Gabbard Faces Bipartisan Questions Over Delayed Whistleblower Complaint and Voting Record Seizures

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard found herself at the center of two colliding controversies this week: an eight-month delay in transmitting a whistleblower complaint to Congress and her direct involvement in FBI seizures of voting records in Fulton County, Georgia, and Puerto Rico. The combination drew fire from Democrats eager to manufacture a scandal […]

Sen. Blackburn Demands Ethics Probe into Justice Jackson Over Grammy Awards Attendance

Sen. Marsha Blackburn is calling on Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate whether Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson compromised her impartiality by attending the Grammy Awards — an evening that devolved into an open political rally against federal immigration enforcement. Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, sent a letter to Roberts on Thursday requesting what she described as […]

Jon Ossoff Requires Government-Issued Photo ID at His Rally — While Opposing Voter ID in Federal Elections

Sen. Jon Ossoff's campaign team sent attendees an email ahead of his Saturday rally in Atlanta with a clear instruction: bring a government-issued photo ID. Your name would be checked against an RSVP list. No match, no entry. That same Jon Ossoff has spent the past year calling legislation that would require proof of citizenship […]

Trump Administration Moves to Expedite Removal of 5-year-old Ecuadorian Boy After Federal Judge Ordered His Release

Days after a federal judge in Texas ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, the federal government filed a motion earlier this week to end the family's asylum claims entirely. The move signals that the administration has no intention of letting a single […]

Maryland Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Allegedly Targeting OMB Director Russell Vought at His Home

A 26-year-old Maryland man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly showing up at the Northern Virginia home of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought wearing a surgical mask, gloves, sunglasses, and a backpack. A criminal complaint filed in Arlington County identifies the target by initials "R.V." — separately confirmed as Vought, […]

Fifth Circuit Backs Trump Administration's Authority to Detain Illegal Immigrants Without Bond in 2-1 Ruling

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a major legal win Friday night, ruling 2-1 that the federal government has the authority to detain illegal immigrants targeted for deportation without bond by classifying them as "applicants for admission." The decision overrides objections from other courts that had signaled disagreement with the administration's […]

Newsom launches memoir tour in red states as 2028 presidential positioning intensifies

Gavin Newsom is taking his memoir on the road — and he's starting in Nashville, Atlanta, and Rock Hill, South Carolina. Not San Francisco. Not Los Angeles. Not any of the progressive enclaves where his policies actually govern people's lives. The California governor's book tour for "Young Man in a Hurry" kicks off in conservative-leaning […]

McConnell hospitalization adds further delay to SAVE Act as 35 House Republicans demand committee action

Sen. Mitch McConnell's hospitalization with flu-like symptoms on Monday evening has thrown yet another wrench into the already glacial progress of the SAVE Act — legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections. The bill has sat in McConnell's Senate Rules and Administration Committee for months without a markup, and […]

Rubio exits acting archivist role under Federal Vacancies Reform Act, delegates authority to senior adviser

Marco Rubio is out as the acting head of the National Archives. The Secretary of State, who had been pulling double duty as acting archivist of the United States, delegated his authority at the National Archives and Records Administration to James Byron, a senior adviser to the archivist, in compliance with the Federal Vacancies Reform […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk joins wave of GOP retirements from Congress

U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia has declared he will not seek re-election, marking another departure from the House Republican ranks. This announcement came on Wednesday, adding to the challenges faced by Speaker Mike Johnson as he navigates a shrinking majority. Loudermilk, who has served since 2014, is the fourth Georgia Republican to step away […]
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