Former Congressional Republicans decry charges against LaMonica McIver

DOJ charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver are ‘extreme’ and ‘outrageous,’ according to 11 GOP former members of Congress, Senate Rep. LaMonica McIver charged following ICE facility visit Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged following a chaotic confrontation with law enforcement outside of an ICE facility. Eleven former Republican members of the U.S. House and Senate denounced … Read more

Senate blocks California’s EV plan in controversial move

The almost party-line vote repeals a waiver, issued under the Biden administration, allowing California to set their own clean air standards. California begins planning how to ‘Trump-proof’ the state California lawmakers returned to the state capital ahead of a special session called by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to ‘Trump-proof’ the liberal state for the second … Read more

RFK Jr. HHS MAHA report targets processed foods, pesticides, vaccines

RFK Jr.’s impact on HHS so far has some worried RFK Jr. reluctance to endorse the measles vaccine amid a deadly outbreak raised red flags. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blames ultra-processed foods, environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity, chronic stress and “overmedicalization” for driving chronic diseases in U.S. children, according to his Make … Read more

Donald Trump crypto dinner spurs concerns about ethics of $TRUMP

Referencing Trump’s business moves while in office, an ethics expert said, ‘His is one of the most blatant and appalling instances of selling access to the presidency I’ve ever seen.’ President Trump’s crypto controversy clash House Democrats walked out of a cryptocurrency legislation hearing and moved down the hall for their own “shadow hearing” in … Read more

Authorities shoot and wound driver at CIA headquarters

Law enforcement responding to ‘ongoing incident’ at CIA headquarters There was a large police presence at the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, responding to an “ongoing incident.” WASHINGTON – Authorities shot and wounded a female driver as she approached the gate in her vehicle at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency early May 22, … Read more

What’s in Trump’s big tax bill? Tax breaks, Medicaid, SNAP and more

Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should “eat the tariffs” instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer’s increased prices. Reuters WASHINGTON – There’s good news for the nation’s wealthiest, car buyers, parents, waiters and … Read more