FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican is expanding his childcare fraud investigation, going beyond Minnesota and into several other blue states. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chair Bill Cassidy, R-La., is widening the net of his crackdown on fraud to include New York, Michigan and Oregon. Cassidy initially launched his fraud hunt to … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are making their case to a critical voting bloc ahead of an election cycle that’s expected to see the GOP fight an uphill battle to keep control of Congress. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., was in South Florida late last week selling President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rebuked an Illinois clerk after she warned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that they “won’t be tolerated” at polling places ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek earlier this month warned ICE agents — whom she labeled “thugs” — to steer clear of polling stations, … Read more
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Iranian oil infrastructure could be a U.S. target sent oil and gasoline prices higher on Monday, as traders weighed the risk of a deeper confrontation that could further exacerbate global energy supplies. On Friday, Trump ordered strikes on military assets on Iran’s Kharg Island, a strategically vital island in the … Read more
They’ve often been a punch line, but by fusing their political convictions to a broader cultural identity they seemed to find something that we’ve lost.
Benjamin Netanyahu has predicted that the conflict could draw Israel closer to its Arab neighbors. That may be wishful thinking.
The state’s lieutenant governor and a cryptocurrency darling square off in the Democratic race to fill Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat; Republicans are picking a candidate to challenge Governor J. B. Pritzker.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is drawing support from some of Congress’ most vocal China and Cuba hawks — and even some Democrats — to lead the Department of Homeland Security, though critics say the combative lawmaker lacks the experience and temperament for the post. The nomination comes as the Department of Homeland Security sits at … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s push to revive expired enhanced Obamacare tax credits by contrasting their cost with Pentagon spending is colliding with fresh scrutiny of the Affordable Care Act, as policy experts warn the program is riddled with improper enrollments, fraud vulnerabilities and rising taxpayer costs. “We need to reform the ACA, not throw … Read more
Senate Republicans are gearing up for a floor fight this week over doomed Trump-backed voter ID legislation. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is expected to launch the GOP’s floor strategy for the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Tuesday afternoon. It won’t be done through the talking filibuster, despite pressure from President … Read more
