Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) appealed to the First Amendment to block the “censure” levied against him by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon agreed, …
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Talarico gives defiant victory party speech: ‘There is something happening in Texas’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTexas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico gave a defiant and hopeful speech at a victory party Wednesday night, a day after he won his party’s primary. “The number of Texans …
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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after President Trump over his demand for one of the two remaining candidates in the Texas Republican Senate primary to drop out after …
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Senate Republicans defeat measure to halt Iran strikes despite growing anxieties
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan War Powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even though a number of GOP senators are voicing …
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Live updates: Talarico prevails over Crockett in Texas; Hegseth slams media over Iran coverage
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemocrat James Talarico prevailed in a Senate Democratic primary in Texas on Tuesday over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, delivering the party a candidate many had seen as the stronger general election …
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Noem’s spending review has held up more than 1,000 FEMA contracts, grants and awards, Dems say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s policy of personally reviewing expenditures of more than $100,000 has held up more than 1,000 contracts, grants and awards at the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
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Laurie Buckhout wins GOP primary in North Carolina, will face Don Davis in general
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Pentagon official Laurie Buckhout is projected to win the Republican primary in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Buckhout defeated four other GOP candidates: Asa …
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Mace moves to force vote on requiring Ethics Committee to release sexual misconduct reports
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took to the House floor on Tuesday with a motion to force a vote on her resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to preserve and publicly …
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The US doesn’t need a surgeon general who is sideways on science
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSadly, we know how the story is going to end when a vaccine skeptic in a doctor’s clothing is given the bully pulpit.
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Texas Gov. Abbott warns Iranian ‘sleeper cells’ must be taken ‘seriously’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTexas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday warned that the possibility of Iranian “sleeper cells” is being “seriously” evaluated in the Lone Star state. Sleeper cells are foreign actors who …