House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) spoke to a loudly booing crowd at Columbia University on April 24 with a number of Jewish and New York lawmakers at his back. Mr. Johnson delivered a stern address condemning the rise of anti-Semitic sentiments on campus. “We’re standing here at one of America’s preeminent academic institutions, where the […]

The Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill to remove the state’s strict abortion prohibition on April 24. The vote comes two weeks after a judge ruled that the state could enforce the 1864 legislation which contains only an exemption for cases where the mother’s life is in danger. The day of the vote, three […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson called for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel demonstrations on campus during an April 24 interview. While speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt, Mr. Johnson called Ms. Shafik a “very weak” and “inept” leader, when announcing that he and his colleagues would be holding a […]

A number of lawmakers have denounced the discrimination against Jewish students at Columbia University and the university has shifted classes to online platforms due to an ongoing anti-Israel solidarity assembly on campus. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke out on X, formerly Twitter, on April 22, saying, “Tonight, in the midst of an alarming surge […]

House conservatives on April 10 tanked a procedural vote to advance a surveillance power reauthorization bill in protest of its lack of warrant requirements. The development is another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who already faces an ouster threat from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). In a 193–226 vote, lawmakers decided not to advance […]

The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis is still undecided following the City Council’s resolution last month to mandate that ride-sharing companies pay drivers a higher rate within city limits. Uber and Lyft have indicated they would discontinue service to the Minneapolis metropolitan area on May 1, prompting the city to reconsider the ordinance. […]

A new Wall Street Journal poll found that former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in six critical swing states. This comes as voter discontent appears to be fueled by concerns about President Biden’s job performance and economic management. When asked which candidate they would support, voters in multiple states selected President Trump over […]

The White House announced on April 1 that President Joe Biden would visit Baltimore, Maryland, on April 5. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that the president would visit the site of the deadly March 26 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The huge cargo ship Dali lost power and crashed into a support […]

NBC News recently announced that Ronna McDaniel, who resigned from her position as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) earlier this month, will be joining the network as an on-air contributor. As a result of this recruitment, NBC’s group of political commentators now includes a voice that is known as a Republican advocate. MSNBC […]

Senate Republicans announced on March 21 a plan to push for the Laken Riley Act to be added to a $1.2 trillion government funding package that the upper chamber is expected to consider on March 22 to avert a shutdown. Laken Riley was a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was abducted and killed on Feb. […]

Following a last-minute controversy around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), congressional leaders in the early hours of March 21 unveiled a massive package to fund large portions of the government ahead of a March 22 deadline to fund the government. The package, which funds half of the 12 yearly government spending bills, […]

Former Vice President Mike Pence said during a March 15 interview that he would not be endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 general election. “It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” said Mr. Pence during an interview on Fox News on Friday. The former […]

Former Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced during a March 14 interview that he is putting together a group of investors to submit a bid for the acquisition of social media platform TikTok. This comes one day after the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act passed the House of Representatives by an […]

Former President Donald Trump expressed his conviction that social media app TikTok presents a threat to U.S. national security. However, he reiterated apprehensions that a ban on the application would favor rivals such as Facebook. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on March 11, when asked if he considers TikTok a threat to national security, […]

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to cooperate with House Republicans after threats of being held in contempt of Congress. Lawmakers have warned that if he does not release review records about the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan initiated by the Biden administration, they would pursue efforts to hold the secretary in contempt of Congress. […]

The Biden administration has announced that it will investigate Chinese-manufactured “smart cars” capable of collecting sensitive information about U.S. drivers, citing potential threats to national security. The Commerce Department is planning to investigate the potential threats from “connected vehicles” in nations such as China and others that are seen as unfriendly to the United States, […]

Despite the impasse in the House of Representatives over a $60 billion aid plan, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is in Ukraine to reassure President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders that Congress will fund another wave of U.S. aid. Mr. Schumer led a delegation on Feb. 23 in an announced trip that comes as […]

