Politics

Elmo has a friend, indeed.Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., brought along a stuffed friend to help make a point on the House floor Thursday.Jeffries held up a stuffed Elmo doll while accusing Republicans of targeting beloved children's shows like "Sesame Street" in their push to slash federal spending."Today, we are on the floor of the House of Representatives debating legislation that targets Elmo. And Big Bird. And Daniel Tiger and […]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said America under President Donald Trump looks more like the C.S.A. than the U.S.A., and demanded House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., step in and "speak up" against what he called immigration enforcement "terrorism."Brandon Johnson said at his weekly presser that when he refers to "what terrorism looks like, this is it," and that there is a "tyrant in the White House.""There should be no question to […]

A California senator was quickly rushed away from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after he barged into her press conference addressing the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots.After loudly speaking over Noem, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was pushed out of the room by authorities as they ordered him to put his hands up.ICE RAMPS UP ARRESTS OF CONVICTED CRIMINALS AS RIOTS RAGE IN BLUE CITY: 'YOU WILL NOT STOP US'The incident happened […]

With less than two weeks to go until New York City's Democratic Party mayoral primary, frontrunner and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is spotlighting the unrest in Los Angeles to raise warnings about President Donald Trump and showcase his own experience."LA’s in chaos. Imagine it’s Times Square. Trump’s coming for New York. Who do you think can stop him?" a narrator says over images of the rioting in Los […]

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday in a tense exchange over whether Hegseth improperly shared classified details about U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels.In what was the sharpest line of questioning during a week of congressional hearings, Moulton pressed Hegseth to take "accountability" if it’s confirmed he disclosed sensitive operational timing on an unclassified chat app."When you texted the launch time for F-18s going into combat over […]

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., expanded his investigation into alleged financial support for anti-ICE riots across the country Thursday, threatening subpoenas against at least three organizations.Hawley says he has yet to hear a response from organizations he is probing for potentially supporting riots in Los Angeles in recent days. He told Fox News Digital in an interview that he will seek subpoenas against the organizations if they do not comply, which […]

Most Democrats disapprove of how their party's lawmakers in Congress are handling their jobs, according to a new national poll.Fifty-three percent of Democrats questioned in a Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday gave their party's congressional members a thumbs-down, while 41% approved of their performance.According to the poll, conducted June 5-8, just 21% of all voters approved of the way Democrats in Congress were handing their jobs, with seven in ten […]

David Hogg, the 25-year-old progressive firebrand, will not compete in the new Democratic National Committee (DNC) vice chair elections that were decided today after a majority of members voted for a new election.After three days of submitting electronic ballots, DNC members voted to uphold the Credentials Committee's resolution proposed by longtime Democratic Party activist Kalyn Free to host a re-election for two vice-chair positions, currently held by Hogg and Malcolm […]

The Justice Department on Wednesday doubled down on its assertion that President Donald Trump has the authority to call up U.S. National Guard troops in California, describing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency lawsuit to block his action as a "crass political stunt" that risks "endangering American lives."At issue in the case is whether Trump, as commander in chief, has the authority to federalize the National Guard against the express wishes […]