GOP senators ratchet up pressure on Speaker Johnson to quickly end DHS shutdown

Republicans in the upper chamber are ramping up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to swiftly approve a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), arguing that tens of thousands of federal workers could miss paychecks next month if the House delays much longer. Senate Majority Leader John Thune…

Democrats poised to escalate pressure on GOP with repeated votes on Iran war powers

House Democrats are ready to escalate their effort to end the Iran war. Since the strikes began on Feb. 28, the lower chamber has voted only twice on war power resolutions, which would require President Trump to terminate the military campaign against Tehran unless Congress explicitly approves it. That pace is about to change dramatically….

Man accused of spraying Omar with apple cider vinegar plans to plead guilty

The man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with apple cider vinegar during a January town hall in her Minnesota district has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, according to court filings.   Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is expected to change his plea to guilty during a May 7 hearing in U.S. District Court in St. Paul,…

Wisconsin Republican on reelection bid: ‘I don’t really follow that’

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said Wednesday he is not focusing on his reelection campaign, less than seven months before the midterms. In a video shared by Charlotte Scott of Spectrum News on the social platform X, Van Orden said on the Capitol steps that a Democratic-backed redistricting initiative that passed in Virginia on Tuesday…

McBride predicts Trump will fire Gabbard next: ‘He only fires women’

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Thursday predicted that President Trump will fire Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard next because he “only fires women.” McBride told MeidasTouch reporter Pablo Manríquez that all of Trump’s Cabinet officials “deserve to be fired,” adding that she supports an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S.-Israeli conflict…

Jim Jordan blames Democrats for 10 percent approval rating of Congress

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) blamed Democrats for the approval rating of Congress falling to a mere 10 percent in a new Gallup poll.  Speaking to host Stuart Varney on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” the Ohio Republican blamed the minority party for the record-long government shutdown in the fall. That stalemate stemmed from Democrats…