President Trump issued several awards during his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday evening. The honorees included two military pilots, an Olympic athlete, a Coast Guard petty officer and two National Guard members. The President also noted his continued interest in receiving the Medal of Honor himself. “I always wanted Congress… Source…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing an order blocking the sentencing of Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) after a video surfaced showing Kelly and other Democrats pressuring service members to decline illegal orders. In a filing Tuesday, the Defense Department said it is appealing an earlier ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Lyons blocking the Pentagon……
Representative Al Green (D-Texas) was escorted out of the House chamber on Tuesday shortly after President Trump began his State of the Union address. As Trump entered, Greene held up a sign that read, “Black people are not apes.” Representative Troy Nehls (R-Texas) went to talk to Greene about the sign. Senator Markwayne Mullin… Source…
Democrat Scott Harriman is projected to defeat Republican Janet Beaudoin in Tuesday’s special election to represent Maine’s 94th State House District, according to Decision Desk Headquarters. Harriman, a Lewiston city councilman, won a special election against Lewiston School Committee member Beaudoin for the Lewiston-based state House seat. The seat was vacated by former State Representative…
President Trump will deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term tonight, with the speech beginning at approximately 9 p.m. EST. In addition to the Democratic response to Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, Democrats have planned counterprogramming to oppose the president. Some Democrats who are skipping speeches will host what they call……
Republican lawmakers are so deeply divided over how to complete the remaining 2026 agenda that they now believe it is unlikely they will be able to pass another budget reconciliation package to comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. GOP lawmakers are pushing for such priorities… Source link
Pressure is mounting on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) — and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — over explosive allegations that the Texas congressman had an affair with a staffer who later killed herself. A growing number of Republicans have called on Gonzalez to resign or end his re-election campaign, in light of a new issue… Source…
Following their victory at the Supreme Court, a group of small businesses challenging President Trump’s global tariffs formally launched their refund push on Tuesday. In a new filing in the US Court of International Trade, wine importer VOS Selections and four other businesses suing it sought an injunction forcing the government to immediately pay the…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) of creating a hostile work environment for Jewish faculty, the latest example of the Trump administration accusing colleges of failing to deal with anti-Semitism during pro-Palestine campus protests. The DOJ is going after UCLA for allegedly failing…
After presenting an ambitious agenda with a mixed record of wins and losses, President Trump is set to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term in Congress on Tuesday night. He has already said it will be a “long speech” “President Trump will proudly tout the many record-breaking accomplishments of…
