White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said the guidance is an extension of the administration’s efforts to focus federal spending on US citizens. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed U.S. diplomats to consider obesity alongside various chronic medical conditions as among the reasons to reject foreigners seeking U.S. visas, according to excerpts of a cable … Read more
Democrats’ split decision on how to handle health care subsidies is further inflaming tensions within the party. Behind closed doors on Wednesday, a Nevada Democrat implored her House colleagues to “stop pissing on each other and start pissing on” Republicans over the shutdown deal, according to two people familiar with her remarks. They weren’t all … Read more
The first-term Democrat was charged with assaulting law enforcement officers following a chaotic scrum outside an immigration detention facility in May. A federal judge on Thursday declined to toss federal assault charges against New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver. The first-term Democrat was charged with assaulting law enforcement officers following a chaotic scrum outside an immigration … Read more
The moderate governor and mayor-elect will need each other if they want to be successful next year. NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are facing a political high-wire act next year, one that will test whether a moderate Democrat can govern alongside a democratic socialist as their party tears itself apart. … Read more
After the House cleared the bill earlier in the evening, the president signed it into law in an Oval Office ceremony. President Donald Trump signed legislation late Wednesday to end the government shutdown that spanned 43 days, punting the next funding deadline into late January. “Today we’re sending a clear message that we will never … Read more
The Trump administration is arguing the new districts approved by voters last week violate the Constitution. The Trump administration is attempting to block California’s new congressional map that was approved by voters last week, which would create five additional House districts favoring Democrats. The Justice Department sought to intervene in a lawsuit on Thursday originally … Read more
The upcoming special election to replace retired Rep. Mark Green is bringing top Democratic names to a district Donald Trump carried by more than 20 points. Democrats’ sweeping victories last week have the party eyeing gains in even Trumpier territory, where voters in a deep-red Tennessee House seat will soon pick their next member of … Read more
Top contenders to lead the Federal Reserve under Trump are lining up around a policy that doesn’t seem Trump-like. President Donald Trump has loudly and persistently railed against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with an eye toward next year when he can pick a new Fed chief more aligned with his own views. But in … Read more
Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel last month, says in a farewell email that he’s moving to the General Services Administration. Paul Ingrassia, a conservative activist who withdrew his nomination to oversee a government watchdog agency last month after POLITICO reported he made racist comments in a group … Read more
A spokesperson said the senator was on an early morning walk near his home in Pennsylvania when he felt lightheaded and fell to the ground. Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday morning after falling and hitting his face, sustaining “minor injuries,” his spokesperson said in a statement. In a post to the Democrat’s account … Read more