Politics
After others departed, Pentagon announces ‘new’ press corps filled with conservative news outlets
Several conservative news outlets said Wednesday they had agreed to a new press policy rejected by virtually all legacy media organizations and will take their place in the Pentagon to cover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the U.S. military.
U.S. hits two Russian oil companies with sanctions for Moscow’s failure to end the Ukraine war
The Trump administration slapped sanctions on two of Russia's largest oil companies Wednesday, citing the country's "lack of serious commitment" to ending its war on Ukraine.
Jeff Merkley holds the Senate floor for 22 hours to protest Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley concluded a 22-hour Senate floor speech on Wednesday, stopping short of breaking the record as he railed against President Trump.
Texas scoured 18 million voter names, found 2,724 possible noncitizens
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson has just completed a review of more than 18 million names on her state's voter list, and flagged 2,724 of them -- less than 0.02% -- as possible noncitizens.
FEMA discriminated against pro-gun homes in disaster relief missions
Political targeting at the government's emergency management agency went deeper than Biden officials acknowledged, according to a new report that said FEMA employees not only skipped over pro-Trump homes but also avoided homes with pro-gun messages.
Democrats escalate anti-ICE efforts, devise strategies to ‘blow the whistle’ on officers
Democrats are ramping up their confrontation with ICE, with one member of Congress announcing plans to run a "tracker" to reveal officers' actions and New York's attorney general setting up a tip line for leads to investigate the agency's operations.
Jeff Merkley’s marathon speech keeps going in Senate to protest Trump’s policies
Sen. Jeff Merkley's Senate floor speech broke the 21-hour mark on Wednesday afternoon.
Saudi crown prince scheduled to visit White House next month
President Trump is set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Nov. 18, according to multiple reports.
Trump: Cattle ranchers ‘don’t understand’ his efforts to protect beef industry, grocery consumers
President Trump pleaded Wednesday for understanding from American cattle ranchers after the industry and GOP lawmakers criticized his plan to buy beef from Argentina to bring down consumer prices.
Vance says U.S. not monitoring ceasefire plan as if Israel were ‘a toddler’
Vice President J.D. Vance said Israel is not a "vassal state" and that the U.S. isn't there to babysit the ceasefire agreement between the Jewish state and Hamas.
Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon stages marathon speech to protest Trump amid shutdown
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump's "tightening authoritarian grip on the country" amid the government shutdown.
John Sununu launches comeback run in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race
Former Sen. John E. Sununu has come off the sidelines to enter the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire.
USDA to open county offices, restart farmer aid despite shutdown
President Trump is directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to free up billions of dollars in farmer aid frozen by the government shutdown.
‘I’m not a secret Nazi’: SS-like tattoo sported by Graham Platner, Maine Democratic Senate hopeful
Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner denied he was a "secret Nazi" after a video showed he has a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.
Ex-U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for the seat he lost in 2008
New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP's chances of regaining a foothold in a region overwhelmingly represented by Democrats.
Ingrassia withdraws nomination for special counsel position over ‘Nazi’ and racist texts
Paul Ingrassia, President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew his nomination late Tuesday after reports that he sent racist texts demeaning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and declaring he had "a Nazi streak."
Arizona AG, Grijalva file lawsuit against House Republicans over swearing-in delay
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes followed through Tuesday on her threat to sue House Speaker Mike Johnson for not swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
Venezuelans say ICE officers ‘beat’ them to force them off deportation plane in El Salvador
Venezuelans who were forcibly deported to a terrorist prison in El Salvador earlier this year have now formally accused ICE officers of beating them to make them get off the airplane.
Trump rejects Democrats’ latest call to negotiate with them to end the government shutdown
President Trump on Tuesday rejected Democratic leaders' request to meet with him to negotiate on health care, saying their party must first reopen the government.
North Carolina Senate approves redrawn district map likely giving GOP another seat in Congress
North Carolina Republicans passed a new congressional map through the state legislature that would likely add one additional GOP seat in the U.S. House.