Lawmakers responded to the news that a New York Supreme Court justice ordered former President Donald Trump to pay a multi-million-dollar penalty and suppressed the Trump Organization’s ability to do business in New York. More than $360 million, plus interest from the beginning of the case, is due from officials of the Trump Organization. President […]

According to statistics released by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Feb. 13, the number of interactions between migrants and law enforcement officers at the border between the United States and Mexico has reached a new high for January. According to the data, the Border Patrol reported more than 176,000 encounters with migrants at the […]

A Senate committee hearing on the price of prescription drugs turned into a disagreement on the value of capitalism in the field of medicine and drug development. Drug company CEOs were in the hot seat during the Feb. 8 hearing, as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) attempted to pin down the reason for high drug costs […]

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a measure to make it easier to deport or prohibit noncitizens convicted of drunk driving from receiving citizenship. With the support of all 215 Republicans and 59 Democrats, the measure was approved by a vote of 274 to 150 on Feb. 1, moving forward to the Senate for […]

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) pressed TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew as to whether the Chinese government participates in the violation of human rights of the Uyghur people during a Jan. 31 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee with executives from a number of social media platforms. Mr. Chew failed to give a clear answer […]

Bipartisan lawmakers have urged social media executives to address the issue of children’s sexual exploitation online. During a hearing with company leaders, they asserted that social platforms bear responsibility for the negative impacts their products have on children, accusing them of having “blood on their hands.” The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 31 featured […]

On Jan. 29, the Biden administration unveiled two new rules that would limit the use of pay history for federal employees and employees of federal contractors. The Office of Personnel Management has issued a policy for agencies that will limit the use of salary history in the process of determining pay for employment inside the […]

EAGLE PASS, Texas—Despite a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing federal agents to remove razor wire being used along Texas’s southern border, the state has not made any moves to take down existing fencing, and is pressing ahead with previously scheduled razor wire installation. “We have to do something” Staff Sgt. Rene Cordova, with the Texas […]

President Joe Biden signed the stopgap funding legislation on Jan. 19 to continue to fund the government until early March, putting off a government shutdown for several more weeks until a full funding measure can be agreed upon by Congress. Congress approved the legislation one day before a government deadline, sending the measure to President […]

Congress has approved stopgap funding legislation one day before a government deadline, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. House Democrats joined Republicans to pass the measure on the evening of Jan. 18 in a 314–108 vote. Earlier in the day, the Senate approved the bill in a 77–18 vote. The […]

The morning after she finished in third place in the Iowa Republican caucuses, Nikki Haley announced that she would not be participating in two upcoming Republican presidential primary debates, leading to ABC News canceling the event. Prior to Ms. Haley’s announcement, two Republican debates were planned in New Hampshire for Jan. 18 and Jan. 21, […]

The House Homeland Security Committee’s Republican members have accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of being guilty of “dereliction of duty” because of policies that have led to the unprecedented influx of people crossing the border between the United States and Mexico. Republicans have made it plain that they consider Mr. Mayorkas’ administration to be […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are not permitted to make legal arguments to a jury assessing damages in a defamation lawsuit brought about by the judgment of a jury from the previous year that he did not rape a columnist in the mid-1990s, a New York court ruled late on Jan. 6. After a […]

Media Matters for America, a progressive activist group, appears to have accidentally included information about its top donors in a recent public filing. According to a confidential donor list (pdf), first published by the Washington Free Beacon, some of the largest Democratic contributors in the country are providing financial support to the organization. Since Media Matters […]

U.S. officials met with the president of Mexico on Dec. 27 to talk about the unprecedented flow of illegal immigrants on the U.S.–Mexico border. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas convened with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico to “discuss unprecedented irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere and […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) made public allegations on social media of being swatted twice in recent days and receiving death threats, accusing federal law enforcement of an inadequate response to the alleged threat. Swatting is falsely soliciting an emergency response from law enforcement in order to target a specific victim. Perpetrators commit this act by […]

