Secret Service bill passes House on bipartisan vote after attempts on Trump’s life
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to strengthen U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protection for major presidential and vice presidential candidates following two thwarted assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump. The bill passed by an overwhelming 405-0 vote, a rare display of bipartisanship in Congress. The bill was introduced by Reps. Ritchie Torres, […]
House unanimously passes bill enhancing Trump’s Secret Service protection level after two attempted assassinations
The House of Representatives on Friday unanimously passed a bill to increase the level of Secret Service protection for Republican candidate Donald Trump following two assassination attempts against him, 64 days apart. By a 405-0 vote, lawmakers directed the Secret Service to adopt uniform security standards “to determine the number of officers necessary to provide […]
House GOP targets Tom Suozzi, elevate rival Mike LiPetri
A major Republican political committee is throwing its weight behind millennial Republican candidate Mike LiPetri in his bid to defeat veteran Democrat Tom Suozzi in New York's hotly contested House race. The National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, which works to elect Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, added LiPetri, 34, to its “Young Guns” […]
‘If Somebody Breaks into My House, They’re Getting Shot’
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to shoot anyone who broke into her home during a campaign event with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night. Harris It has begun “I'm a gun owner. Tim Walz is a gun owner,” he said, denying the exchange. Oprah was surprised and said, “I had no idea that.” […]
Harris: ‘If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot’ during event with Oprah
While speaking about important issues with Oprah Winfrey during a campaign event Thursday night, Vice President Harris said that if someone broke into her house, they would be shot. “If someone breaks into my house, they will be shot,” she said, laughing. “I probably shouldn't have said that. My staff will deal with it later.” […]
House Democrat hits GOP funding fight
Courtesy of Lockheed Martin — The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee called the fight over the Republican stopgap budget “violence between fanatics” and criticized his colleagues for not being able to agree on two extreme views. {beacon} Defense andNational Security Defense andNational Security Full text Hawley optimistic about radiation compensation deal […]
Democratic House candidate Sue Altman flip-flops on police and public safety: resurfaced social media posts
New Jersey Democratic House candidate Sue Altman rejected several anti-law enforcement policies she has supported in past social media posts, including the “defund the police” movement. The former chair of the Garden State's progressive Working Families Party revised his past position, saying: NJ Spotlight News Interview “I am not in favor of defunding the police,” […]
Poll Shows Trump Winning White House Without North Carolina
According to an Emerson College/Nexstar Media poll, if the presidential election were held today, former President Donald Trump would have an advantage over Vice President Kamala Harris in four key battleground states, which would lead to an Electoral College victory. A poll released Thursday showed Trump ahead of Harris in Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, […]
House may force vote on bill to eliminate rules that reduce pensioners' Social Security benefits – CNBC
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Washington's congressmen Required signature Force a vote on a bill that would repeal rules that cut Social Security benefits for certain retirees who also receive pension income. On Thursday morning, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Rep. Garrett Graves (R-La.) stamped the 206 signatures that have been collected so […]
House Committee Calls On Five States To Probe ‘Potential Criminal Activity’ Involving ActBlue Donations
Republican Rep. Brian Steele of Wisconsin on Wednesday called on five states to open investigations into “potential criminal activity” by ActBlue, a popular Democratic fundraising platform. Steele, chairman of the House Administration Committee, said five character The letters were addressed to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Arkansas Attorney General Tim […]