SCOOP: House Republicans ready slew of DC crime bills as Trump promises end to city violence
The House Oversight Committee is preparing to advance a slew of Washington, D.C., crime-related bills when Congress returns in September.
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DNC adjourns Minneapolis meeting as breaking news of deadly school shooting unfolds minutes away
A Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, Minn., prompted the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to adjourn its summer meeting as DNC Chair Ken Martin called for prayers.
Federal judge blocks Abrego Garcia deportation, extending court fight
Abrego Garcia must remain in the U.S. until an October hearing, a judge ruled, despite the noted objections of Trump administration officials.
‘Weapons of war’: Dem lawmakers call for gun control after Minneapolis school shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for more to be done "to stop gun violence in America," while Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., demanded that lawmakers should pass "sensible gun control."
Iowa Democrats Flip Republican Seat, Break State Senate GOP Supermajority
The state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Democrat Catelin Drey won an Aug. 26 special election for Iowa Senate District 1, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP’s supermajority in the chamber. Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch with 4,208 votes (55 percent) to Prosch’s 3,411
Trump Seeks to Get Rid of Senate’s Blue Slip Tradition: What to Know
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has called for an end to the Senate tradition known as the “blue slip,” despite resistance from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The blue slip is a tradition that allows senators from the
Trump, House GOP allies eye pathways to extend White House crime crackdown in DC
President Donald Trump's congressional allies are working on legislation to help extend his grip on D.C.'s police force.