Sen. Cruz Moves to Halt Pay During DHS Shutdown Standoff
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced he has asked the Senate’s financial clerk to withhold his salary for the duration of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
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Missouri Supreme Court Backs GOP Mid-Decade Map
Missouri’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that lawmakers may redraw congressional districts mid-decade, preserving a Republican-backed map passed last year and handing Democrats a setback in a major 2026 election fight.
Newsom’s Wife: Christians Hold Back Abortion Agenda
A resurfaced video from 2022 shows Jennifer Newsom, wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, blaming conservatives and evangelical Christians for holding back efforts to protect abortion access.
Pollster Allocco to Newsmax: Dems ‘Still Haven’t Solved Core Problem’
Despite political turmoil surrounding the U.S. conflict with Iran and rising gas prices, Democrats continue to face a deeper electability problem that polling suggests they have yet to resolve, Zoose Political Index founder Patrick Allocco told Newsmax on Monday.
Sen. Tuberville to Newsmax: Flatten the Filibuster
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., took to Newsmax on Monday to call on the handful of his fellow recalcitrant Republicans in the upper chamber to end the tradition of the filibuster so Congress can pass the SAVE America Act, which deals…
At Graceland, Trump Shares His Burning Love for Elvis
President Donald Trump has met royalty throughout the world, but in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday, he was wistful about one he never got to know: Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll.
Senate Confirms Mullin to Lead DHS as TSA Standoff Deepens
The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem.
UK Defense Chief: Putin ‘Hidden Hand’ in Iran’s War Tactics
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “hidden hand” guiding Iran’s military in its conflict with the United States and Israel, because it directly benefits his war in Ukraine, U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said.
ICE Officers Go to TSA Checkpoints at Trump’s Direction
Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial government shutdown that has…
Justices Seem Skeptical of Late-Arriving Ballots, a Trump Target
The Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.A ruling, likely to come by late June, that bars counting ballots arriving…