Former Capitol Police Chief Steve Sund publicly disputed former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s account of events surrounding the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, releasing a detailed timeline that questions her office’s handling of National Guard deployments. Sund’s statements, made on Wednesday, cast a spotlight on conflicting narratives about the preparedness and response of Congress’s security apparatus…
White House budget director Russ Vought is projecting that over 10,000 federal employees will be terminated due to the current government shutdown. Vought pledged to “continue the RIFs,” alluding to the reduction-in-force notifications issued by agencies to terminate government employees on Friday. Shortly after Vought’s statement, a federal judge in California introduced ambiguity into Vought’s…
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing growing dissent within his own party as tensions rise over how to handle the ongoing government funding crisis. What began as a strategic disagreement has escalated into what some insiders are calling an “open mutiny” among Democratic lawmakers, revealing sharp divisions between moderates and the progressive wing…
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A chill hung over Washington Monday night as news broke that a Biden-appointed federal judge had given President Donald Trump just 48 hours to justify his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. The ruling sent shockwaves through the political establishment — not because it was unexpected, but because of what it represents: the first…
CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) during a tense on-air exchange this week, questioning his handling of the ongoing government shutdown and his role in what some critics are calling the “Schumer Shutdown.” The pointed interview aired on CNN’s State of the Union, where Bash confronted Jeffries over what she…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) is under intense scrutiny after reportedly declaring that the ongoing federal government shutdown is “getting better for us every day,” a statement that has triggered widespread backlash from both sides of the political aisle and drawn condemnation from the White House. The shutdown, now entering its…
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) criticized his party again – this time over the ongoing government shutdown, accusing Democratic leaders of putting partisan interests ahead of the American people. Fetterman, who has sided with Republicans on a series of votes on a clean bill to reopen the government, referred to the standoff as the “Schumer Shutdown,”…
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In a surprising move on Tuesday, three members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted in favor of a Republican-backed bill aimed at keeping the government funded through November 21. The decision, which went against Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), underscored ongoing divisions within the party over how aggressively to confront the Trump administration. The…
Washington, D.C. — A renewed effort is underway in the United States to reduce the cost of prescription medications, as federal officials prepare to revisit a proposal that would align certain drug prices with the lower rates found in other developed countries.According to individuals familiar with the matter, the proposal—known as a “most favored nation”…
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk expressed anger Tuesday after two 15-year-olds charged in connection with the assault of former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer Edward Coristine — known publicly as “Big Balls” — were spared jail time. Associate Judge Kendra Briggs of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued the verdict,…
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