Appeals Court Lets Assemblyman Fong Run for McCarthy’s Seat in Congress

The Bakersfield Republican will be on the ballot in two races in November: his own bid for reelection plus the 20th Congressional District contest. Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong can run for retired former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s vacant seat, a California appeals court decided April 9. In a 3-0 decision, the state’s 3rd District Court

Biden Seeks $10 Billion for Pacific Deterrence Initiative

‘We know that China seeks to challenge the security and economic interests of the United States…,’ Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said. The Biden administration is seeking nearly $10 billion to build out defense capabilities aimed at countering Chinese communist aggression in the Indo-Pacific. The administration’s proposed defense spending request for fiscal year 2025 includes $9.9

House Speaker Mike Johnson Announces House Will Delay Sending Articles of Impeachment to Senate

This comes a day before the House was scheduled to do so. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on April 9 he will delay sending the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate by a week. This comes a day before the House was scheduled to do so. The articles

Speaker Johnson Announces House Will Delay Sending Mayorkas Impeachment Articles to Senate

This comes a day before the House was scheduled to do so. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on April 9 he will delay sending the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate by a week. This comes a day before the House was scheduled to do so. The articles

Washington Supreme Court Blocks Judge’s Ruling That High-Capacity Mag Ban Is Unconstitutional

A judge blocked the high-capacity magazine ban as unconstitutional, but the state Supreme Court immediately issued a temporary freeze on the ruling. A judge in Washington state has ruled that the state’s ban on high-capacity magazines is unconstitutional, though an emergency order from the state Supreme Court keeps the law on the books for now

Senate Panel: Air Force Budget Is Not Adequate

Bipartisan critics say budget deal capping federal spending hikes at 1 percent can’t be sustained if Pentagon is to keep pace with China’s military spending. That blanket restriction, however, is unlikely to survive as Senate and House appropriations and defense panels begin reviewing Department of Defense (DOD) budgets, especially with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)

Trump Lawyer Seeks ‘Immediate Review’ in Fani Willis Case

The former president filed a notice in the Fulton County case. Former President Donald Trump and other co-defendants in the Fulton County, Georgia, case filed a notice that they will appeal a judge’s order that rejected their arguments to dismiss the case on First Amendment grounds. Court papers filed Monday on behalf of President Trump