Politics
By Chris White – A Washington, D.C-based ethics group is claiming that New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s social media usage violates House ethics rules against using taxpayer resources for political purposes. Ocasio-Cortez’s political Instagram account contains direct links to her House Instagram account and includes a link for political contributions, Read more…
By Chuck Ross – CNN has bungled another story that was based on leaks the network received while a House Intelligence Committee witness was testifying behind closed doors. On Wednesday, CNN reported that Michael Cohen provided documents during a House Intelligence deposition showing that President Trump’s Russia lawyers made edits to Read more…
By R. Mitchell – EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in El Paso apprehended several large groups between Tuesday night and late afternoon Wednesday. These groups, like many others before, are comprised primarily of Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles. Agents apprehended a group of 112 illegal Read more…
By Peter Hasson – Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her top aide hold majority control over Justice Democrats, a left-wing PAC waging open war on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other establishment Democrats, according to corporate filings obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Ocasio-Cortez and her chief Read more…
By R. Mitchell – The Justice Department today announced that California Auto Finance, a subprime auto lending company based in Orange County, California, has agreed to enter into a court-enforceable consent order to resolve allegations that it illegally repossessed two servicemembers’ cars without court orders while they were on active Read more…
By R. Mitchell – CALEXICO, Calif. – A U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Calexico Border Patrol station was assaulted while patrolling near the border fence, Monday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 8:16 a.m., near the intersection of 1st. Street and Heffernan Avenue, when a man later Read more…
By Henry Rodgers – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly walked out of a meeting with a group of Democrats discussing anti-semitism Wednesday after facing criticism for not responding to Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments about Israel. In a meeting with Democratic colleagues, Pelosi was reportedly confronted by a number Read more…
By Peter Hasson – Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday evening introduced legislation to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16. Pressley cited teen activists pushing for gun control as a reason for giving 16-year-olds the right to vote, which the congresswoman compared to having a driver’s license. “Young Read more…
By Whitney Tipton – Major alliances have formed in opposition to H.R. 1, the first legislative effort of the Democratic Congress, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Known as the “For The People Act,” House debate began today for H.R. Read more…
By Neetu Chandak – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed felony charges Tuesday against Zachary Greenberg, the man who was allegedly seen in a now-viral video punching and assaulting conservative activist Hayden Williams at the University of California at Berkeley on Feb. 19. The charges against 28-year-old Greenberg include Read more…