Politics

Tensions flared at a House hearing to advance legislation aimed at ending the government shutdown on Tuesday night, with two senior lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle trading barbs over the fallout.House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., clashed with Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee repeatedly at the outset of the hearing. Cole accused Democrats of derailing the federal government, while McGovern […]

Democrats will attempt to attach a three-year extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies to spending legislation that looks poised to end the ongoing government shutdown.Jeffries and a handful of other Democrats at a press conference on Tuesday said the last-gasp effort would be submitted as an amendment. "Before the Rules Committee this evening, House Democrats will give the Republicans another opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits by introducing an […]

President Donald Trump issued a "Complete and Total" endorsement of Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday.Abbott, a Republican, launched his reelection campaign at an event in Houston on Sunday.In a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening, Trump called Abbott "an exceptional Governor and man," declaring, "HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!""Greg Abbott is the strong and highly respected Governor of Texas, a State I love and WON BIG […]

President Donald Trump declared victory in Chicago after a weeks-long showdown with pro-sanctuary Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson over immigration enforcement operations in the city.In a Truth Social post on Tuesday night, Trump wrote, "I am proud to announce that Chicago, Illinois, despite all of the radical opposition and obstruction we have from the Mayor and the Governor, has seen Car Theft, Shootings, Robberies, Violent Crime, and […]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared to cast doubt on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s vision for free buses.Hochul, speaking at the Somos Conference in Puerto Rico, said, "We’re spending a lot of money, so I cannot set forth a plan right now that takes money out of a system that relies on the fares of the buses and the subways," according to the New York Post.The newspaper said […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a nonprofit group dedicated to increasing Latino participation in civic engagement, accusing them of registering illegal immigrants to vote. In court documents, Paxton's office said Jolt Initiative is "systematically subverting the election process and violating Texas election law by recruiting, training, and directing individuals to submit false, or otherwise unlawful, voter registration applications.""The left constantly tries to cheat and rig elections because they know […]

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of veterans in a heartfelt moment after they touched down on a flight into Washington, D.C., ahead of Veterans Day to visit memorials honoring their fellow service members.Obama boarded the plane just before the group of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans were about to disembark for their tour, and he took to the plane’s intercom to thank them for […]

EXCLUSIVE: On Veterans Day, the Department of Homeland Security honored the thousands of veterans who have transitioned from defending the U.S. in uniform to safeguarding the nation’s borders and communities."DHS honors the patriotism and heroism of Americans who served our country and continue to protect our homeland and freedoms by arresting the worst of the worst criminals across the U.S.," a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin […]

A massive climate lawsuit that could land before the Supreme Court is an attempt at a back-door "carbon tax," a climate attorney previously involved in the case said during a recent legal forum. "Woke lawfare is finally being exposed for what it really is: a radical attempt to impose Progressive Lifestyle Choices on the American people via the courtroom," O.H. Skinner, executive director of Alliance For Consumers, a nonprofit focused on […]