Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-N.M., voted against the package that implemented President Donald Trump’s “no tax on tips” law despite calling for a permanent implementation of the policy just a month later. “Tipped workers deserve to take home more of their hard-earned pay,” Vasquez told local outlets in August. Vasquez, along with the rest of his
Black bishop and author Earl Walker Jackson, a descendant of enslaved ancestors, is criticizing the Smithsonian National Museum of American History for what he said amounts to anti-American “indoctrination” against the “greatest nation on earth.” Although his great-grandparents were enslaved, Jackson believes that “if you were born an American, you hit the proverbial lottery because
Contempt of Congress. It sounds bad. And it usually is. But what does it mean? Holding someone in contempt of Congress usually stems from them refusing to testify before a House or Senate committee or declining to provide documents and information requested by lawmakers. Especially if someone rejects an inquest by subpoena. REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: WHY
The Senate advanced its solution to avert a government shutdown on Saturday, capping off several months of hand-wringing that, if given the chance, Senate Democrats would use a shutdown to score political points in November. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus relented, and stayed true to the bargain they struck with Republicans
Nine Republican candidates vying to permanently fill late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat spoke directly to voters Saturday at an event in Florence County, South Carolina, where they addressed the war with Iran, the rising tide of socialism in the Democratic Party and potential privacy concerns around Flock cameras. The event was hosted by Alan
Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him significant pain, his son Hunter Biden revealed during a Friday interview. “The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told the BBC in an interview which aired Friday. “It’s very painful and it’s
A leading centrist Democratic group is launching a new $15 million effort between now and 2028 to discredit democratic socialism, Fox News Digital confirms. The group, Third Way, says it plans to target the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which they believe poses a “mortal danger” for Democrats. The move comes in the wake of
President Donald Trump’s clout with Republican voters was put to the test in Tennessee Thursday, as voters headed to the polls for the state’s first primaries under a newly redrawn congressional map designed to bolster Republicans’ chances of expanding their thin majority in the U.S. House this fall. The night delivered a split verdict for
There’s a rare show of bipartisan unity in the House of Representatives this week, as lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle come together to crack down on destructive protests targeting houses of worship. Reps. Brad Knott, R-N.C., and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., are introducing a bill to make it a crime to knowingly disrupt or
Federal investigators say a fatal New Mexico air ambulance crash unfolded after the crew lost GPS navigation while the U.S. military was conducting a scheduled jamming exercise — a chain of events that is raising new questions about whether civilian aviation is prepared for an era of electronic warfare. The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary