Month: June 2025
June 28, 2025
Politics
Gun rights groups slams Senate parliamentarian’s ruling on silencer deregulation: ‘Total garbage’
“The Parliamentarian’s ruling is total garbage,” Dudley Brown, president of the National Association for Gun Rights, said in a statement. “The is explicitly a tax law....
June 28, 2025
Politics
Birthright citizenship remains law of the land — for now — despite SCOTUS ruling
The right, enshrined in the 14th Amendment following the Civil War, automatically makes anyone born in the country an American citizen -- which the Trump administration seeks to end....
June 28, 2025
Congress
Key GOP centrist Rep. Don Bacon will not seek reelection
Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon will not seek reelection and plans to retire at the end of his term, according to two people familiar with his plans. The announcement...
June 27, 2025
Politics
GOP blocks Dems’ efforts to restrict Trump’s war powers after strikes on Iran nuke sites
The resolution, authored by Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, aimed to affirm that Trump should seek authorization from Congress before launching more military action against Iran. The resolution, authored by Sen. Tim...
June 27, 2025
Politics
Washington Post journalist busted by DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro for allegedly possessing child porn
Thomas Pham LeGro, a 48-year-old video editor at the news outlet, was taken into custody on Thursday after FBI agents raided his Washington, DC, home and discovered a folder...
June 27, 2025
Politics
Fetterman foe and ex-congressman Conor Lamb touring Pennsylvania as Dems express frustration with often Trump-backing senator
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania isn't even up for reelection until 2028, but already a one-time primary foe, former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, is crisscrossing Pennsylvania and social...
June 27, 2025
Politics
President Trump predicts Gaza ceasefire ‘within the next week’
President Donald Trump predicted there will be a ceasefire in Gaza sometime "within the next week." President Donald Trump predicted there will be a ceasefire in Gaza sometime "within the next week."
June 27, 2025
Congress
Rep. Dusty Johnson to announce a bid for South Dakota governor Monday
Rep. Dusty Johnson will announce a bid for South Dakota governor Monday, according to two people granted anonymity to speak about private conversations. Johnson has served as South Dakota's...
June 27, 2025
Politics
Senate GOP sets ‘aspirational’ Saturday vote for Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced Friday that an "aspirational" vote Saturday at noon would kick off debating the revised multitrillion-dollar bill, after supporters were delivered a setback...
June 27, 2025
Politics
University of Virginia president James Ryan resigns in wake of Trump administration pressure over DEI policies
Some UVA board members reportedly met with DOJ officials to see what could be done to end the probe into possible civil-rights violations and were told the president needed...