Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso on Wednesday sharply criticized Democrats over the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, accusing them of prolonging disruptions to airport security and federal operations while prioritizing immigration policy demands. Speaking on the Senate floor, Barrasso said Republicans have repeatedly brought forward proposals to reopen DHS, only to see Democrats … Read more

A second federal court ruled Tuesday that individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are not entitled to bond hearings, addressing a legal issue that has emerged in challenges to Donald Trump’s deportation policies, Fox News reported on Wednesday. The case centered on Joaquin Herrera Avila, a Mexican national who was arrested in … Read more

While Kentucky lawmakers prepare for a Senate trial next month over whether to remove a Lexington judge from the bench, a separate effort to impeach a state Supreme Court justice appears to have ended without action. The development comes as the legislative session nears its conclusion and time runs out for additional proceedings. Rep. Jason … Read more

On September 14, 2001, just three days after the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush flew over the destroyed World Trade Center site aboard Marine One before visiting Ground Zero in person. The image often shared online is tied to that day and captures a real moment from the immediate aftermath of the attacks.Later that … Read more

Sen. Chris Murphy was dining with progressive activists at a French restaurant in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood when the discussion turned to advancing legislative priorities and the role of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. According to people familiar with the mid-February gathering, Murphy told attendees that some lawmakers had conducted informal vote counts to assess whether … Read more

The U.S. Senate has confirmed a former clerk for conservative Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia to be a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52 to 45 in favor of Eric Tung, a partner at Jones Day. This made him the first judge … Read more

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his country is ready to “facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks” to end the war in the Middle East. Officials indicated that Islamabad is being pushed as a possible place for the US and Iran to negotiate. Pakistani sources said that Vice President JD Vance was being suggested as a possible … Read more

Curious if your sandwich order is a window to your soul? It sounds a bit crazy, doesn’t it? The idea that the key to your personality might be hidden in the combination of bread and fillings might seem far-fetched at first, but when you really think about it, the types of food that we like … Read more

The morning she left, her husband smiled. Not kindly. Not sadly. But like a man watching something end exactly the way he expected. At 73 years old, Evelyn Mercer walked out of her home with one suitcase, a wool coat… and twelve dollars in her wallet. After 38 years of marriage, she had nothing left. … Read more

In 2016, researchers in Australia asked a disturbing question: What would a human look like… if our bodies were built to survive a serious car crash? The answer wasn’t a theory. It was something you could actually see. His name is Graham. And once you look at him… You don’t forget. Graham is a life-size … Read more