Politics - Page 196

March 24

Democrat strategist warns Mamdani's ballooning NYC budget plan gives Republicans a ready-made midterm message

Democratic strategist Melissa DeRosa says NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $127B budget hands Republicans a perfect midterm attack on tax-and-spend Democrats.

March 24

IL Dems decline to defend ‘no’ votes on Laken Riley Act after student’s killing tied to repeat offender

Illinois Democrats stay silent on their no votes on the Laken Riley Act after Loyola student Sheridan Gorman was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant.

March 24

Jack Smith team secretly sought years of Kash Patel phone records, new docs show

Former special counsel Jack Smith sought more than two years’ worth of phone records for now-FBI Director Kash Patel while Smith was investigating President Donald Trump.

March 24

Trump taps Nick Adams for patriotic, pro-America special presidential envoy role

President Donald Trump has tapped Nick Adams for the position of special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values.

March 24

Trump-backed Republican battles to hold key Florida seat in president's stomping ground

Trump-endorsed Republican Jon Maples faces Democrat Emily Gregory in a Florida House District 87 special election in Palm Beach, home to Mar-a-Lago.

March 24

DeSantis says 'we'll see' when pressed on possible 2028 run

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a possible 2028 presidential run on 'Hang Out with Sean Hannity.'

March 24

Pentagon leaders award 2 Purple Hearts to Old Dominion cadets who took down ISIS supporter

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll honored ODU ROTC cadets with Meritorious Service Medals and Purple Hearts for stopping an ISIS-linked attack on campus.

March 24

House committee launches investigation into 'rampant' California hospice fraud

Republican lawmakers on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee are mounting an investigation into alleged hospice fraud in California.

March 24

DETAILS: US may put 'boots on ground' in Iran

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg suggests a high-stakes military intervention using Amphibious Ready Groups and the 82nd Airborne to seize the Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island, aiming to strip Iran of its oil revenue for a diplomatic resolution.

March 24

Sen. John Cornyn weighs in on DHS funding fight, calls out Democrats over ‘open border policy’

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, discusses ongoing negotiations on Capitol Hill to fund DHS and predicts when a deal could be reached on ‘America’s Newsroom.’