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Republican politicians have flocked to New York City in recent days to stand alongside former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial. Trump’s group on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Sen.…
House Republicans are taking aim at President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war this week, after the administration paused shipment of some bombs to Israel and warned that the U.S. wll cut off more offensive weapons to Jerusalem if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah. Republicans in both chambers have sharply criticized the administration’s…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) criticized President Biden’s stance on Israel, particularly the administration’s decision to pause some military shipments to the country and its position on Rafah. Cotton supported Israel’s actions in Rafah that have prepared the way for a potential complete invasion into the city, where over 1 million people had relocated for safety.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed the “stupidity” of not legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania, arguing other states, especially those surrounding the Keystone State, have already done so. “Let’s make it legal,” Fetterman told Fox News Digital on Friday. “I mean, it’s not complicated. Other states have done that. All the states surrounded by Pennsylvania are ……
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) criticized the House for passing foreign aid bills, stating that Congress is spending money that “we don’t have” and that the U.S. should be focusing on securing its own borders instead. “We’re going to further mortgage and plunder our children’s future, over $100 billion,” Johnson said during his Saturday morning appearance on NewsNation. “We…
Former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator David Pryor, a Democrat, died on Saturday at the age of 89 of natural causes in Little Rock, Ark. Pryor was regarded as one of the most prominent voices of the Democratic Party in the state. Prior to leading the state as a governor, Pryor kickstarted his career in…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Saturday that “Ukraine will likely fall” if the U.S. is unable to approve more aid to the embattled country amid its war with Russia. “Now, if we don’t get this aid passed, Ukraine will likely fall,” Bacon told NewsNation’s “Morning in America.” “The Russians are — they got huge munitions…
Early Saturday, the Senate passed a two-year reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program after a long and sometimes argumentative debate, narrowly avoiding a loss of important national intelligence gathering capability. Senators voted 60-34 to send the bill to President Biden’s desk shortly after midnight…
After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a trajectory to pass before a midnight deadline. The expanded surveillance powers authorized by…
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