Cash-Strapped California Considers $15 Million Plan To Fight Trump Deportations

The California legislature is considering a supplemental budget that would send some $15 million to nonprofits that help illegal immigrants avoid deportation as part of its effort to bankroll Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D.) efforts to obstruct the incoming Trump administration’s policies. The added funding was unveiled Dec. 3, the first day of a special session

Tony Blinken Tells Congress ‘No One Anticipated’ Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before Congress on the Biden administration’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in a long-awaited hearing that was originally scheduled for September. Though he claimed that “no one” in the Biden State Department anticipated the Afghan government’s swift collapse, a group of diplomats warned Blinken of that very prospect roughly one month

Powell Can Finish Remainder of Fed Term, Says Trump’s Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent

‘Jay Powell will serve out his term,’ said incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell can complete the remainder of his term, says Scott Bessent, a Wall Street billionaire financier and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department. “As the President said on Sunday, and I’m in complete agreement with

Bernie Sanders Says New Senate Term Will Likely Be His Last

At 83, the Vermont lawmaker continues to push for Democrats to regroup after the November losses by appealing more to working-class Americans. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the longtime progressive lawmaker who has twice sought the Democratic presidential nomination, suggested that the six-year Senate term he begins in January will likely be his last. “I’m 83

Governors Urge Congress Not to Let US Military Move National Guardsmen Without Approval

All governors oppose the proposal, according to the National Governors Association. Governors across the United States are urging Congress to stop the federal military from enabling the movement of National Guard troops to the U.S. Space Force without approval from governors. U.S. House of Representatives members and U.S. senators recently released an agreement for the

Fetterman Posts on Truth Social, Calls for Pardoning Trump

The Democrat said both the president-elect and Hunter Biden were victims of political prosecutions. President-elect Donald Trump’s Truth Social has gained a new user: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.). Fetterman joined the social media platform in November, according to his profile, making him one of a handful of prominent Democrats to take the plunge. Publishing his