EXCLUSIVE: A Memphis-area House Republican is eyeing a permanent federal law enforcement presence in the southwest Tennessee city after President Donald Trump’s order cracking down on crime. Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., whose district includes suburbs in the Memphis metropolitan area and rural areas outside of it, spent the day with …
Read More »Jeffries rips ICE as 'out of control,' claims Americans have 'turned on' Trump over immigration
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., attacked the Trump administration’s immigration efforts on Wednesday, which he claimed were opposed by Americans. Jeffries’ comments came during his near-daily government shutdown press conference in response to a reporter asking an unrelated question about whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) needed scaling back. …
Read More »Government enters longest full shutdown in US history with no end in sight
The federal government is now in its longest full shutdown ever, and Congress is not giving any signs that an end is in sight. A full government shutdown occurs when the end of the fiscal year comes on Sept. 30 with none of Congress’ 12 single-subject appropriations bills passed by …
Read More »'Stay tuned': Jeffries repeatedly dodges Mamdani endorsement as self-imposed deadline looms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is remaining quiet on the New York City mayoral race, despite his self-imposed deadline of weighing in before early voting fast approaches on Saturday morning. The top House Democrat was asked multiple times about Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, and whether he will endorse …
Read More »Republicans torch anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests, say Dems fear angering leftists in shutdown fight
Republican lawmakers have spent the week sharpening their attacks on Saturday’s nationwide day of protests against President Donald Trump, which many GOP leaders dismissed as “Hate America” rallies. Cities across the country are expected to see hundreds of thousands of people come out for the “No Kings” movement, and several …
Read More »Jack Smith pushes for public testimony to confront ‘mischaracterizations’ of Trump probes
EXCLUSIVE: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is requesting to testify in open, public hearings before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Fox News Digital has learned. Fox News Digital exclusively obtained a letter Smith’s attorneys sent to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley …
Read More »Democrats under fire as food stamp funds run dry: 42 million Americans caught in shutdown fight
Millions of Americans who rely on federal food benefits could be among the next casualties of the ongoing government shutdown. Approximately 42 million people in the U.S. who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are in danger of not receiving aid come Nov. 1, when the program’s funds are …
Read More »Fiscal disaster scenario during shutdown sends GOP scrambling for new spending plan
Congress is running out of time to avert another fiscal crisis in the middle of the current government shutdown standoff — and it’s leaving Republicans with few options other than to try to extend federal spending levels that existed under former President Joe Biden. But the debate over how long …
Read More »Top Republican slams Katherine Clark for admitting suffering families are 'leverage' in shutdown battle
EXCLUSIVE: A top House Republican is criticizing one of Democrats’ senior leaders for saying the government shutdown and its effects are a “leverage point” to accomplish their goals on healthcare. “It’s appalling to see the number two House Democrat openly admit that the left is weaponizing hardworking Americans as ‘leverage’ …
Read More »Government shutdown knowledge: gaming out its potential end
“I know that I know nothing” – Socrates “You don’t know nothing” – Baseball Legend Yogi Berra Socrates may have been claiming ignorance, Berra was talking about baseball, but both may as well have been talking about the government shutdown. So when will it end? “You shouldn’t ask me because …
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