Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Dec. 11 that he will bring the Social Security Fairness Act before the Senate for a vote. The bill removes rules that reduce Social Security benefits in certain cases, such as those receiving pensions or disability benefits. “I am here to tell you the Senate is going […]

WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 6 passed the Crucial Communism Teaching Act with a vote of 327–62. The bill, introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and cosponsored by 33 members of the House, seeks to address a gap in the education system related to the history of communism. “Communism is one of the most destructive […]

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) on Dec. 3 became the first Democrat to join a House caucus dedicated to supporting the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “I believe that streamlining government processes and reducing inefficient government spending should not be a partisan issue,” he said in a statement. “I’ve been clear that there are ways […]

WASHINGTON—The 118th Congress is wrapping up, but it isn’t quite vacation time yet. Before the House and Senate depart for their Christmas break, they will have to pass crucial spending legislation to avoid a government shutdown on Dec. 20, when current government funding expires. What might that look like this year? Government spending is almost […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined a group of pro-democracy Hong Kong activists to decry the sentencing of 45 political prisoners, imposed under the special administrative region’s draconian Article 23 based on China’s national security law. “We are outraged about what [Chinese communist leader] Xi Jinping and his cronies are doing […]

Although two weeks have passed since election night, several races for the U.S. House of Representatives have yet to be called. Republicans are expected to maintain a majority in the House, but the outcome of five races will determine how much of a voting cushion the GOP will have for the next two years. At […]

WARREN, Mich./MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made a series of dueling campaign stops in the key battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan on Nov. 1. With the election just days away, the contest remains close. Polling averages on Oct. 31 showed Trump just barely ahead by 0.3 percent nationwide, but […]

Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Oct. 11 that she intends to form a bipartisan advisory council if elected president in the November election. Harris said the move stems from a desire for a “strong, two-party system.” “I love good ideas, wherever they come from,” she said. The announcement was prefaced by Harris repeating that […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced she will not attend the Al Smith charity dinner this year, breaking with a tradition that goes back to 1960. Former President Donald Trump says he will attend the event. A Harris campaign official confirmed she will skip the dinner to focus on campaigning in battleground states. The Alfred […]

WASHINGTON—Former President Donald Trump took to the stage to denounce anti-Semitism at two events on Sept. 19. He also restated his commitment to support the state of Israel, saying, “Today we have to fight for Israel, but we’re gonna win the fight, so don’t worry about it.” Trump’s speech at the Fighting Anti-Semitism in America […]

Election day is fast approaching, but some people won’t be able to make it to the polls on Nov. 5. If you haven’t yet taken the time to train a carrier pigeon to deliver your ballot to the nearest polling place, mail-in voting may provide an alternative solution. But how exactly do you do that? […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department announced sanctions against media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) and several affiliates on Sept. 13, citing accusations of global covert influence. Drawing on intel from RT employees, “We now know that RT moved beyond being simply a media outlet and has been an entity with cyber capabilities,” a statement from the […]

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) on July 11 filed a petition for a recount in his June 18 primary election after narrowly losing to state Sen. John McGuire. Last week, election officials declared the House Freedom Caucus chair lost by 374 votes of the nearly 63,000 votes cast or about 0.6 percentage points, opening the way […]

WASHINGTON—The 4th of July has become inextricably linked to fireworks in the American psyche. Many people who grew up in America will have childhood memories of hot-weather cookouts and the smell of grilling meat, coupled with the barely restrained anticipation of waiting for dusk so the fun could begin. It’s almost like a reverse Christmas: […]

WASHINGTON—Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on June 18 introduced legislation that would require sites to take down artificially generated pornographic images of real people, often minors. “Now, almost instantaneously perpetrators can use an app on their phone to create fake, explicit images depicting real people, commonly referred to as ‘deepfakes’,” Mr. Cruz […]

WASHINGTON—Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) on June 18 blocked a Democrat-backed bill to ban bump stocks, days after the Supreme Court reversed a Trump-era ban on the gun accessory. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) requested unanimous consent for the Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts Act, meaning only one senator was needed to reject the measure. “There’s no legitimate […]

WASHINGTON—A bill to establish a right to use in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments fell short of the 60 votes required for it to advance in the Senate on June 13. Republicans largely rejected the measure—dubbed the Right to IVF Act—resulting in a failed 48–47 vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) changed […]

WILMINGTON, Del.—First Lady Jill Biden arrived at the Delaware courthouse on June 7 for the fifth day in the federal gun trial of her stepson, Hunter Biden, after attending the D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony in Normandy, France, with President Joe Biden, the day before. Ms. Biden has only missed one day of the trial thus […]

WILMINGTON, Del.—Prosecutors called Hallie Biden to testify on June 6, the fourth day of Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, detailing their shared romantic relationship, alleged mutual drug use, and messages purportedly showing Mr. Biden was using drugs around the time he bought the gun. Ms. Biden is the widow of Mr. Biden’s deceased brother, Beau, […]

WILMINGTON, Del.—Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial entered its third day on June 5 as prosecutors called his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend to the stand to testify about his addiction to crack cocaine. Prosecutors have scrutinized Mr. Biden’s large cash withdrawals the year of the gun purchase and numerous texts, photos, and videos that allegedly show his […]