U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters while waiting to catch the Senate subway to the Hart Senate Office Building from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 25, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) denounced the Department of Justice on Feb. 11 for pursuing criminal charges against
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) speaks during a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The SAVE America Act passed the House on Feb. 11. Led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), the legislation would require Americans to prove their citizenship when
House Republicans clamoring for stricter voting rules cleared a hurdle with passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Wednesday — but that’s only ramping up debate among conservatives on how to pressure the Senate to take up the election legislation. The bill, which would require individuals to present proof of citizenship…
Immigration and border security agencies wouldn’t as affected in a funding lapse as other parts of the department.
Six House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to pass a resolution to repeal President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a blow to both President Trump and House GOP leadership. The Wednesday 219-211 vote also followed a minor intraparty revolt against leadership over the administration’s handling of trade policy a day earlier. Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Kevin…
Attorney General Pam Bondi went toe-to-toe with lawmakers in a heated hearing on Wednesday as the country’s top lawyer appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time since taking office. Bondi fielded questions on issues ranging from pending investigations into adversaries of President Trump to immigration, but the most tense exchanges came amid…
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday applauded a grand jury’s decision not to indict him and five other Democratic lawmakers over their participation in a controversial video last year, arguing that the Department of Justice “failed, and they will always fail.” The failed federal indictment was pursued by the office of U.S. Attorney for the…