House Democrats open investigation into Lewandowski

House Democrats on Wednesday heightened their investigation into Corey Lewandowski, a special government employee at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) who has been accused of mismanagement and corruption. Lewandowski was reportedly serving as a de-facto adviser to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and oversaw the approval of contracts and grants totaling more than $100,000 under…

House Democrat: ‘Bottom line’ is Iran regime ‘still in place’

Democratic Rep. John Garamendi on Tuesday said the Iranian regime is “still in place” amid repeated strikes from the Trump administration signaling little change for the conditions in the Middle East. “Well, it‘s certainly been successful in taking out the leadership. However, we should by now realize that there is depth in the leadership. There‘s…

Trump talk about taking over countries will ‘come back to bite us in the rear end’: Democrat

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on Tuesday said that President Trump’s actions and threats toward other countries may “come back to bite” the U.S. down the road.  “Donald Trump thinks he can bully himself around the world and take over this country or that country or whatever country he wants,” McGovern told host Joe Mathieu on…

Jeffries, Democrats push to fund TSA, FEMA amid fight with GOP, Trump over ICE, CBP

House Democrats on Wednesday formally launched their bid to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), amid the impasse over immigration enforcement. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Democrats unveiled a discharge petition designed to force a vote on legislation to fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast…

Jim Jordan reverses long-held position on spy powers, says he will back Trump extension of FISA 702

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, said he plans to support a clean extension of the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, a reversal after he voted against the bill when it last came before Congress. Jordan in 2024 voted against reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…