879 articles in the Politics & Elections category.
By Tommy Flynn
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general early Saturday morning in a 50-49 vote, ending a contentious confirmation battle and installing President Donald Trump’s former personal criminal defense lawyer as the permanent head of the Justice Department. The vote...
By Tommy Flynn
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday aimed at limiting automatic U.S. citizenship for certain children born on American soil and cracking down on the practice of birth tourism, marking a narrower approach following a recent Supreme Court ruling that...
By Tommy Flynn
President Donald Trump on Thursday forcefully rejected a Washington Post report alleging he clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over U.S. munitions shortages during ongoing operations related to Iran, calling the account false and describing the newspaper’s reporting as...
By Tommy Flynn
A Republican-led Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases refused to answer questions during recent testimony about his role in the COVID-19 pandemic...
By Tommy Flynn
President Donald Trump told a group of donors in a private Oval Office meeting that Vice President JD Vance should be the Republican Party’s choice to succeed him, according to multiple people familiar with the conversation. “At the end of the day, we need to elect JD,” Trump...
By Tommy Flynn
A majority of likely U.S. voters continue to back legislation requiring proof of American citizenship to register for federal elections, according to a new released this week. The national telephone and online survey of 1,156 likely voters, conducted July 23 and July 26-27,...
By Andrew Rice | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Vice President JD Vance called on leaders in Congress to codify more than $230 billion in fraud on Wednesday. Vance met with House and Senate Republican leaders to discuss the next steps in the White House Fraud Task Force’s efforts to uncover fraudulent...
By Tommy Flynn
A counterterrorism analyst told a Senate subcommittee that Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed maintains significant connections to organizations and individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, raising national security concerns about his candidacy. Kyle...
By Tommy Flynn
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul said he will transmit a contempt of Congress referral against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci straight to the Department of Justice if the measure...
By Tommy Flynn
Newly declassified FBI memoranda reveal that just one week after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, the bureau opened a full counterintelligence and criminal investigation into Trump himself on the theory that he may have been acting as a Russian...
By Tommy Flynn
Candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America recorded a mixed performance in Tuesday’s primaries across several states, securing a comfortable hold for one high-profile incumbent while falling short in a closely watched comeback bid and remaining competitive in...
By Tommy Flynn
Authorities arrested a 38-year-old man at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Sunday after he was observed walking the grounds, taking photographs and videos, and appearing to monitor security planning activities two days before President Donald...