EXCLUSIVE: A top conservative group affiliated with the Heritage Foundation is pushing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to keep President Biden’s $106 billion supplemental aid request from coming to the House floor. “Please do not undermine the gains that have been made on behalf of the American people by substituting one …
Read More »Disgraced Congressman George Santos in discussions with prosecutors for possible plea deal
Disgraced former Republican Congressman George Santos of New York, who was expelled from Congress earlier this month, is in talks with U.S. prosecutors to reach a plea deal over corruption charges. Santos was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 1 because of charges he faces related to …
Read More »Ex-NSA official Harry Coker confirmed as White House cyber chief despite Republican censorship worries
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Biden’s pick for a new cybersecurity chief despite concerns of digital censorship from Republicans. The Senate voted 59-40 to appoint Harry Coker, a retired naval officer and former National Security Agency official, as the United States’ second national cyber director. Coker brings more than …
Read More »Biden says 'no question' Trump supported insurrection
President Biden told reporters Wednesday that there is “no question” that former President Donald Trump supported an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, following Tuesday night’s court ruling that disqualified the former president from appearing on Colorado’s ballots. Biden, speaking on the tarmac after landing in Milwaukee, declined to comment on …
Read More »Nikki Haley clarifies Civil War 'was about slavery,' and individual freedom was 'the lesson'
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is cleaning up comments she made about the U.S. Civil War after catching heat from both sides of the political aisle. Haley faced a backlash from the White House and fellow Republicans on the campaign trail after she declined to mention slavery as the reason …
Read More »Gunman arrested after breaching Colorado Supreme Court, holding guard at gunpoint: cops
A suspect has been arrested at the Colorado Supreme Court building after allegedly shooting out windows, holding an armed security guard at gunpoint and maneuvering about the building for nearly two hours until voluntarily surrendering early Tuesday, according to authorities. The timing comes soon after the state’s high court drew …
Read More »Maine Democrat who barred Trump from ballot said voter ID laws 'rooted in White supremacy'
The Maine official who moved to disqualify former President Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot last week has previously said that voter ID laws are “rooted in White supremacy.” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made the claim while giving testimony to the legislature in April 2021, expressing …
Read More »Haley pushes back but does not categorically rule out being Trump's running mate
RYE, N.H. – Nikki Haley says derogatory suggestions in recent weeks by two of her top rivals for the Republican presidential nomination that she’s hoping to serve as former President Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate are a clear signal they are “losing.” But Haley, the former South Carolina governor who …
Read More »Wyoming judge dismisses effort to bar Trump from ballot
A Wyoming district court judge dismissed a lawsuit aiming to remove former President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis from election ballots, sparking celebration from Wyoming Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray. “I am extremely pleased with Judge Westby’s decision to dismiss Mr. Newcomb’s outrageously wrong and repugnant lawsuit …
Read More »Mayorkas blames Mexico, Congress for historic border surge; calls for more funding and 'reform'
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited Eagle Pass, Texas on Monday to discuss the ongoing crisis at the southern border. During a press conference, Mayorkas acknowledged there were unprecedented levels of illegal crossings that put “tremendous stress on our broken immigration system [and] our under-resourced facilities.” U.S. Department …
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