Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats throughout a House hearing on Wednesday, with tensions flaring over the Iran war, the Pentagon’s whopping $1.5 trillion budget request and his ouster of top military officials. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), a former Air Force officer and member of the Armed Services Committee, pressed Hegseth on his firing…
House Republican leaders on Wednesday cleared a major hurdle when they corralled members into adopting a rule to tee up consideration of three major pieces of legislation: The farm bill, reauthorization of foreign spy powers and a budget blueprint to fund immigration enforcement. The House voted 216-210 along party lines to adopt the rule. Adoption…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the rising cost of the Iran war under fiery questioning from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. Khanna said the total cost of the war was likely well above the $25 billion figure that the Pentagon’s comptroller provided earlier in the…
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Tuesday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map that created a second-Black majority district. “Today’s decision is a victory for the Constitution and the principle that every American citizen is equal under the law,” NRCC Chairman Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) wrote in a statement. …
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Tuesday took a shot at the British royal family for a list of “do’s and don’ts” that she said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave members ahead of King Charles III’s address to Congress. Before the British monarch’s speech, when reporter Pablo Manríquez asked Boebert whether the king should meet…
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before Congress about the Epstein files on May 29 after she failed to appear for a previously scheduled deposition. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee confirmed the appearance, an arrangement made after discussions with Bondi’s personal attorney. Bondi was subpoenaed to testify after a surprise…
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) on Tuesday criticized former FBI Director James Comey after he was indicted by a grand jury in a new case brought by the Department of Justice, the second time DOJ has sought to prosecute him. The new lawsuit concerns a social media post Comey made last year that involved seashells in…