Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, said on Friday that she would not run for Senate in 2026.The revelation — a huge relief to Republicans who feared she would challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and jeopardize their chance at defeating him — came 1,200 words deep into a screed against her party that Ms. […]
Bill O’Reilly slammed the hosts of ‘The View’ this week after their interview of Joe and Jill Biden, calling them delusional. Bill took issue with Joe Biden claiming that Kamala Harris lost because of sexism and the hosts of the show accepting that ridiculous answer. He even suggested that it’s not necessarily a case of […]
Trump has moved to fire three Democratic commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after they objected to the administration’s efforts to lay off agency staff, the commissioners said.CPSC Commissioners Richard Trumka Jr. and Mary Boyle said they received emails on Thursday night saying that the president had fired them from the independent bipartisan agency. […]
Director Kash Patel showed little patience for the senators’ questions during an appropriations committee meeting earlier this week. Author: kgw.com Published: 6:46 PM PDT May 9, 2025 Updated: 6:46 PM PDT May 9, 2025 Source link
Screenshot In a political pivot, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who previously voted against the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director, now says she is actively working with him — praising parts of his approach while pushing for concrete action on longstanding justice issues affecting Native communities and public safety in Alaska. During a Senate committee […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making it clear that he’s not a fan of President Trump’s proposal earlier this week to raise taxes on wealthy income earners, but he’s willing to listen to what the president has in mind. “I don’t want to see taxes go up on anybody,” Thune said in an […]
‘The work that the men and women of the FBI are doing to combat violent crime, terrorism, and other threats has never been more important’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee on Appropriations, participated in a hearing for the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Flanked by his entire cabinet, Governor Spencer Cox announced a new initiative on Friday designed to create a more customer-friendly and efficient state government. “GRIT” is “Government Reform, Innovation & Transparency.” He has tasked the head of every single government agency and division within state government to look at ways to […]
NEED TO KNOW On Wednesday, May 7, President Donald Trump announced that he was nominating Dr. Casey Means to be the new U.S. surgeon general, replacing his initial pick. The nomination quickly drew scrutiny as Means is a wellness influencer who did not finish her medical residency and does not currently have a valid medical […]
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