Category: Politics

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean faced criticism for issuing a statement that did not reference immigration after an 8-year-old girl was killed by a man identified by federal authorities as an illegal alien. The incident involved Mora Gerety, who was struck and killed by a pickup truck. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

By Newsmax Wires | Tuesday, 18 November 2025 12:40 PM EST House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he will vote to advance a Democrat-led discharge petition compelling release of the remaining Jeffrey Epstein files — even as he sharply criticized the measure as dangerously flawed and warned that carelessness could…

A federal judge in Virginia has given President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice more time to fight the unusual release of grand jury records to former FBI Director James Comey, briefly slowing a ruling that sharply criticized prosecutors and investigators in the high-profile case. U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff intervened…

Sen. Tommy Tub Tuberville, R-Ala., said he opposes a new provision added to the short-term government funding bill allowing senators to sue the federal government for unlawful surveillance, warning that it risks sticking ordinary taxpayers with the bill instead of holding the true wrongdoers accountable. Tuberville, speaking on “National Report,”…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., expressed opposition to a primary challenge against House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., telling Axios on Tuesday that such a move is not a “good idea.” Her comments came after Chi Ossé, a member of the New York City Council, filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries in…

President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington on Tuesday as the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents. Trump warmly received Prince Mohammed when he arrived at the…

One after one on Tuesday morning, survivors of the sexual crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein stood on the steps of the Capitol and pleaded with members of Congress and President Donald Trump to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act, while decrying the political turn the case has taken. “I beg…

The White House has accused Democrats of concealing their long-standing connections to Jeffrey Epstein, asserting that the party is avoiding transparency due to the “overwhelming” evidence pointing to them. A statement released Monday emphasized President Donald Trump’s call for immediate accountability, stating: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein…

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is facing a stark choice as U.S. pressure intensifies: negotiate with President Donald Trump or face a targeted U.S. military strike aimed at crippling his regime, former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told Newsmax on Monday. “If the Venezuelans do not agree to talk to President Trump…

By Newsmax Wires | Monday, 17 November 2025 09:02 PM EST Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and Rep. Marlin Stutzman told Newsmax on Monday that Republican resistance inside the Indiana state Senate is holding up redistricting legislation — despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump himself. Their appearance on “Rob Schmitt…