Category: Politics

House Democratic leaders have announced plans to introduce a discharge petition next month to compel a vote on legislation that would prohibit stock trading by members of Congress, the vice president, the president, and their immediate families. Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-Rhode Island) confirmed his bill has garnered support from House…

U.S. and Russian officials are scheduled to meet in Miami this weekend as the Trump administration seeks to end nearly four years of war between Kyiv and Moscow. Sources said U.S. officials plan to brief their Russian counterparts on the latest results of discussions, even as Moscow’s core demands remain…

President Donald Trump used his prime-time address to focus squarely on domestic priorities — especially the economy — and made no mention of Venezuela, despite speculation that rising tensions would factor into his remarks. The roughly 18-minute address, carried live from the White House Diplomatic Room, centered on inflation, taxes,…

House Republicans on Wednesday passed a conservative healthcare package aimed at lowering costs without extending the expiring Obamacare subsidies, drawing a sharp contrast with Democrats ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The legislation, titled the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, cleared the House on a largely party-line…

By Sam Barron | Wednesday, 17 December 2025 07:37 PM EST Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford told senators Wednesday that around 500 air traffic controller trainees left during the 43-day government shutdown. “We lost, I don’t know, 400 to 500 of our trainees that just sort of gave up…

House Republican Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., accused a faction of his party of abandoning the GOP platform by joining Democrats to extend pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. During an appearance on a major political show Wednesday, Biggs criticized what he called “left-leaning House Republicans” who signed a…

By James Morley III | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Two Senate Democrats have placed holds on the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday to lead the Coast Guard following the service’s updated workplace harassment policy that refers to swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” symbols—a change lawmakers argue downplays imagery widely…

By James Morley III | Wednesday, 17 December 2025 05:22 PM EST The Trump administration has continued its campaign of political satire by adding new plaques to the “Presidential Walk of Fame” that offer harsh critiques of former Democratic presidents. Although Trump had previously mocked Joe Biden in September by…

By Jim Thomas | Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 5:50 PM EST The Senate confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Wednesday, ending a contentious nomination process that placed a Trump-aligned leader at the helm of NASA. This decision occurs as the…