Republicans from three state legislatures have made a move toward keeping President Joe Biden off the 2024 presidential ballot. This comes just days after the Colorado Supreme Court moved that former President Donald Trump would not be allowed to appear on that state’s ballot. Pennsylvania State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, Georgia State Rep. Charlice Byrd, and […]

In a Dec 19 ruling, an appeals court temporarily blocked a Biden administration initiative to dismantle razor wire fencing along the Texas-Mexico border. Texas had installed the fencing to deter illegal border crossings. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, disagreed with a lower court judge’s ruling that the U.S. government was […]

A trade group representing TikTok and other large technology companies on Dec. 18 filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah for its first-of-its-kind rules requiring children and teenagers to acquire informed consent from their parents before using social media apps. The suit (pdf) has to do with two laws signed in March by Republican […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a border security bill into law that will give state law enforcement broad authority to arrest migrants who have entered Texas illegally and allow local judges to order them out of the country. The Dec. 18 move by the Republican governor puts into place one of the nation’s strictest […]

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Dec. 5 that the massive drug threat from China includes fentanyl and other drugs. Mr. Wray spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing that addressed the border, the extension of a surveillance statute, and other issues. Members of the committee questioned […]

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), called on lawmakers to extend warrantless surveillance powers that he says supplies the president with much of the intelligence he receives daily. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Mr. Wray’s arguments and questioned him about how the statute was used and whether it violates Americans’ constitutionally […]

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum withdrew from the Republican presidential race on Dec. 4, despite an unexpectedly strong performance propelled by his campaign in recent weeks. Mr. Burgum, a prosperous software entrepreneur and second-term governor, initiated his 2024 presidential campaign in June, but was at the time largely unknown on a national scale. He spent […]

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by four points in a potential 2024 presidential match-up, according to a new poll. A survey conducted by Emerson College released on Wednesday finds that President Trump has maintained his previous level of support of 47 percent, while President Biden has seen his numbers drop from 45 […]

Experts assert that the United States is lagging behind other countries, including China, in how they deal with the global 5G race and other technological issues. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), titled “Spectrum Slump: Exploring the FCC’s Challenges in 5G Leadership,” which highlighted the critical […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is facing a third attempt to be removed from his New York House seat following the Nov. 17 introduction of a motion to remove him from office by a fellow House Republican. Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) introduced the motion following the release of his panel’s report revealing evidence the freshman […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced on Nov. 16 he would not run for re-election, less than an hour after the House Ethics Committee released its report finding that there was “substantial evidence” Mr. Santos violated federal law. “I will remain steadfast in fighting for my rights and for defending my name in the face of […]

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported the highest number of illegal immigrant encounters for any October on record, with 240,988 encounters at the southern border. The October report showed that total encounters along the southwest border saw an 11 percent decrease from September 2023, which still stands as the record high. The agency also reported that 13 of […]

Congress is once again debating a continuing resolution (CR), an interim measure designed to sustain government operations until a real agreement on funding can be achieved, as it faces the risk of a government shutdown. But it seems that as of Nov. 9, House Republicans haven’t settled on exactly what this CR would entail, despite […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a motion to compel a vote on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Nov. 9. This action reignites a debate that had largely ceased due to the Republican Party’s continued division regarding its impeachment authority and other pressing issues facing the GOP. The privileged resolution, which […]

The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination for director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, in a vote of 62–36. Dr. Bertagnolli, 64, was nominated by President Biden in May of this year to replace former NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, who held the position for 12 years before stepping down […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced he will refund all money sent to his campaign by Facebook, Instagram, and other tech companies following the Senate testimony of a former Facebook engineer. The senator is calling on his colleagues to do the same, asserting that the companies shouldn’t be allowed to exert influence on lawmakers Graham’s comments […]

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) testified on Nov. 2 in a case that seeks to prevent former President Donald Trump from being allowed to appear on the ballot in the state of Colorado in 2024. Mr. Buck is testifying on behalf of attorneys for President Trump’s campaign. The central question, in this case, is whether or […]

