EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans on the Oversight Committee are requesting a briefing from the FBI on the threat of ecoterrorism as the committee prepares to launch an investigation into possible threats against domestic energy infrastructure from the climate change movement. In a letter obtained first by the Washington Examiner, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), […]
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Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat Senate Democrats pulled DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's ass out of the fire on Wednesday, voting to dismiss two articles of impeachment and shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial which would shine a spotlight on the border crisis he helped to create. Wednesday's decision marked the first time in 225 years since the Senate voted to immediately dismiss impeachment charges approved by the House vs. holding a floor...
Businessman David McCormick has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania, setting him up to face Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in what will be a closely watched race, Decision Desk HQ projects. McCormick was unopposed for the nomination and coalesced GOP support around his candidacy to try to unseat the three-term incumbent Casey. The
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Minnesota Republicans pushed for an expedited investigation after DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell ‘s arrest this week for burglary.Mitchell was absent for Wednesday's Senate floor session and votes were tabled for the day. In the Senate, the DFL only holds a one-vote majority, so Mitchell's vote would be critical for party-line issues.Mitchell, who represents Woodbury, faces a count of first-degree burglary for allegedly breaking into her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes. In a message on Tuesday,...
After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a trajectory to pass before a midnight deadline. The expanded surveillance powers authorized by
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Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for retaliatory strikes against Iran after Tehran launched drone and cruise missile attacks against Israel on Saturday. “Iran has begun launching drone strikes on Israel,” Blackburn said Saturday on social media platform X. “@POTUS — we must move quickly and launch aggressive retaliatory strikes on Iran.” Blackburn's post gives
Two months ago, a majority of Republicans opposed the $95 billion foreign aid bill when it came to the Senate floor for a vote. Ten Read More
A state senator filmed in two separate videos getting in the face of Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft on Friday night says that he was provoked after Ashcroft “barked off” in the face of his fellow Republican’s wife. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) tells the RFT that at Friday night’s Perry County Lincoln Day event, Ashcroft “came up to my wife Michelle who was seated at a table, pointed his finger in her face and barked off to her.” “I was there and confronted Ashcroft in the back...
HAVANA — The Catholic Church in communist-run Cuba, which has been instrumental to resolving political tensions in the past, is proposing a national dialogue to help resolve the economic crisis that has gripped the island. In an interview with NBC News, Father Ariel Suárez, assistant secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba, said that “if the different political actors agree, they can offer a space for dialogue, a meeting place, so that all the different positions can help find...