Senate Dems join forces with GOP to advance Laken Riley Act to the White House
The Senate passed the Laken-Reilly Act on Monday with bipartisan support. The bill passed on a 64-35 vote, with 12 Democrats voting to advance it.. The Laken Riley Act is named after the 22-year-old nursing student who was senselessly murdered by an illegal immigrant while jogging at the University of Georgia in February 2024. The […]
Scalise says GOP leadership, Trump agree to move on one reconciliation bill
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) said Tuesday that Republican leaders have agreed to move President Trump's legislative agenda into one sweeping bill, with top Republican lawmakers joining the president at the White House. He shared this development with reporters after gathering. Mr. Scalise's announcement comes after weeks of debate over how to implement Mr. […]
‘Exactly Why Trump Is In’: Stephen A. Smith Tears Into AOC After She Posts Video Calling GOP Fascists
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith on Monday slammed Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for calling Republicans fascists, saying he believes Democrats are focusing on marginal issues and badmouthing them. He said this was the reason why President Trump took back the Oval Office. ocasio-cortez Posted On Sunday, after Chinese Communist Party-aligned social media app TikTok lifted […]
Trump, GOP China hawks at odds over TikTok ban
President Trump's plan to save TikTok is at a crossroads with some Republicans amid growing questions over the legality of delaying a ban on the popular video-sharing app. President Trump said over the weekend that he plans to issue an executive order extending a ban on TikTok that went into effect on Sunday after its […]
Rep. Mike Waltz Resigns from House to Serve as Trump’s National Security Adviser, Narrowing GOP Majority
Florida Republican Rep. Mike Walz left Congress on Monday to become President Trump's national security adviser, a long-awaited move he announced just an hour before Trump was sworn in as president. It was a movement. Walz confirmed to Fox News that he plans to resign on the 20th. The day before the inauguration The decision […]
Kaine reaffirms pressure on Hegseth, says GOP needed to hear it
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) reaffirmed his pressure on President-elect Trump's Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth, asking tough questions last week because his Republican colleagues needed to hear the answers. said. Mr. Cain appeared on CBS's “Face the Nation” on Sunday and was asked about Mr. Hegseth's repeated questions about his sexual encounters with women, his extramarital […]
Jeffries Claims GOP Trying to Condition CA Disaster Aid with ‘Tax Breaks for Billionaires’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” that House Republicans would require “significant relief to billionaires” as a condition for disaster relief to Californians. He claimed that he was trying to make it a condition of “a tax reduction.” Host Kristen Welker asked, “Give us your thoughts on disaster […]
Donald Trump vows to ‘save’ TikTok as GOP China hawks diss extension plan
The clock is ticking, but President-elect Donald Trump promises to “save” Chinese video-sharing app TikTok — and hawks in his own party won't give the site an easy reprieve. This is despite the fact that it is said that it cannot be given. “Save TikTok,” Trump, 78, says. written in all capital letters on his […]
GOP Rep. Pushes Bill Prohibiting State Bans on Certain Rifles, Shotguns
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-New York) introduced a bill this week that would prevent states from banning rifles and shotguns that are legal under federal law. This bill, the Second Amendment Guarantees Act (SAGA), would act as a national preemption law that would prevent states from banning firearms that the federal government has not banned. Additionally, […]
Sunday shows preview: Trump returns to Washington as GOP trifecta takes form
President-elect Donald Trump has officially returned to Washington, where he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term at the White House on Monday as the three-party Republican Party takes shape. Congress is set to begin what is likely to be a busy spring session to pass the commander-in-chief's agenda. In the Middle East, […]