Preservation group sues Trump administration over White House ballroom project
President Donald Trump is being sued by a historic preservation group seeking to stop construction of his new White House ballroom. The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration, arguing that it skipped mandatory reviews
House GOP unveils healthcare plan ahead of vote next week as cost hike looms for millions
House Republicans have released a 111-page plan for reforming healthcare that they hope to vote on next week. House GOP leadership aides also told reporters on Friday afternoon that they expected a vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies to also happen
Cruz says Rep Ilhan Omar could face jail time, deportation if marriage allegation proves true
A top Senate Republican argued that if allegations against ‘Squad’ member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that she married her brother to enter the U.S. were true, she’d be breaking several laws. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined the long-standing scrutiny against Omar
Republican House leader signals plan to begin contempt proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton
GOP House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said he plans to commence contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton for ignoring the committee’s subpoenas related to its ongoing probe into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. In July, a bipartisan House
Senate Dems’ Obamacare fix fails as Senate looks for off-ramp from healthcare cliff
Senate Republicans rallied to block Senate Democrats’ extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies as both sides of the aisle suffer defeats on their proposals to deal with the looming healthcare cliff. Over the course of the 43-day government shutdown, Senate Democrats made
UK ready to send troops, jets, ships if Trump clinches Ukraine ceasefire, defense chief says
Britain is preparing to take on the ‘heavy lifting’ in Europe if President Donald Trump secures a Ukrainian ceasefire, U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said, outlining a deployment-ready coalition that London has been quietly organizing for months. The defense chief insisted
Clarence Thomas presses Dem operative Marc Elias in high-stakes Supreme Court clash
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas grilled prominent left-leaning lawyer Marc Elias this week about a campaign finance law, joining several other conservative justices in voicing skepticism about the law’s restrictions on certain types of political donations. Thomas’ questions centered on a
US set to seize tens of millions in Venezuelan oil after tanker interception, White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the U.S. plans to take control of the oil currently on a tanker off the coast of Venezuela that was seized by U.S. forces Wednesday. Trump ‘talks a lot about how he thinks the
Trump says every AI plant being built in US will be self-sustaining with their own electricity
President Donald Trump clapped back at a report that was just released about the global artificial intelligence arms race, which claimed China has more than double the electrical power-generation capacity of the United States. Trump, in a pointed social media post
Trump says US seizes massive Venezuelan oil tanker as showdown with Maduro erupts into new phase
The U.S. has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, marking a sharp escalation in tensions with Caracas. ‘We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Large tanker, very large. Largest one ever seized action. And,