Politics

WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) administrator Brock Long said Thursday he is stepping down from the position after working on “more than 200 declared disasters.” “While this has been the opportunity…

WASHINGTON - Minnesota Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar responded to President Donald Trump’s calls to resign over her anti-semetic tropes. https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1095683268693905410 “You have trafficked in hate…

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan panel of House and Senate members announced a tentative border funding deal Tuesday, drawing criticism from conservatives who opposed a hard cap on ICE detention beds. When asked about the restriction on…

WASHINGTON - Ever since Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the Green New Deal, there’s been a swirl of reporting about what’s actually in the legislation versus the radical plans laid out in a FAQ document…

WASHINGTON – Tony Evers of Wisconsin has become the latest of four newly-elected Democratic governors who have pledged to adhere to the goals set out in the Paris climate accord, bucking President Donald Trump’s opposition to the…

RICHMOND - Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam restored the right to vote, serve on a jury, run for public office and become a notary public for nearly 11,000 people previously convicted of a felony, his office announced Tuesday. …

NEW JERSEY – Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey attacked President Donald Trump Monday for treating illegal aliens that drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol as criminals. Democratic lawmakers are …

NEW YORK, NY - Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is heading to the early-voting state of New Hampshire ahead of a potential 2020 presidential run, sources close to the mayor told Politico Monday. De Blasio’s plans…

NEW YORK - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie condemned Democratic presidential candidate and California Sen. Kamala Harris on Fox News Monday night, after Harris endorsed the legalization of marijuana on a radio program earlier in…

WASHINGTON - Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz praised Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Monday after she issued a statement condemning her Democratic member Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar for claiming Republicans’ support for Israel is…

WASHINGTON - Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib in 2006 wrote an op-ed column for Final Call, a Nation of Islam publication founded by Louis Farrakhan, in the latest tie to emerge between the congresswoman and anti-Semitic figures.…

WASHINGTON - Democrats on the bicameral Homeland Security funding conference committee are demanding that border security appropriations include a limit to the number of beds at immigration detention facilities. The committee…

EL PASO - If congressional Democrats suffered the way the family of Dan Ferguson, an angel dad, has, funding for a border wall would have been approved months ago, Ferguson told “Fox & Friends” hosts Monday. Ferguson’s daughter…

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has gained the most media buzz compared to her fellow Democrats, but the second-most newsworthy Democrat is a freshman congresswoman from New York: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ocasio-Cortez…

WASHINGTON - Washington Post fact-checkers ruled Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim of “doctored” Green New Deal FAQdocuments floating around as “misleading,” but the outlet curiously did not give her any…

MINNESOTA - Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced on Sunday that she is officially running for president on the Democratic ticket in 2020. “Today, on an island of the mighty Mississippi, in our nation’s heartland, at a…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump accused Democratic leadership on Sunday of orchestrating a government shutdown to distract attention away from the current news cycle that has been beneficial to the Republican party. “I don’t…

RICHMOND - Black Virginians overwhelmingly think Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam should remain in office despite the recent scandal over one of his 1984 medical school yearbook photos showing two people dressed in blackface and…

NEW YORK - Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and left-wing group Media Matters teamed up to push a viral but inaccurate claim from one of her policy advisers about the contents of documents relating to her Green New…

WASHINGTON – Ivanka Trump says she has “zero concern” special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe will impact her family. “Are you concerned about anyone in your life that you love being involved?” ABC’s Abby Huntsman asked…

VIRGINIA - Gov. Ralph Northam said Saturday that reports disclosing racist photos that appeared on the Democrat’s high school yearbook might serve a higher purpose: The scandal could make him a better governor. Northam has no…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s campaign dinged Sen. Elizabeth Warren Saturday afternoon for being a “fraud” after the Massachusetts Democrat announced her intention to run for president. “Elizabeth Warren has already been…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump weighed in Saturday on the “hatred and scorn” coming from House Democrats questioning acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker during a hearing Friday. “The Democrats in Congress yesterday were…

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers involved in border negotiations expressed optimism that a deal could be reached by the end of the weekend, but questions remain whether President Donald Trump would accept less funding for wall construction. …

NEW YORK - After BuzzFeed published the infamous Steele dossier, CNN anchor Jake Tapper lit into BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith for the decision, calling it “irresponsible” and “uncollegial,” according to emails released Friday. “I think…

WASHINGTON - Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee expressed outrage on Friday after acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker did not answer her questions in the fashion she saw fit. “Mr. Attorney General, we’re not joking here…

NEW YORK - Gerlado Rivera defended Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal on “Fox & Friends” Friday, calling it “idealistic” and “aspirational.” Co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked what he thought of the…

WASHINGTON - South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham wants Congress to put the “Green New Deal” resolution to a vote to show Americans “what kind of solutions far-left Democrats are offering to deal with climate change.” “Let’s vote on…

WASHINGTON - Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker delegated time to the House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Friday while he was testifying in front of the committee, and the exchange drew a reaction. “Mr. Chairman, I see…