The House on Wednesday passed a measure aimed at combatting what appears to be widespread fraud among federally funded state Medicare and Medicaid programs, though most Democrats voted against it. A vote of 211-200 passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act, with all Republicans supporting it along with just six Democrats. Advertisement If passed by the […]
Senate Republicans took a significant step this week towards addressing the backlog of nominees put forward by President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the GOP confirmed 49 of Trump’s nominees, meaning that 60% of his civilian nominations are now finalized. Advertisement This marks the fourth time Republicans have confirmed a group of nominees since the Senate […]
Fox News anchor Bret Baier said President Donald Trump told him he was “cautiously optimistic” about the United States reaching a deal with Iran. But the president warned that the U.S. military would be stepping up efforts in the coming days to push Iran into making a deal. Advertisement “We’re in the middle of this. […]
Democrat Karen Bass, the current mayor of Los Angeles, has already earned a spot in the November runoff. As late-arriving votes are still being counted, progressive city council member Nithya Raman is now in a position to join her after surpassing reality TV star Spencer Pratt for second place. Advertisement Raman surpassed Pratt with 28.6 […]
House Republicans delivered a major legislative victory to President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Lawmakers narrowly passed a reconciliation package that will provide tens of billions of dollars in long-term funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other Department of Homeland Security operations through the end of Trump’s second term. […]
Senate Republicans have struggled to advance President Donald Trump’s voter ID and citizenship verification legislation. However, a late-night vote in the chamber revived a proposal many had considered all but dead. Advertisement During the Senate’s marathon vote-a-rama on the GOP’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, Republicans made two attempts to attach the Safeguarding American Voter […]
The SAVE America Act may not have passed the Senate last week, but supporters of the election integrity measure are pointing to a late-night vote as evidence that the legislation is far from dead. After months of stalled momentum and growing frustration among conservatives, Senate Republicans managed to secure majority support for the House-passed SAVE […]
President Donald Trump signed a bill on Wednesday morning to fund immigration agencies through the end of his presidency. Several Republican lawmakers joined the president in the Oval Office, including Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul. Paul chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is one of the panels with jurisdiction over immigration. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appeared on Fox & Friends, where he took the opportunity to discuss significant issues affecting Americans as the country approaches the midterm elections. Johnson expressed that he is “very confident” President Donald Trump will soon announce a peace deal with Iran. Advertisement “This will allow 60 days to get the […]
A longtime Los Angeles County petition circulator has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge after admitting she paid people, including homeless individuals in downtown Los Angeles, to register to vote. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina del Rey, who also went by the name “Anika,” agreed to plead guilty to one count […]
