Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to make the Virginia cities of Arlington and Alexandria part of Washington, D.C., reversing an 1846 law that returned the regions to the Old Dominion. “The Make DC Square Again Act restores the original ten-mile-square District and ends the artificial advantage Virginia Democrats have recently gained from…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Thursday called for President Trump to pardon for the U.S. Army soldier accused of raking in more than $400,000 after betting on the capture of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina who was involved in the planning of…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…