The House appears set to repeal legislation designed to prevent President Trump’s use of military force in Iran, potentially giving the administration a boost as it steps up its threats against Tehran. The bipartisan War Powers Resolution, sponsored by Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), aims to reestablish Congress’s authority to wage war……
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Democrats who shoved and shouted at President Trump during the State of the Union have “embarrassed his party and themselves.” Trump’s address clashed with Democrats over race, crime, immigration and other topics. Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Mich.) repeatedly shouted… Source link
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) criticized President Trump on issues of affordability and immigration, leading the Democratic response to the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Spanberger, a former CIA officer and House lawmaker elected governor of the Old Dominion in November, criticized the president for the administration’s use of U.S. immigration… Source…
President Trump laid out his vision of a “Golden Age of America” in record-long remarks to Congress on Tuesday, touting his administration’s victories and attacking rival Democrats as they face poor approval numbers and disappointment over the economy. The President declared the country “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before” in a sweeping speech……
President Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday. The speech came with the President troubled by low approval ratings, particularly on the economy, but trying to unify his party ahead of the November midterms. Trump also gave his address, which was completed in less than a…
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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…
