Politics

Laken Riley Act clears first filibuster test as Democrats rush to back Trump-style immigration bill
Laken Riley Act clears first filibuster test as Democrats rush to back Trump-style immigration bill
Last year the Laken Riley Act couldn't even get a sniff of action in the Senate. Source link
Biden promises federal government will cover the full cost of Los Angeles fires
Biden promises federal government will cover the full cost of Los Angeles fires
President Biden pledged on Thursday that the federal government would pay the entire cost of the Los Angeles fires for 180 days, a significant increase from what is typically...
Republican lawmakers' demands threaten to trip up Trump's agenda
Republican lawmakers' demands threaten to trip up Trump's agenda
Enough House Republicans are drawing red lines in pursuit of steeper state and local tax deductions and deep spending cuts to throw a wrench in passing President-elect Donald Trump's...
Watchdog groups seeks investigation into RFK Jr. for voting from a 'sham' address
Watchdog groups seeks investigation into RFK Jr. for voting from a 'sham' address
New York election officials are being urged to investigate whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed voter fraud by casting his November ballot from a discredited address, as the former...
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber's first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the election and plans to travel to Trump's private Mar-a-Lago resort in...
Laken Riley Act clears key filibuster test in Senate; bill pushes DHS to detain criminal migrants
Laken Riley Act clears key filibuster test in Senate; bill pushes DHS to detain criminal migrants
Senators gave a boost Thursday to the Laken Riley Act, voting to head off an initial filibuster of legislation that would push Homeland Security to detain and try to...
Trump says California Gov. Gavin Newsom should resign for 'incompetence' on wildfires
Trump says California Gov. Gavin Newsom should resign for 'incompetence' on wildfires
President-elect Donald Trump called on California Gov. Newsom to resign amid the raging wildfires in southern California. Source link
Is Donald Trump the Next James K. Polk?
The incoming president sounds like a traditional American expansionist.  Source link
Federal judge vacates Title IX overhaul in defeat for Biden administration
Federal judge vacates Title IX overhaul in defeat for Biden administration
A federal court on Thursday invalidated the Biden administration's ambitious overhaul of Title IX, handing the Democratic president a major defeat on transgender rights as he prepares to leave...
House bill introduced to authorize U.S. buyback of the Panama Canal
House bill introduced to authorize U.S. buyback of the Panama Canal
Rep. Dusty Johnson unveiled legislation that would authorize the repurchase of the Panama Canal, giving congressional teeth to President-elect Donald Trump's wish to take back the strategic waterway. ...
House votes to punish ICC over Israel arrest warrants
House votes to punish ICC over Israel arrest warrants
The House on Thursday passed a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court for issuing an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister....
The Crisis of Democratic Overconfidence
The boutique priorities of the few have crowded out basic good governance — a problem pronounced in California but apparent wherever the ‘blue state model’ is practiced. Source...