Sen. Jon Tester Proposes Balanced Budget Amendment to Address Growing Debt

Washington should not ‘pass an unpayable bill onto our kids and grandkids,’ the democrat senator says. As the national debt eyes $35 trillion and the budget deficit inches toward $1.5 trillion this fiscal year, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) plans to reintroduce his constitutional amendment mandating balanced budgets. Mr. Tester, who is up for re-election this

‘That’s a Low Blow’: Senators Cornyn, Durbin Clash Over Immigration Policy at Senate Committee Hearing

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) took umbrage at Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) words during a Tuesday Senate Committee hearing centered around DACA policy, accusing the Illinois-based legislator of lying in suggesting Sen. Cornyn was not willing to negotiate on immigration policies or support immigration bills. Sen. Cornyn said Sen. Dur… Original News Source Link – Epoch

Trump Calls for New FBI Headquarters to Be Built in Washington

President Joe Biden selected Greenbelt, Md. as the site of the new 61-acre facility, in close proximity to a Metro station. Former President Donald Trump criticized plans to build a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Greenbelt, Maryland. “THE NEW FBI BUILDING SHOULD BE BUILT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., NOT MARYLAND,” President

Republicans Demand Biden Address Decision to Stall Bomb Deliveries to Israel

Two Republican senators asked President Biden to confirm what types of munitions deliveries are being held up and why. A pair of Republican senators are demanding answers from President Joe Biden, over his administration’s decision to stall deliveries of specific bomb variants to Israeli forces. Axios first reported on Sunday, citing two unidentified Israeli officials,

Jack Smith Has Few Options in Trump Case, Say Former Prosecutors

Several former federal prosecutors said the special prosecutor can do ‘nothing’ to advance the case. A federal judge’s ruling this week that postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case represents a significant legal win for the former president, legal analysts say. A former federal prosecutor, Renato Mariotti, wrote that there is virtually “nothing” special

House Homeland Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans’

The House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence holds a hearing on “Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland and Abroad” at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 8. WITNESSES: Christo Grozev, lead investigative journalist, The Insider… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative

DeSantis Touts Florida Response to Pro-Palestianian Campus Protests

The governor praised local authorities for maintaining ‘law and order’ amid escalating campus protests across the country. GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited the University of Florida on May 8 to praise his state’s ability to maintain “law and order” on college campuses while a group of more than two dozen pro-Palestine protesters gathered behind