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GOP lawmaker squares off with USDA, tribes over farm bill land transfer 

A decades-long battle over nearly 9,500 acres in Oklahoma is coming to a head in Washington, D.C. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) secured a provision in the farm bill that would prohibit the transfer of the land, which currently houses a USDA research facility and contains significant oil and gas reserves, “except as specifically authorized by […]

Trump, GOP eye record share of Jewish vote over antisemitism: ‘A real issue’

Former President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates have the potential to attract a record number of Jewish voters in November’s presidential election, Trump strategists say, and Democratic politicians agree. Growing Jewish support for the Republican Party is being driven by rising anti-Semitism and voter disgust with the far-left Democratic Party’s hostility toward Israel, the […]

Rep. Michael Waltz GOP accuses Biden administration of ‘burying’ Iran’s threats

A prominent Republican voice on foreign policy has accused the Biden administration of “covering up” Iranian threats against former President Trump, following the hacking attack on the Trump campaign. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) argued that the Biden administration was sending the wrong message to Tehran. “This Iranian plot is ongoing, and Biden and Harris are […]

Bob McDermott wins GOP primary to face Mazie Hirono for Senate in Hawaii

Former Hawaii state representative and Marine Corps veteran Bob McDermott won the state’s Republican Senate primary on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. McDermott initially won the Hawaii House race by about 150 votes, according to his campaign website. He was the only candidate promoted on the Senate Republican campaign website. McDermott had raised just […]

GOP Statements About Walz’s Record That Campaign Admits Are True Shows GOP’s ‘Desperate’

Appearing in a personal capacity on CNN’s “The Source” on Friday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued that Republican statements that 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), have exaggerated his title and falsely claimed to have carried weapons in war (the Harris-Walz campaign vindicated him by updating Waltz’s biography on his campaign […]

GOP states sue to stop Biden admin extending Obamacare to illegal immigrants

With just days to go before the 2024 presidential election, a coalition of Republican-leaning states is suing to block the Biden administration from extending Obamacare coverage to some undocumented immigrants. The rule, announced in May, would allow undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children and are protected from deportation through the Deferred Action for […]