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced on Nov. 1 that he will not seek reelection for a sixth term in 2024, citing concerns not only about Democrats but the Republican party as well as he urged Americans to continue in their “advocacy for the long-term reforms that we need to implement.” In a video statement, he […]

The United States has started purchasing Japanese seafood in reaction to China’s ban on the products. China, previously the largest importer of Japanese seafood, announced the ban after Tokyo dumped treated water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The purchases will be used by the United States to supply its military stationed […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) pleaded not guilty to 10 new charges of multiple frauds, including unauthorized use of campaign supporters’ credit cards for tens of thousands of dollars worth of purchases. The New York lawmaker’s attorney entered the plea on his behalf at a Long Island courthouse on Oct. 27. The 10 charges were initially […]

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Oct. 26 for falsely activating a fire alarm at a congressional building on Capitol Hill last month. Mr. Bowman spoke to reporters about the Sept. 30 incident before entering the courthouse, asserting that he was not trying to “disrupt” official government proceedings with his […]

As his first legislative move in leadership, newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought a resolution in support of standing with Israel before the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution passed by a vote of 412–10, with six representatives voting “present” on Oct. 25, just hours after the new speaker was […]

A criminal charge has been leveled against Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in connection with a fire alarm incident that took place on Sept. 30. The New York lawmaker was charged with a violation of the District of Columbia Code by the D.C. attorney general following an investigation by Capitol Police. U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said […]

The Biden administration is initiating 31 new “tech hubs” around the United States to be used as a way of increasing economic growth, according to an Oct. 23 announcement. President Joe Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo have announced the designation of dozens of communities as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs through the Department […]

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has entered a plea of not guilty to his most recent indictment of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the Egyptian government during an appearance in court on Oct. 23. The plea hearing took place before U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]

A large group of protesters demanding an Israeli cease-fire entered the Cannon House office building in the afternoon of Oct. 18, resulting in several arrests, according to Capitol police. “Demonstrations are not allowed inside Congressional Buildings,” the U.S. Capitol Police posted on X, formerly Twitter. “We warned the protesters to stop demonstrating, and when they […]

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump told a London judge that his client intends to prove that a report written by a discredited former British spy contained false claims that harmed his reputation and compromised his first run for the presidency. The attorney, Hugh Tomlinson, made his arguments on Oct. 16, asserting that the […]

Federal prosecutors recently amended their indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife to include new charges of conspiring to have Mr. Menendez act as an agent of Egypt. The superseding indictment (pdf) was filed on Oct. 12 against Mr. Menendez in federal court in Manhattan, charging him with failing to register as required […]

In a scathing interim staff report released on Oct. 9, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) presented a grim assessment of the Biden administration’s immigration policies, highlighting its failure to remove more than 99 percent of illegal aliens encountered at the U.S.–Mexico border. The report, titled “The […]

In the aftermath of ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) removal from his position, the Biden Administration seemed to express concern about potential dysfunction within Congress while attempting to maintain an optimistic outlook. During an Oct. 4 press briefing from the White House, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged that the House Speakership race is primarily […]

In an interview that aired on Oct. 1, Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated he would resign if President Joe Biden requested him to participate in investigations into former President Donald Trump. “I am sure that that will not happen, but I would not do anything in that regard,” Mr. Garland said when asked on CBS […]

A new aid package for Ukraine in the amount of $300 million was approved by the House in the evening on Sept. 28. This after Republican leaders in the House of Representatives removed funds for Ukraine from the bill (pdf) to fund the Department of Defense, prompting the 311-117 vote, with all “no” votes coming from Republicans. Despite […]

Former Arizona gubnatorial candidate Kari Lake has revealed her plans to officially enter the race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Az.) Senate seat next month, as the former news anchor confirmed to The Wall Street Journal. This announcement is poised to ignite a hotly contested campaign, likely making it one of the most closely watched races […]

