Illegal trucker cases fuel GOP push to crack down on CDL mills as Dems largely silent
Pennsylvania Republicans pressure Democrats over bills cracking down on illegal immigrant truckers and CDL mills amid highway safety concerns statewide.
Democrats launch probe on whether Trump pardons were ‘pay-to-play’
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch (Vt.) and Rep. Dave Min (Calif.) on Thursday sent letters to 17 people who received pardons or commutations from President Trump, asking whether the president granted them leniency under “pay-for-play” circumstances. The lawmakers said the individuals got Trump’s clemency “under suspicious circumstances,” according to a list of recipients released by Min’s…
Tennessee approves new congressional map dissolving majority Black district
Tennessee’s Republican lawmakers on Thursday approved redrawing the state’s congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both parties seek control of the U.S. House in November. Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill Thursday afternoon. The General Assembly first on Thursday had to pass
Jeffries on Trump call for ‘inciting violence’ charge: ‘Another deranged rant’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) clapped back at President Trump over a Truth Social post the president made saying he “should be charged with INCITING VIOLENCE!” “What’s up, y’all? The [New York] Knicks are up two-zip, I’m feeling good, and then I got to wake up this morning and deal with another deranged rant…
Headmaster of Elite Houston School Resigns Amid Controversy Over Award to Students Who Erased Israel From Map
Houston prep school headmaster resigns amid scrutiny over award to students who erased Israel from map The Kinkaid School (https://www.kinkaid.org/) The head of an elite Houston private school that counts President George W. Bush and his brother Jeb as alumni is resigning from his post amid controversy over campus antisemitism. Jonathan Eades, the headmaster at
Democrats mock reported personalized Patel bourbon: ‘Notes of insecurity, narcissism’
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee mocked FBI Director Kash Patel after a new report came out saying the Trump administration official occasionally travels with a “personalized branded bourbon” engraved with his name and title. “The Kash Patel bourbon: strong notes of insecurity, narcissism, incompetence and alcohol-fueled national security risk,” the lawmakers wrote in a…
California mom rips Newsom-backed ‘diversion program’ that appears to benefit her son’s killer
California laws allow vehicular manslaughter charges to be dismissed and erased, prompting victims' families to lash out at Gov, Newsom and push for legislative reform.