President Donald Trump forcefully rejected Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s criticism of his trip to Asia, calling the New York Democrat’s remarks “almost treasonous.” “Worked really hard, 24/7, took in Trillions of Dollars and Chuck Schumer said trip was a ‘total dud,’ even though he knows it was a spectacular success. Words like that [...]

A visibly-frail Bill Clinton shared an update about his recovery on Wednesday and said he will be around “for a lot longer,” after being hospitalised  last week with sepsis. The former president posted a Twitter video to his official handle on Wednesday, thanking the hospital staff for the support given to him while he was recuperating. “Hi everyone, I was so [...]

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will significantly reduce the number of refugees the United States will accept in the upcoming fiscal year and prioritize white South Africans who it says are facing discrimination in their home country. According to notices published in the Federal Register, the U.S. will admit no more than 7,500 [...]

The Schumer-led government shutdown is closing in on the one-month mark, and the first signs of strain are starting to show within Democratic ranks. This time around, the political optics aren’t breaking their way. Unlike past shutdowns where Democrats managed to shift the blame, the public mood has turned against them — and it looks [...]

President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement of sorts with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, following a closed-door meeting in South Korea on Wednesday. Ahead of the meeting, Trump posted a message on Truth Social referencing nuclear weapons testing, which many observers interpreted as a possible warning to China against taking aggressive actions. Xi described [...]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), typically known for his calm, measured demeanor, erupted in frustration on the Senate floor Wednesday, accusing Democrats of prolonging the government shutdown and using social welfare programs as political leverage. Thune’s rare display of anger came during a heated exchange over legislation to temporarily fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance [...]

The FBI memo that initiated the Biden-era Arctic Frost investigation into President Donald Trump and hundreds of his allies over their activities related to January 6 lacked substantial evidence and clear legal justification, according to several former prosecutors and FBI agents who reviewed the newly released document and identified multiple deficiencies. The investigation, code-named Arctic [...]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats will support Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week. “Today, tomorrow, if [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune would put it on the floor, it would pass overwhelmingly,” Schumer said at a Capitol [...]

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Alabama Solicitor General Edmund “Eddie” LaCour Jr. as a federal judge for the Northern District of Alabama. The 51-47 vote fell along party lines and fills the vacancy left by Chief Judge L. Scott Coogler, who retired earlier this year, Yellowhammer News reported. LaCour’s confirmation caps a string of judicial [...]

Federal officials have reportedly opened an investigation into Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) following allegations that she knowingly hired an undocumented immigrant and helped others evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. According to Border Czar Tom Homan, the Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into Ocasio-Cortez’s office after receiving evidence suggesting that one [...]