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Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon is standing firm on her demand that Republican opponent Sen. Ashley Moody face criminal prosecution over allegations tied to a Florida charity. Nixon appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Saturday to address her earlier calls for Moody to be imprisoned over accusations related to the mishandling of taxpayer funds. The…
Sen. Bernie Moreno is pushing Republicans to prepare for a sweeping party-line legislative package in the event Democrats flip one or both chambers of Congress after the midterms. The Ohio Republican made the remarks Thursday to reporters at the Capitol, invoking a striking biblical metaphor to describe the stakes involved. “We will do a reconciliation…
The Trump administration has fundamentally redirected U.S. human rights policy, steering more than $175 million in funds toward conservative causes and priorities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved quickly to reshape the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, calling it “a platform for left-wing activists to wage vendettas against ‘anti-woke’ leaders” in…
A growing bloc of House Republicans is warning President Trump they will block additional Pentagon funding unless the administration adopts a tougher posture toward Russia. The administration, backed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is pushing Capitol Hill Republicans to approve at least $350 billion in new military spending through a partisan reconciliation package in the…
Retiring Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada says he will “absolutely not” vote for the Republican candidate tapped to replace him in a once-solidly red congressional district. Amodei made the declaration in a Saturday interview, saying he views Trump-endorsed candidate David Flippo as entirely the wrong person for Nevada’s 2nd District. “I think the seat’s at…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is launching a new political action committee, intensifying speculation that he is laying the groundwork for a future presidential run. The committee, named New Path PAC, has already established a public-facing website outlining its political mission and goals. According to the website, the PAC is dedicated to electing candidates who will…
In a mild break from President Trump, Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) said she would prefer to keep sanctions pressure on Russia following his executive order. Trump signed the order Friday, waiving sanctions on Russian energy that were passed under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. The legislation was named after Graham’s late…
Texas immigration advocates say the man federal agents were pursuing when an ICE officer struck a Houston immigrant with a vehicle has been dead since 2017. Immigration advocacy group FIEL identified the target as Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, a Mexican national ICE described as having a criminal record and a final order of removal. Jimenez’s daughter provided…
President Trump escalated his administration’s feud with California on Friday, threatening election officials with imprisonment over an ongoing dispute about noncitizen voters. Trump declared on Truth Social that California officials “will all go to jail for a long period of time” if they refuse to cooperate with the Department of Justice. The post shared a…
President Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions against Russia that were set to take effect under a recently enacted legislative package. Trump signed the sanctions legislation into law last month, and the package was posthumously dedicated to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). The legislation sought to pressure the Kremlin to…