Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that Democrats skipping Tuesday’s State of the Union speech from President Trump does not help them. “I think the Democrats should have shown up. Don’t be, don’t play junior varsity in that area, and listen to the president’s remarks and then go out with the — and say what…
President Donald Trump wants Congress to sidestep internal debates and extend a key surveillance program — and he has made the demand directly to key Hill Republicans. At issue is the foreign spy program known as Section 702, which is set to lapse on April 20. Lawmakers in both parties want to impose new restrictions
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday defended heckling President Trump during his record-long State of the Union address, calling the action “unavoidable.” “The president talked about protecting Americans, and I just had to remind him that his administration was responsible for killing two of my constituents,” Omar told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, referencing the deaths of…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s State of the Union address as a speech “riddled with dirty rotten lies.” “The president’s speech was riddled with dirty, rotten lies, including his unwillingness to confront the affordability crisis that Donald Trump has made worse throughout his entire time in office,” Jeffries said…
Dani Bensky, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, criticized FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday for attending the Winter Olympics in Italy instead of investigating those connected to the late convicted sex offender. “Why are there no investigations, when there are plenty of people in these files to investigate Have we read them? Why is the FBI…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended Democrats for refusing to stand at the State of the Union Tuesday night when President Donald Trump implored both parties to rise if they believe the first duty of the government is to protect American citizens, not undocumented immigrants. “We agree we need to protect Americans,” Schumer told CNN
Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he believes Rep. Tony Gonzales’ primary election, now six days away, will be a referendum on the serious sexual harassment allegations plaguing the Texas Republican. “I’ve said to him publicly and privately, he’s got to address that directly and head on with his constituents,” Johnson told reporters. “There’s a primary