Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Monday he is going to introduce legislation to suspend the federal gas tax, saving drivers 18.4 cents per gallon at a time when many Americans are feeling pain at the pump amid the war against Iran. Republicans on Capitol Hill have increasingly eyed suspending the gas tax, with Republican members...
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the agency's fiscal 2027 budget request. President Trump's request includes $12.5 billion to fund FBI salaries and expenses, according to the White House. The Trump administration, per the release, also "remains committed to dismantling the web of weaponization spun by...
Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) holds a slim lead in hypothetical matchups against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) in the state's Senate race, according to a recent survey. The poll, conducted by the Glengariff Group, found that 43.8 percent of 600 likely general election voters in the Wolverine State...
An investigation from House Judiciary Democrats concluded the Justice Department has approved more than a million dollars in payments to fired FBI agents, and accuses the Trump administration of “improperly shower[ing] government cash” on employees who were dismissed after alarming conduct. “You have now proceeded behind closed doors to order the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine are on Capitol Hill for budget hearings on Tuesday morning. The top GOP House appropriators seemed dubious of plans to fund the Pentagon’s $1.5 billion budget request as Congress waits to receive a supplemental request for tens of billions of dollars to fund the...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary will announce his resignation on Tuesday, amid mounting reports of President Trump's growing dissatisfaction with the physician’s tenure. Politico Pro was first to report on Tuesday that Makary is resigning from his role, set to be replaced by Kyle Diamantas, who will serve as acting director. A source familiar with the development...
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors and also voted to advance his nomination to serve as chairman of the central bank, where he will have significant influence over future interest rates. The Senate voted 51 to 45 to confirm Warsh to the Fed’s board of governors...
ATLANTA - Louisiana voters may face confusion at the ballot box Saturday, as House primaries are on hold but the Senate primaries are moving forward after a Supreme Court decision last month. A ruling that the state's new House map was an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander" prompted Gov. Jeff Landry (R) to delay those races while new district...
I, for one, would like to do more than just hope it will be fine. Personally, I’d prefer to quarantine everybody until we could be certain that they did not have the virus.
A recent televised interview with former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) about his campaign for California governor got off to a rocky start when the former state attorney general immediately questioned the intentions of the sit-down. “By the way, this is a profile piece, this is not a gotcha piece, right?”...
