Utah Sen. John Curtis is sinking Jeremy Carl’s nomination for a State Department post

Utah Sen. John Curtis will vote against Jeremy Carl’s nomination for a top post at the State Department — dealing a crippling blow to the Trump nominee’s chances of ascending to the job of assistant secretary of state for International Organizations. “After reviewing his record and participating in today’s hearing, I do not believe that

Culver City mayor responds to Bondi crime claims during heated exchange

The mayor of Culver City, Calif., clapped back at claims made by Attorney General Pam Bondi about the city’s crime rates. During a back-and-forth with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) about right-wing extremism at a heated congressional hearing on Wednesday, Bondi accused the congresswoman of “not talking about any crime in her district.” Kamlager-Dove represents a…

Minnesota Democrat: Claims immigration surge made state safer ‘wildly untrue’

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) on Thursday slammed claims that the federal immigration operations in Minnesota, which the administration said will draw down over the next week, made the state safer as “wildly untrue.” “I’m glad to hear that the Admin plans to withdraw ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] from…

Lawmakers express bipartisan outrage as DOJ accused of ‘spying’ on members’ Epstein searches

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are accusing the Department of Justice (DOJ) of spying on them as they reviewed the unredacted Epstein files on DOJ computers, tracking the documents they examined. Attorney General Pam Bondi was photographed during a congressional appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday flipping to a document titled “Jayapal…

Trump State Department nominee says he won’t stop posting on social media

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a high-ranking State Department post told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday he will not stop making posts and statements as he waits for congressional confirmation. Members from both parties on the committee grilled Jeremy Carl, who the White House tapped to serve as assistant secretary of state for

Mike Johnson chides DOJ for tracking lawmakers’ perusal of unredacted Epstein files

Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he disapproves of the Justice Department surveilling lawmakers who come to agency headquarters to review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for anybody to be tracking that,” Johnson told reporters. “So I will echo that to anybody involved with DOJ, and I’m sure it was an