Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin blasted what he called an attempt to “weaponize the government” after a grand jury declined to indict six Democratic members of Congress in a case tied to a video urging U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders. The Trump administration’s attempt to indict six Democratic members of Congress was…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Richard Hudson, a North Carolina Republican and a leading voice on election legislation, is promoting a renewed GOP push to tighten federal voting rules, arguing that federal elections “should be for American citizens” and calling for proof of U.S. citizenship and photo identification requirements. Elections should be for American citizens. The SAVE…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Adam Schiff urged Democrats to confront what he called a “weaponized government” after a series of high-profile investigations and threats that party leaders say are aimed at intimidating political opponents. When the administration comes after Members of the House and Senate, our response should be: screw you, we’re not backing down. In…
Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Leqaa Kordia, a New Jersey resident and Palestinian activist who has been held in immigration detention for nearly a year, saying federal authorities sent her back to custody after a hospitalization tied to a reported seizure. Leqaa Kordia has been detained for nearly a…
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs for American consumers by threatening to block the opening of a major border-crossing project, calling the move political retaliation that benefits a billionaire donor. Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure – apparently all because…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned what he called “racist tropes” coming from President Donald Trump after a social media post shared from Trump’s account drew swift backlash and renewed questions about oversight of official messaging. Racist tropes coming from the President should disgust every American. pic.twitter.com/a6mH0vTD11 — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 10, 2026 “Racist tropes…
WASHINGTON — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg condemned an effort by federal prosecutors to charge six Democratic lawmakers over a video message aimed at service members, arguing that criminally pursuing elected officials for political speech crosses a constitutional line. “Prosecuting lawmakers for their speech is a clear assault on the most basic of American freedoms,”…
The partial Shutdown is technically over, but Washington has already set up the next crisis. The Departme of Homeland Security is funded only through Feb. 13, and both parties are treating that date less as a safety net than as leverage for a new immigration and border showdown. With the rest of the Government financed…
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday highlighted what he described as massive losses to government fraud, saying in a social media post that “$1 TRILLION in taxpayer money is lost to fraud every year,” and claiming the money ends up funding terrorism and child trafficking. $1 TRILLION in taxpayer money is lost to fraud every…
SAN FRANCISCO — Sen. Bernie Sanders used satire this week to lampoon a small pro-billionaire rally in San Francisco, posting that Americans should “have a little sympathy for the struggling billionaire class” as debate grows over a proposed California tax on the state’s wealthiest residents. Let’s have a little sympathy for the struggling billionaire class….
WASHINGTON — Sen. Raphael Warnock on Tuesday warned that “they’re trying to put democratically elected Senators in jail,” calling the moment “code red for American democracy” as a Justice Department probe targeting Democratic lawmakers drew fresh attention in Washington. They’re trying to put democratically elected Senators in jail. This is not a drill. This is…
The latest releases from the Epstein archive are shredding the familiar defense that powerful acquaintances “barely knew him.” Names, dates, travel plans and favors are laid out with a level of specificity that is difficult to square with claims of fleeting contact. What is emerging instead is a dense documentary record of proximity, access and…
The long promised transparency around Jeffrey Epstein’s network has finally arrived in the form of millions of pages of government records, but the release has only deepened Washington’s arguments over secrecy. Lawmakers, advocates and the White House are now battling over what was exposed, what was blacked out and what may still be locked away,…
The latest cache of Jeffrey Epstein documents is doing what years of carefully worded statements could not: it is pinning powerful people to specific dates, meetings, and favors that unfolded after he was a convicted sex offender. As those timelines harden into the public record, the gap between what some of Epstein’s associates have long…
“Yes… I saw the racist meme from the President of the United States,” Sen. Raphael Warnock said in a social media post after President Donald Trump shared — and later removed — a video on Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, a racist trope that…
ATLANTA — Sen. Raphael Warnock posted a blunt warning Saturday tying public health fears and voting-rights concerns to the Trump administration, writing that the country is facing “Measles on the rise,” “Masked agents in the street,” and “The President seizing ballots.” Measles on the rise.Masked agents in the street.The President seizing ballots. This is America…
The private correspondence between a major bank chief and Jeffrey Epstein has stripped away the fiction that their relationship was a matter of routine client management. The emails, laced with coded references, intimate language, and apparent awareness of Epstein’s world, show a level of personal engagement that regulators and victims now argue helped normalize a…
“Millions lost health care so Washington Republicans could give their rich friends yet another tax cut,” Sen. Raphael Warnock said in a social media post, arguing that former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance “think that’s a win.” Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, added: “I think it’s a moral tragedy.” Warnock’s comments come as Washington’s…
The US Department of Justice has quietly unloaded a mountain of material from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a document dump so vast it is measured in millions of pages rather than boxes. Buried inside are familiar names and institutions, but also fresh connections and failures that look worse the longer they are examined. The scale…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Raphael Warnock criticized President Donald Trump on Monday after Trump’s condemnation of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show helped turn the performance into a political flashpoint online. “Only Donald Trump could (try to) divide the nation over a Super Bowl Half-time Show,” Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, wrote on X. Warnock added that…