Sen. Bob Menendez (R-N.J.) appeared in court on Sept. 27 and pleaded not guilty to bribery charges leveled at him on Sept. 22. The New Jersey Democrat made his first appearance in a federal court in Manhattan amid mounting demands from his colleagues for his resignation from Congress. Mr. Menendez and his wife, who is […]

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) asserted during a Sept. 25 press briefing that the accusations leveled against him by prosecutors are categorically false, and the evidence found in his home was money kept on hand due to his family’s history with communism. The lawmaker did not address whether he would seek reelection next year. Mr. Menendez […]

President Joe Biden’s son has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), claiming the agency breached his right to privacy by airing concerns to Congress and the public about the agency’s inquiry into his taxes and business transactions. Hunter Biden’s attorneys filed a 27-page lawsuit on Sept. 18, focusing on Gary Shapley […]

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has announced that he will not seek a second term in the Senate. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee made his announcement on Sept. 13, citing a desire to allow a new generation to “step up” and “shape the world they’re going to live in.” The Utah Republican, 76, pointed out that […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) announcement on Sept. 12 that the House will open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden drew a mixed response, with Democrats largely expressing outrage. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the decision “absurd,” saying that “the American people want us to do something that will make their lives better, […]

A White House official responded to the announcement that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will initiate impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden. White House spokesman for oversight and investigations Ian Sams responded on X, calling Mr. McCarthy’s move “Extreme politics at its worst.” “House Republicans have been investigating the President for 9 months, and they’ve […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) responded to a question from The Epoch Times by saying that he has no plans to step down, despite recent health concerns. Mr. McConnell fielded questions from reporters on Sept. 6 about a number of topics facing the GOP and, eventually, his health issues. When asked by The Epoch […]

The Biden administration announced $450 million in new funding to address the drug overdose epidemic on Aug. 31, in connection with International Overdose Awareness Day. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will allocate about $20.5 million for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, according to a statement from the White House. The […]

One day after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) froze in front of reporters, Congressional Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan said that the senator is cleared to continue on his current schedule. Dr. Monahan released his evaluation on Aug. 31, the day after Mr. McConnell had his second on-camera episode, where he was unresponsive to […]

Miami’s Republican Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Aug. 29 that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential election, saying in a statement on social media that running the campaign was “one of the greatest honors” of his life. “This country has given so much to my family and me,” Mr. Suarez said. “The prospect […]

Public sector oil groups have joined a Republican state attorney general in bringing suit against the Biden administration’s Department of the Interior over changes to a Gulf of Mexico lease sales amended to protect the endangered Rice’s whale. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has joined forces with the State of Louisiana and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in […]

Former President Donald Trump confirmed in a social media post that his interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will be released tonight (Aug. 23), just before the network’s Republican presidential primary debate. The former president announced on Truth Social that his previously recorded interview with Mr. Carlson will broadcast at 9 p.m. Fox […]

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is increasing its advertising early in the 2024 election cycle by launching a $25 million series of ads targeted at seven critical battleground states. According to the campaign’s Aug. 20 press release, the ad buy reflects the earliest reelection investment in Hispanic and African American media in history. The administration team […]

A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy and money laundering as he admitted to working for a Russian oligarch he once investigated after leaving the agency. His actions violated the sanctions against Russia. Expressing deep remorse, Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiring to […]

FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Carlos De Oliveira, President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property manager, pleaded not guilty on Aug. 15 to conspiring with the former president to delete security footage at the Palm Beach club. Mr. De Oliveira appeared at the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, for his arraignment before Magistrate Judge Shaniek […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding to boost state, and local cybersecurity, according to an Aug. 7 press release. The funding is for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and is earmarked to be part of the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). The program is […]

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said Friday that new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House are an important step toward managing the “enormous” promise and risks posed by the technology. Mr. Biden announced […]

