelan drug cartels. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he had authorized a strike on a drug boat tied to the Venezuelan regime, saying the military “literally shot out a boat — a drug-carrying boat.” … Read more
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is again drawing attention by questioning President Trump’s latest use of military force — namely, the attack on and the destruction of a Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean this week. In an interview with Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt, Paul admitted nobody would “shed a tear” for dead drug dealers but warned … Read more
Texas House Democrats made national headlines this summer when they fled the state to stall a vote on a new congressional map that would help Republicans pick up 5 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott petitioned the Texas Supreme Court to remove their caucus leader from office. Now, that high-stakes … Read more