President Trump stormed into the Capitol on Tuesday night to extol the first-year performance of his return to power, bash the Democrats as feckless rivals, and make the case for keeping Republicans in control of Congress in November’s midterm elections. The marathon State of the Union address had all the signature pugnacity of the speech…
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) loudly heckled President Trump as he made a number of divisive comments about Somali immigrants during the State of the Union address. Omar could be heard calling Trump a liar as the president said he would ignite a “war on fraud” he pinned on the Somali immigrant community. “When it comes…
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was escorted out of the House chamber on Tuesday shortly after President Trump began delivering his State of the Union address. Green held up a sign that read, “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES” as Trump entered. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) went up to talk to Green about the sign. Sen. Markwayne Mullin…
President Trump delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday, claiming a “transformation” for the country, which comes as he faces low approval ratings and as Republicans are in danger of losing the House majority during the midterms. “I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a…
A number of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors spoke alongside congressional Democrats on Tuesday ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address. During a news conference hosted by the Democratic Women’s Caucus, multiple victims took the podium to urge the Department of Justice (DOJ) to comply fully with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Members of Congress…
Pressure is mounting on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) — and on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — over explosive allegations that the Texas congressman had an affair with a staffer who later killed herself. A growing number of Republicans have called for Gonzales to resign, or to end his reelection campaign, in light of new details…
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served under former President Biden, should testify to Congress about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Why the [Department of Justice (DOJ)] under Merrick Garland, or others, weren’t forthcoming in what was actually in these files, I think is an important question that…