Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), a close ally of President Trump, on Tuesday joined calls for a special counsel to investigate the handling of files in the case involving former financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We deserve the truth about the Epstein Files. I’m ready for a Special Counsel to handle this,” Boebert wrote…
Senate Republicans on Tuesday narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle on the path to clawing back billions of dollars in funding previously authorized by Congress for foreign aid and public broadcasting. Vice President Vance had to break the 50-50 tie vote after three Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine) and Mitch McConnell…
More than half of Americans in a new poll said the government could have prevented the deaths due to the recent destructive flooding in Texas. When asked in the poll from The Economist/YouGov if they believed “most of the deaths from the floods in Texas could have been avoided if the government had been better…
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said he would try to use a long-shot procedural gambit to force a vote on requiring the Department of Justice to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes as President Trump and his administration face blowback from many within the GOP base over their…
The Trump administration is sending home 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles after President Trump authorized their deployment to the area last month following days of protests against an increase in immigration enforcement actions. “Thanks to our troops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,” chief Pentagon…
President Trump’s disapproval rating hit its highest level since the start of his second term in office, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. The survey, conducted over the weekend, shows 55 percent disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, compared to 41 percent who approve. The most recent poll marks a slight shift…
A dozen hardline Republicans on Tuesday derailed a raft of crypto legislation headed for a vote on the House floor, briefly throwing the three digital asset bills into limbo as GOP leadership scrambled to bring its caucus back together. The House failed to pass a procedural vote to allow the chamber to move forward with…
Vice President Vance on Tuesday night broke a tie to allow the Senate to begin debate on a bill to claw back billions of dollars in funding previously authorized by Congress for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The chamber voted 50-50 to begin debate on the package of cuts. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins…
President Trump said late Tuesday that he has reached a deal with most of the House Republicans who derailed a procedural vote earlier in the day, putting a trio of cryptocurrency bills on a path to consideration in the lower chamber. The announcement — made on Truth Social — came after Trump said he met with…
House Judiciary Democrats are calling for a public hearing on the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying top officials in both the Justice Department and the FBI should account for their handling of information surrounding the deceased financier. The Justice Department last week released a new memo concluding that Epstein did not commit suicide and said the…
