Congress shows little urgency to investigate the third Trump assassination attempt as conspiracies swirl and lawmakers debate whether hearings are needed.
Former FBI Director James Comey made his first court appearance Wednesday after his indictment a day earlier for allegedly making threats against President Trump. He did not enter a plea on Wednesday. Federal Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick read the charges against Comey and denied the Justice Department’s attempts to set conditions of release. “I
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats throughout a House hearing on Wednesday, with tensions flaring over the Iran war, the Pentagon’s whopping $1.5 trillion budget request and his ouster of top military officials. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), a former Air Force officer and member of the Armed Services Committee, pressed Hegseth on his firing…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he'd encourage King Charles to return the controversial 105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond to India during if the two happen to speak at a 9/11 memorial event in New York City.
The announcement comes as committee Democrats had just announced a resolution to hold the ousted attorney general in contempt of Congress.
The House floor has been frozen for more than an hour now as GOP hard-liners dig in against a procedural vote to move ahead with consideration of extending a government surveillance law, a farm bill and a budget blueprint for a party-line immigration bill. GOP leaders have been seen huddling with holdouts on the House
Republican leaders overcame opposition that had threatened approval for a key spy law, DHS funding and the farm bill.