Senate Republicans opened debate Tuesday on a fiscal blueprint meant to pave the way for passage of a party-line immigration enforcement funding bill later this year. The Senate voted 52-46 to advance the budget resolution, which Budget Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled earlier Tuesday. It instructs House and Senate committees to write legislation expected to
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress on Tuesday that he has not faced pressure from the White House to scale back his vaccine skepticism, even as a top Trump health adviser recognized “ongoing conversations about where to prioritize.” The denial contradicts a mounting body of reporting from sources inside…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she would rather see President Trump “on a golf course” instead of in the Oval Office, comments that come after multiple intense threats from the president toward Iran. “You know, obviously, it’s awful that this guy’s playing golf, but, in a way, we’re already seeing that some of the most…
Newly sworn-in Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) on Tuesday declined to back House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) for speaker if Democrats take back the lower chamber in November. “I think that we should have a discussion about how we are going to lead the party, how we are going to make sure to meet people’s…
Old Dominion voters on Tuesday will head to the polls for a rare April election to decide whether to change its congressional maps ahead of the November midterms. Tuesday’s referendum will mark Democrats’ last chance to redistrict in the battle set off by President Trump’s push for new maps in Texas last year. If the…
Kevin Warsh, nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in Washington on April 21, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Kevin Warsh, the nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on April 21, fielding a wide range of
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news briefing at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has requested a staff-level briefing with the FBI over the recent mysterious deaths and disappearances of at least 10 scientists or government employees with connections to