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Ghislaine Maxwell Invokes the Fifth Amendment in Virtual Hearing

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former confidante and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from Congress, invoking her Fifth…

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Senate GOP Leader John Thune Opposes Nationalizing Elections

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) shared with reporters on Feb. 3 that he’s not in favor of federalizing elections,"…

1 month ago

Speaker Mike Johnson Predicts Quick Resolution Ahead

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shared on Feb. 1 that he believes he can garner the Republican votes to…

1 month ago

Texas Sees Democratic Shift After Special Elections

Special elections in Texas this past Saturday resulted in surprising Democratic victories, including a state Senate seat that had remained…

1 month ago

Senate to Vote on Advancing Funding Package and Reforms

The Senate is set to take a procedural vote on Jan. 29 on a bill to fund the remaining government…

2 months ago

Texas Republicans Call for Investigations After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis

Several Texas lawmakers are responding to the fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, with…

2 months ago

Democrats Vow to Oppose Homeland Security Funding Amid Crisis

The prospect of a partial U.S. government shutdown increases as Democratic senators vow to reject a funding package for the…

2 months ago

US Senate Narrowly Blocks Effort to Curb Trump's Powers

U.S. Senate Republicans voted 51-50 on Wednesday against a war powers resolution that would have restrained President Donald Trump from…

2 months ago

DHS Restricts Congressional Visits to ICE Amid Controversy

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has blocked members of Congress from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention…

2 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Release RSC Budget to Balance Federal Books in 10 Years

Republican Study Committee leaders, Representatives Beth Van Duyne and August Pfluger, have released the RSC Budget, a comprehensive fiscal blueprint…

2 months ago