June data on illegal immigration across the southern border indicates that total encounters along the Southwest border were the lowest in over two years, dropping nearly a third from the level it was at in the month of May. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its operational statistics for June 2023, showing the […]

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) questioned a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official on the body’s participation in helping the United States cope with the crisis of illegal immigration. In a Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology hearing entitled “The Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell,” held on July 13, the future of FEMA […]

Actor Hill Harper announced his intention to run for the United States Senate in Michigan to replace retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in a press release on July 10. Harper, known for his roles on “The Good Doctor” and “How It Really Happened,” is running as a Democrat and will join a primary field that […]

The campaign of former President Donald Trump announced on July 5 that he raised more than $35 million for his White House bid in the second fundraising quarter, nearly double what he raised in the first quarter of the year. The amount is the most recent indication that Mr. Trump is the dominant frontrunner in […]

Politicians from both sides of the political aisle spoke out regarding the Supreme Court’s historic June 29 Affirmative Action ruling with support and condemnation. The decision struck down the use of racially based admission policies in the United States, ending the so-called affirmative action in higher education. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a tweet saying he […]

House Republicans are asking the U.S. Postal Service for details about potentially illegal mail coming from China, according to a June 28 letter. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) are looking into Chinese companies that use a loophole to avoid having American inspections of goods intended for U.S. markets. Gallagher, chairman of the […]

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony regarding efforts to hold China, Russia, and several other nations accountable for their part in human trafficking. The June 22 hearing discussed legislation introduced by Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member James Risch (R-Idaho), along several other senators, titled the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act […]

House Republicans on June 22 managed to stave off a vote on a resolution to impeach President Joe Biden introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), instead sending it to two committees. The 219-208 party-line vote sent the resolution to the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, which oversee impeachments and immigration policy respectively. Typically, an impeachment investigation begins […]

In a move that showed division in the party, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has urged Republican lawmakers to oppose Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) impeachment resolution (pdf) targeting President Joe Biden. During a closed-door meeting of the GOP conference, McCarthy expressed his reservations about the resolution and emphasized the importance of a thorough investigation before […]

The nation’s cyber watchdog agency reported that the U.S. government was the target of a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software on June 15. However, the agency does not anticipate the attack to have a significant impact. Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the U.S. Cybersecurity and […]

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has canceled contempt of Congress proceedings against Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray following the FBI’s release of an unclassified document to the entire committee. In addition to the requested access for the entire committee, the FBI is making two additional documents referenced in the FD-1023 available for House […]

House Republicans released a resolution to hold Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress on June 7. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability recommendation stems from Wray’s refusal to comply with a subpoena that was issued by the committee early last month that included a May 31 deadline. The […]

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has unveiled the details for the first Republican presidential primary debate, set to take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 23. McDaniel also disclosed the criteria that candidates must meet in order to qualify for the debate. The qualifications are divided into four categories: candidate status, polling, fundraising, […]

FBI Director Christopher Wray has consented to bring a subpoenaed document from the investigation into the Biden family to Capitol Hill for legislators to examine. A spokesperson for House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) confirmed to The Epoch Times on June 2 that the lawmaker would be allowed to review the documents on June […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a presidential candidate, repeatedly asked a reporter if he was “blind” when the reporter asked him why he wasn’t taking questions from voters. Reporter Steve Peoples of The Associated Press approached DeSantis on June 1 at the governor’s first New Hampshire campaign event, inquiring about why the recently announced presidential candidate […]

The Biden administration on May 25 released a national strategy to counter antisemitism, describing the plan as the “most ambitious and comprehensive U.S. government-led effort to fight antisemitism in American history.” The administration announced 100 new actions (pdf) and over 100 calls to action to combat antisemitism, including new actions on college campuses and online […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid a price on the opening night of his campaign for gambling on a new launch format, with the Twitter chatroom crashing after some 600,000 listeners attempted to tune in. But after tech issues were resolved, the conversation on Twitter Spaces—with billionaire Elon Musk and investor David Sacks—quickly turned to policy, […]