Meghan McCain rips Graham’s call to send ‘children to go possibly die in war’

Conservative commentator Meghan McCain on Tuesday slammed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for saying that he is asking parents to send their children to war against Iran. “Nothing like a single, childless, septuagenarian telling American mothers to send their children to go possibly die in a war,” McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain…

Live results: Thompson faces young Democratic challenger in Mississippi House primary

Rep. Bennie Thompson is fighting to hang onto his seat in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District as he battles with Evan Turnage, a former Senate aide, for the Democratic nod in Tuesday’s primary race. Republican incumbents seeking reelection without any primary challengers include Reps. Trent Kelly of the 1st Congressional District and Michael Guest of the…

Live results: Georgia special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

Seventeen candidates spanning both parties are vying for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R) seat in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Twelve Republicans, three Democrats and a pair of independent candidates will face off in a special election to represent the seat in northwestern Georgia. Tuesday’s race is likely to lead to an April runoff. Clayton…

High school mariachi musicians released from ICE detention

Two high school mariachi musicians were released Monday with their family from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas after pressure from a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Officials released Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, who was detained and held at the El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas. His brother and fellow mariachi player,…

Johnson says Iran supplemental funding bill ‘inevitable’ 

DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that a supplemental funding package for the Iran conflict is “inevitable” as the military operation stretches into its second week. “I think the supplemental funding bill for the military is inevitable,” Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral. “We…

Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states

DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday floated the idea of passing a sweeping spending package aimed at targeting what he described as fraud, waste and abuse in Democratic-led states. Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral that he’s been a “champion for reconciliation as one of…