NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democratic lawmaker created an online firestorm after appearing to inadvertently make the case for stricter voter ID requirements while criticizing a Trump-backed election bill. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., repeatedly said Monday that Democrats were not against voter identification at the ballot box as he discussed his … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Democratic-controlled Colorado House passed a bill Thursday allowing people harmed by conversion therapy to sue therapists, just days after the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the state’s ban on the method. HB26-1322 would establish a pathway for Coloradans to bring civil claims against licensed mental health … Read more
John Thune blasts Democrats’ DHS shutdown demands Senate Majority Leader John Thune accuses Democrats of playing politics with the DHS shutdown, explaining how the Senate passed a bill to fund most agencies. He also addresses President Donald Trump’s remarks on rising gas prices. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House is primed … Read more
The National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday voted to approve President Donald Trump’s plans to build a new White House ballroom, which has faced steep opposition from critics. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The commission, which is led by Trump appointees, met last month to … Read more
President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and selected Deputy AG Todd Blanche, Mr. Trump’s former personal attorney, to lead the Justice Department as acting attorney general. CBS News’ Katrina Kaufman and Jake Rosen has more. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York House Republicans are ramping up a pressure campaign against Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., citing her failure to combat rising utility costs in the Empire State. The group of lawmakers, led by Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is calling on Hochul to scrap the state’s 2019 climate … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A week after President Donald Trump urged Sydney Gruters to run for an open GOP-held congressional seat in Florida, the former executive director of the state’s New College Foundation and wife of Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters declared her candidacy. “As a working mother of … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 48-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown is one step closer to ending after the Senate moved to fund most of the department Thursday morning. The Senate agreed via voice vote to send a bipartisan deal funding the whole department except for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement … Read more
Washington — The Senate early Thursday took the first step toward funding the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security after House GOP leaders reversed course and agreed on a plan to reopen most of the government while pursuing additional funding at a later date. Senate Majority Leader John Thune took to the Senate floor … Read more
Judge temporarily blocks construction on Trump’s White House ballroom – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge is halting construction on President Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, for now. The judge ruled on Tuesday that the project cannot go forward without approval from Congress. Ed O’Keefe has more. Source link