The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, its second cut this year, amid intensifying pressure from President Donald Trump and ongoing economic uncertainty surrounding the government shutdown. The Federal Open Market Committee voted 10 to 2 to lower the federal funds rate to a target … Read more
Politics Commentary In a rare moment of bipartisan alignment, the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazilian imports — marking one of the most visible cracks yet in Republican unity over trade policy. The final vote, 52–48, saw five Republican senators break ranks and side with Democrats, signaling growing frustration … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer raged at President Donald Trump in a video posted to social media on Wednesday as Americans and the media turn against his Democratic Party for keeping the government shut down. “Donald Trump is a vindictive and heartless man. Never before in American history has a president cut off SNAP during … Read more
Federal officials have reportedly opened an investigation into Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) following allegations that she knowingly hired an undocumented immigrant and helped others evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. According to Border Czar Tom Homan, the Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into Ocasio-Cortez’s office after receiving evidence suggesting that one … Read more
Politics Commentary The ongoing Arctic Frost controversy — once dismissed as another partisan conspiracy — has exploded back into the headlines, and this time, the evidence looks far more serious. On Wednesday, a group of Republican senators held a press conference unveiling what they called “undeniable proof” that the Biden administration’s Department of Justice, led … Read more
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Alabama Solicitor General Edmund “Eddie” LaCour Jr. as a federal judge for the Northern District of Alabama. The 51-47 vote fell along party lines and fills the vacancy left by Chief Judge L. Scott Coogler, who retired earlier this year, Yellowhammer News reported. LaCour’s confirmation caps a string of judicial … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats will support Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week. “Today, tomorrow, if [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune would put it on the floor, it would pass overwhelmingly,” Schumer said at a Capitol … Read more
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), typically known for his calm, measured demeanor, erupted in frustration on the Senate floor Wednesday, accusing Democrats of prolonging the government shutdown and using social welfare programs as political leverage. Thune’s rare display of anger came during a heated exchange over legislation to temporarily fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … Read more
President Donald Trump forcefully rejected Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s criticism of his trip to Asia, calling the New York Democrat’s remarks “almost treasonous.” “Worked really hard, 24/7, took in Trillions of Dollars and Chuck Schumer said trip was a ‘total dud,’ even though he knows it was a spectacular success. Words like that … Read more
The FBI memo that initiated the Biden-era Arctic Frost investigation into President Donald Trump and hundreds of his allies over their activities related to January 6 lacked substantial evidence and clear legal justification, according to several former prosecutors and FBI agents who reviewed the newly released document and identified multiple deficiencies. The investigation, code-named Arctic … Read more