Category: Politics

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has flipped the script on Democrats by backing the discharge petition, overcoming what Comer called an early “PR disaster” and turning the political fallout back on his opponents. Speaking on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Comer said…

By Jim Thomas | Tuesday, 18 November 2025 09:08 PM EST Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said the Justice Department’s case against former FBI Director James Comey is “dead” after a Virginia magistrate flagged apparent legal errors and “profound investigative missteps.” Cobb, who served as a White House lawyer…

Boko Haram is an offshoot of al-Qaida and part of a global surge in anti-Christian violence, with retired Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt urging President Donald Trump to consider tough sanctions if Nigeria fails to address the threat. Holt appeared on Newsmax’s “American Agenda” as the network pressed for answers on…

By Newsmax Wires | Tuesday, 18 November 2025 08:12 PM EST Joe diGenova, former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and Victoria Toensing, a former senior official at the Department of Justice, criticized a magistrate judge’s rebuke of the department on Newsmax on Tuesday. On “The Chris Salcedo Show,”…

By Jim Thomas | Tuesday, 18 November 2025 10:23 PM EST Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Tuesday that mandates under the Affordable Care Act and subsequent federal actions helped drive consolidation in the insurance industry, higher premiums, and resulting financial profit for major health carriers. Mullin, who sits…

President Donald Trump dialed up pressure on Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday, urging him to deliver on Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps as the GOP seeks to keep pace with Democrat maneuvering in blue states. “I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana Republicans on picking…

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday he “will explore all options at my disposal” to compel the state Senate to vote next month on redrawing the state’s congressional map. The Indiana House of Representatives is prepared to meet to redraw the map in December, House Speaker Todd Huston, a Republican,…

Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon told Newsmax that Americans have some valid concerns about mail-in voting. Dhillon told “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE” on Tuesday that the attention needs to be placed on the states. “And what they need to understand,” she said, “is that under our…

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that states pushing DEI-driven rules for artificial intelligence are creating “Woke AI” that could undermine the nation’s economic momentum and position as a global AI leader. “Investment in AI is helping to make the U.S. Economy the ‘HOTTEST’ in the World — But overregulation by…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott condemned a federal court ruling Tuesday in El Paso that blocked the state from adopting the new congressional map passed by the Legislature, which would have given Republicans several more seats. “The Legislature redrew our congressional maps to better reflect Texans’ conservative voting preferences — and…