President Trump on Monday slammed critics of the reported deal the U.S. is negotiating with the Iranian government to bring an end to the nearly three-month conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran,…
House and Senate Republicans were fuming as they left Washington last week for a long holiday break. The source of the torment, however, was notably different on each side of the Capitol, and the distinctions forecast a clash between the chambers when Congress returns next month. While many Senate Republicans were furious with the Trump…
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Sunday defended the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) controversial new “anti-weaponization fund” saying, “everybody’s losing their minds.” “This is not new. It happened to — the — under the Obama administration after the [Internal Revenue Service (IRS)] had been sued multiple times, and they settled with groups. This has occurred before….
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) lost his primary to Ed Gallrein earlier this week because he pushed the Trump administration to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein and opposed the wan Iran. “Sadness, disappointment,” Khanna told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” when she asked what his…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s tentative deal with Iran, parts of which Iranian officials have disputed. President Trump previously said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day extension to the ceasefire were “largely negotiated.” No mention was made of the fate of Iran’s nuclear program…
A new “anti-weaponization fund” unveiled by the Justice Department this week faced swift backlash from Republican and Democratic legislators on Capitol Hill. The fund is the result of a negotiated settlement for President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the fund will “issue formal…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick donated $5 million to a committee backing House Republicans ahead of his testimony to Congress about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show. The Trump administration official made the donation to the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) on April 1, and he testified before the…