Politics
Supreme Court declines to stop Trump sentencing in N.Y.
The Supreme Court declined Thursday to intervene on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump, who'd asked the justices to halt his scheduled Friday sentencing on felony convictions in New York....
Survey details the religions of the members of Congress
As the 119th Congress gets underway, some meticulous new research from the Pew Research Center reveals that Christians will make up 87% of voting members in the Senate and...
Vance resigns from Senate
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance announced Thursday his resignation from the Senate effective at midnight, so he can be sworn in as vice president on Jan. 20. Source link
House, Senate lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to punish 'swatting'
A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday that would punish swatting with criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison in the worst cases. ...
Trump to challenge Gov. Newsom on California's water policies amid uncontrolled wildfires
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to use executive action to force California to funnel more water to the southern part of the state, after a water shortage helped fuel...
Laken Riley Act clears first filibuster test as Democrats rush to back Trump-style immigration bill
Last year the Laken Riley Act couldn't even get a sniff of action in the Senate. Source link
Biden promises federal government will cover the full cost of Los Angeles fires
President Biden pledged on Thursday that the federal government would pay the entire cost of the Los Angeles fires for 180 days, a significant increase from what is typically...
Republican lawmakers' demands threaten to trip up Trump's agenda
Enough House Republicans are drawing red lines in pursuit of steeper state and local tax deductions and deep spending cuts to throw a wrench in passing President-elect Donald Trump's...
Laken Riley Act clears key filibuster test in Senate; bill pushes DHS to detain criminal migrants
Senators gave a boost Thursday to the Laken Riley Act, voting to head off an initial filibuster of legislation that would push Homeland Security to detain and try to...
Is Donald Trump the Next James K. Polk?
The incoming president sounds like a traditional American expansionist. Source link