Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that certain provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are not germane to the process under which Republicans are trying to pass the measure, according to the Senate Budget Committee on June 19. The GOP is seeking to pass the bill under the reconciliation process, which exempts the
Police are investigating alleged anti-Muslim threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said on Thursday. The NYPD said it received a report on June 18 that Mamdani had received four voicemail messages containing “threatening anti-Muslim statements” from an unknown individual. Original News Source Link – Epoch
A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can maintain control of the California National Guard as a challenge to his federalization of the troops from Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to unfold in court. In a June 19 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump had exercised lawful authority in
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities will continue to target farms, hotels, and restaurants, but will focus on those with ties to criminal organizations. Border czar Tom Homan told reporters that federal authorities would focus their efforts on individuals with a “criminal nexus of trafficking, of forced labor, of tax fraud, or tax evasion.” Homan
WASHINGTON—The FBI has stepped up scrutiny over how it handled previously undisclosed documents containing source claims over alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 elections. The documents, which the agency’s director declassified on June 16 and shared with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), were dated months before the 2020 presidential election. They show the FBI alerting federal
The U.S. military is prioritizing the protection of its bases in the country from drone attacks after Ukraine launched a surprise attack against Russia earlier this month and Israel is suspected of using the same strategy against Iran. The Ukraine attack destroyed at least 10 of Moscow’s limited supply of long-range heavy bombers, which are a
Top Senate Democrats raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s potential military intervention against Iran in a statement on June 18, warning against unilateral action and calling for answers from the White House before any escalation. In the joint statement Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Defense Appropriator