At voter rallies and in media interviews, Mr. Kennedy has been increasingly outspoken about how he differs from former President Donald Trump. TUCSON, Arizona—Former President Donald Trump intended to “drain the swamp” when he took office in 2017, but he was “intimidated by bureaucrats” at federal agencies and did not accomplish that objective, Robert F.
Planned veto of the standalone aid bill comes amid opposition from Republicans to the bipartisan Senate national security package. President Joe Biden will veto a standalone aid package for Israel backed by Republicans and set to be voted on by House lawmakers this week, the White House has announced. In a Jan. 5 statement, the
Supporters of the proposed bill say serious action is needed to protect children from social media platforms with addictive features. Florida senators have moved forward with a proposed bill to ban people under 16 from using social media platforms with addictive features, regardless of parental approval. Gov. Ron DeSantis has expressed concerns about the legality
Businesses ancillary to guns often get a shot in the arm from political efforts to clamp down on Second Amendment rights. Representatives of businesses related to the firearms industry say that government attempts to put the brakes on firearms commerce could be having the opposite effect. At least one of them said the reason is
A Bay Area elementary school’s ‘Woke Kindergarten’ aimed to abolish education barriers through anti-racism efforts but lowered test scores instead. A low-performing Bay Area elementary school introduced a “Woke Kindergarten” program centered on “abolitionist education” that instructs teachers how to remove barriers to learning by fighting racism and oppression—only to see children’s test scores drop.
For the first time since 1876, a member of a president’s cabinet risks being removed from office for failing to enforce the laws as written by Congress. Whether Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas becomes only the second presidential cabinet member to be impeached by the House of Representatives in American history will likely be decided
The Senate minority leader recommended that Senate Republicans vote ‘no’ to the deal when it comes up for a procedure vote on Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after the unveiling of the Senate border-Ukraine package, the deal appears to be on life support after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reversed his position and withdrew