House will vote Thursday on expected-to-fail surveillance patch
The Section 702 spy program will lapse at least a week if members then depart for a scheduled recess.
WATCH: Hearing turmoil as Jasmine Crockett unloads on MLK’s niece in wild racially-charged rant
Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused Republicans of using Alveda King as a prop to shield racism allegations during an SPLC hearing on hate group funding.
House to vote on short-term spy powers extension Thursday amid Pulte clash
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that the House will vote Thursday morning on extending the nation’s foreign spy powers through July 2, a move that comes amid a partisan clash over President Trump naming Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence (DNI). The expected vote comes after Democrats in the Senate largely…
California Gets 80 Percent of Federal Cash for Illegal Immigrant Families: Report
An illegal immigrant mother from Mexico holds hands with her young daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, on their way to daycare from their home in San Diego on April 24, 2025. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images California is home to the lion’s share of illegal immigrant families in the
Introducing Rep. James Gallagher
Speaker Mike Johnson swore in Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) Wednesday as the 431st member of the House, succeeding the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican who died in January. Gallagher brings the partisan balance of the chamber to 219-212, meaning Republicans can afford as many as three defections on party-line votes where all members are
Obama-appointed judge with ties to anti-Trump conspiracy theory hit with misconduct complaint
Watchdog group CASA files judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Cooper over Kennedy Center ruling, citing wife's anti-Trump legal work.
California Republican James Gallagher sworn in to Congress, fills LaMalfa seat
Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) was officially sworn into Congress on Wednesday afternoon, slightly broadening the GOP’s slim majority in the House. Gallagher won the special election on June 2 for the seat for California’s 1st Congressional District, following Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s (R) death in January. The former state assemblymember, who was backed by President Trump,…