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…
GOP Rep. Tom Barrett (Mich.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Trump to wind down the Iran war by the end of July and would impose limits on the scope of the ongoing U.S. military campaign. Barrett, a 22-year Army veteran who deployed to Iraq and Kuwait, introduced the Authorization for Use…
A slight majority of Americans are in favor of requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, according to a new poll. In the Politico poll, 52 percent of respondents said they either “strongly support” or “support” needing “documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, including when registering by mail.” Seventeen percent said…
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey (D) is leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in the race to keep his Senate seat, according to a new poll. The Emerson College Polling survey, released Thursday, found 37 percent of U.S. respondents backed the incumbent in a hypothetical Democratic primary match-up, while 32.3 percent backed Moulton. Other candidates received less…
The battle over sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill is primed to escalate. For much of this year, the focus of efforts to curtail sexual wrongdoing has been squarely centered around three figures facing high-profile allegations — Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) — which forced the first two to resign…
President Trump’s stark GOP wins in Indiana could spell trouble for incumbent Republicans who are facing his wrath – namely Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.). The strength of Trump’s backing in critical primaries on Tuesday cleared a significant test ahead of the midterms. The result sent a clear signal to future…
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) said President Trump would fire his Commerce secretary if he heard the testimony that he provided Congress on Wednesday about his relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he would have fired Howard Lutnick,” Khanna told reporters following the closed-door briefing. “It…