Congress

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) hosts a roundtable discussion for National Police Week at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 15.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 15 on “Antisemitism on College Campuses” to “examine Antisemitic activity on college campuses throughout the country and responses by both federal and university leaders.”

The Republican-led House Oversight and Education Committees have called on the U.S. Treasury Department to reveal any suspicious financial activity involving nearly two dozen groups involved in ongoing protests on college campuses over the war in the Gaza Strip. “The Committees are investigating the sources of funding and financing for groups who are organizing, leading, […]

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on ‘The Future Of Arms Control And Deterrence’ at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 15. Witness: Bonnie D. Jenkins Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security U.S. Department of State

The House Judiciary Committee Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 15 to “examine the use of lawfare tactics to weaponize the rule of law.” Witnesses: Robert Costello, partner, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron James Trusty, former Federal Prosecutor Gene Hamilton, executive director, America First […]

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on “Standing Strong on the Thin Blue Line: How Congress Can Support State and Local Law Enforcement” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 15. Witnesses: Gregory Mays Deputy Commissioner of Homeland Security, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Michael Bullock President, Austin, Texas Police Association Michael […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the long-awaited Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill on May 15, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk after the Senate cleared it last week. The bill, which cleared the chamber in a 387-26 vote, reauthorizes FAA programs through fiscal year 2028 and invests more than $105 billion into […]

Republican appropriators in the House of Representatives are advancing a bill to compel President Joe Biden’s administration to deliver all the weapons Congress has appropriated for Israel after the administration paused some weapons deliveries and threatened to block more. Several congressional Republicans expressed outrage last week after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the administration […]

Political commentator Mike Leon weighs in on the latest in former President Donald Trump’s legal challenges.

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) hosts its annual “Back the Blue” Police Week event in Washington at 5:00 p.m. ET on May 14. Featured speakers include: Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) Doug Collins, AFPI chair of Georgia State Chapter, former U.S. representative (GA-09), and ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary Pam Bondi, […]

The House Rules Committee meets at 4 p.m. ET on May 14 to discuss measures too address the border crisis and the challenged facing law enforcement officers. H. Res. 1210 – Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result. H. Res. 1213 – A resolution regarding violence […]

In a brief press conference held outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s New York trial is ongoing, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) strongly criticized the proceedings, calling them a “travesty of justice” on Tuesday, May 14. Mr. Johnson, a former litigator and the current highest-ranking Republican, expressed his outrage at the legal proceedings […]

After a group of elected Republicans joined former President Trump in New York to support him amid his ongoing criminal “hush money” trial on Monday, a slew of other high-profile GOP supporters including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) joined the former president on Tuesday. Joining Mr. Johnson in court alongside President Trump on Tuesday were […]

Voters in three states—Maryland, Nebraska, and West Virginia—will go to the polls today to pick their party’s nominees for the general election, with control of various state and federal offices on the line. The contests for president will be largely uneventful, as former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are already their party’s presumptive […]

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who is charged with accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would aid three New Jersey businessmen. This is the second time Mr. Menedez goes to trial on corruption allegations.

Two top lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 13 took steps to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, recommended the lower chamber hold Mr. Garland, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, in contempt for failing to comply with […]

In a letter to President Joe Biden, Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.), joined by other 14 House Democrats, asked the president to take executive action on the border. “We write to you to respectfully request that you and your administration immediately take further action to restore order at the Southern border and fix our broken immigration […]