Federal court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in public classrooms
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Texas law mandating Ten Commandments be displayed in all public schools.
Senate launches budget debate
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
Kennedy denies pressure to back off vaccines, but casts focus elsewhere
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…
DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups like the KKK
The DOJ accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center in a sweeping indictment of secretly funding extremist figures tied to the Ku Klux Klan and other neo-Nazi groups via shell accounts and prepaid cards.
DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups
The DOJ accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center of secretly funding extremist figures through shell accounts and prepaid cards in a sweeping fraud case.
Ocasio-Cortez on Trump: ‘You kind of want this guy on a golf course’ instead of in Oval Office
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 Mejia noncommittal on backing Jeffries for Speaker
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…