Chuck Schumer, left (AP), Bernie Moreno (httpswww.moreno.senate.gov) Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer received a warning from the chamber’s presiding chair after sharply criticizing Republican lawmakers. He accused them of backing a bill that he claimed would severely “devastate” their own states and that they lacked the “backbone to speak the truth” about the negative impact […]
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday that he would not seek re-election in 2026, a day after voting against the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ backed by US President Donald Trump. The 64-year-old is the latest in a series of Senate moderates to step aside in recent years.“In Washington over the last few years, it’s […]
California governor Gavin Newsom (AP) California governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a $321-billion budget that rolls back several progressive initiatives, including a major healthcare expansion for low-income undocumented immigrants, in a bid to bridge a $12-billion budget deficit.This marks the third consecutive year that America’s most populous state has been forced to cut or […]
Left: Kat Cammack; right: Ron DeSantis – Governor of Florida (Image credit: AP) Florida Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack has said that fear surrounding the state’s strict abortion laws delayed her emergency treatment for an ectopic pregnancy last year. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Cammack said hospital staff were initially reluctant to administer methotrexate, a […]
GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns, advancing a long time priority of the […]
Indian-origin county judge KP George announces he will be joining the Republican Party. Indian-origin judge of Fort Bend County, Texas, recently announced that he will be switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party and will run as a Republican in his 2026 re-election bid. But the Republican Party of Texas said they don’t […]
Sherrill and Ciattarelli have secured their parties’ nominations for New Jersey governor (AP image) Democratic Rep Mikie Sherrill and Republican former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli have secured their parties’ nominations for New Jersey governor, setting the stage for one of the two high stake governor’s races being held this year – the other being Virginia.Sherrill, […]
President Donald Trump is facing mounting resistance from Republican senators, financial markets, economists, and even Elon Musk, over his multitrillion-dollar tax cut plan, which critics say could explode the national debt and rattle an already wary economy.The House recently passed Trump’s proposed tax and spending cuts, but analysts say they would add over $5 trillion […]
Donald Trump is optimistic that the Big Beautiful Bill will be passed by July 4 US President Donald Trump’s prized legislative package, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, may have passed the House after months of internal party wrangling, but the path forward in the Senate remains anything but certain. Senator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin […]
Families who have lost loved ones to crimes committed by illegal immigrants and gang members are pressing Republican lawmakers to back US President Trump’s proposed “big beautiful bill.”The bill aims to strengthen border security and speed up deportations.In an open letter to Congress, these “angel families” emphasised the urgent need for action to prevent others […]
