Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced plans to draft legislation allowing former President Trump to be held accountable for behavior following the 2020 election. Schumer said his proposed bill will classify Trump’s actions related to challenging the results of the 2020 election “unofficial,” thereby removing the immunity protections granted under a recent Supreme Court...
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin restricts cell phone use in public schools
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed an executive ordercalling for the establishment of “cellphone-free education” in public schools in an effort to fight back against what he describes as an “alarming mental health crisis and chronic health conditions affecting adolescents.” The measure, which was signed by the Republican on Tuesday, orders state agencies and its...
Tight-lipped House Dems still divided on Biden, leave closed-door meeting without consensus
House Democrats are still at odds with each other over how to handle President Biden’s re-election campaign after a closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning, as concerns grow over his viability as a candidate and his mental fitness for office. Left-wing lawmakers were largely evasive when leaving the meeting at Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol...
Top Dem contradicts past defense of Biden ability: ‘Must do more’ to prove himself
Senate President pro tempore Patty Murray, D-Wash., put pressure on President Biden to prove himself on Monday, appearing to contradict her own effort to discredit a report last month that suggested he was showing signs of decline in private meetings. “More than a week since the debate, and after talking with my constituents, I believe...
Intel director reveals Iranian government-linked actors fund and incite anti-Israel protests on US soil
The top U.S. intel official is warning that “actors tied to Iran’s government” are providing funding and stoking anti-Israel protests on U.S. soil in an “increasingly aggressive” campaign. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Tuesday issued a statement warning U.S. citizens of “concerning Iranian activity” and that Iranian government actors have sought to “opportunistically...
Trump drops major hint on his running mate, and timing of announcement
With the Republican National Convention set to kick off in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in less than one week, speculation is soaring regarding whom former President Trump will name as his running mate, and when he’ll make the announcement. And the former president is giving some hints. “I’d love to do it during the convention,” Trump said...
'Concise’ Trump-approved GOP platform not crafted with Biden, Dem disarray in mind
EXCLUSIVE – Amid frantic Democratic calls to replace the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, the GOP is steering clear of any similar chaos, on Monday moving a step closer to finalizing a “concise” party platform that tackles core issues concerning voters like ending the “migrant invasion” and preventing “World War III.” Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn...
Mayorkas extends temporary legal status for war-torn country battling Iran-backed militants: ‘Extreme risk’
U.S. officials say Yemeni nationals will be offered temporary protected status (TPS) for another 18 months in a move that a former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director is calling an “extreme risk for this country’s security and safety.” The announcement on Monday by the Department of Homeland Security – which means that...
House Dems calling for Biden to step down won't say if they'll back him in general election
Most of the House Democrats who have urged President Biden to bow out of the 2024 race are silent on whether they’d support him as the White House nominee if their calls go unheeded. The 81-year-old leader’s disastrous debate performance two weeks ago has fueled concerns among his fellow Democrats that he may not be...
Biden exiting race but serving out term would leave Harris in dilemma: expert
As doubts grow about President Biden’s mental acuity, the spotlight turns to whether he can step down as the presidential nominee while completing his first term, and what that would mean for Vice President Kamala Harris’ political future. “Vice President Kamala Harris owes the American people an explanation as to why she has not been...









