Category: Politics

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Thursday, 09 October 2025 08:08 AM EDT Jimmy Kimmel has accused critics of “intentionally and maliciously mischaracterizing” his comments about the accused killer of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, leading to the temporary suspension of his ABC program. During an interview at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in…

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Thursday, 09 October 2025 08:27 AM EDT The nation faces “a critical moment” in the ongoing government shutdown, with civilian federal workers and military personnel facing delayed paychecks, prompting Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., to urge Democrats to end the impasse. Lankford told Newsmax that civilian federal…

An outpouring of opposition convinced California lawmakers to revise a new caregiver bill, reducing its potential for parental rights conflicts. Critics argue the Family Preparedness Plan Act still establishes an “exceedingly broad” definition of individuals who could assume critical decision-making roles for children with minimal oversight. The legislation faced scrutiny…

By Michael Katz | Wednesday, 08 October 2025 07:28 PM EDT Vice President JD Vance is set to visit Indiana on Friday to engage with state leaders as the White House intensifies efforts for Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Multiple sources, including two…

President Donald Trump asserted Wednesday that a standalone bill to ensure military pay during the government shutdown “probably will happen,” despite House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., refusing to push for such a vote. “We don’t have to worry about it yet. That’s a long time,” Trump said, adding, “One week…

By James Morley III | Wednesday, 08 October 2025 08:02 PM EDT A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a judge’s order that had blocked President Donald Trump from calling Oregon National Guard troops into federal service, though he remains barred from deploying them in the state for the time…

Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, praised President Donald Trump during a debate against Democratic opponent Rep. Mikie Sherrill, awarding him an A for his policies. The exchange occurred as both candidates vie to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. Ciattarelli defended Trump’s record, stating, “I think he’s…

By Jim Thomas | Wednesday, 08 October 2025 07:17 PM EDT Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., accused Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of yielding to the Democratic Party’s most extreme left during the ongoing government shutdown crisis on Newsmax. The Senate failed for the sixth time on Wednesday to advance…

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday and challenged the chamber’s top Democrat to sign onto a short-term extension of the Obamacare subsidies. Lawler was waiting for Jeffries as he emerged from a Democratic leadership press conference and…

The Trump administration is examining the potential use of the Insurrection Act, a 19th-century law that grants the president authority to deploy federal troops within the U.S. to suppress rebellion, insurrection, or civil unrest when state or local authorities fail to maintain order or enforce federal law. Recent discussions about…