Senate Democrats walk out of committee vote to advance Trump court pick Emil Bove

by admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats walked out before Republicans voted on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Emil Bove — the controversial top Justice Department official who formerly...

Senate passes effort to claw back $9B from budget — including cuts to public broadcasting and USAID

by admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate narrowly approved a White House request to claw back $9 billion from the federal budget, including funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.The final vote early Thursday morning was 51-48 with Sens....

Mamdani meets with congressional Democrats who praise his campaign

by admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Politics

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, met Wednesday with congressional Democrats in Washington as he continues his outreach to members of New York’s congressional delegation, some of...

Why do Trump’s MAGA followers care so much about the Epstein files?

by admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Even after President Donald Trump called some of his followers “stupid” and “foolish” for their persistent calls for his administration to divulge the details of the Jeffrey Epstein files, many of...

What Trump has said about Jeffrey Epstein over the years, including on 2024 campaign trail

by admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.The Justice Department and FBI said in a brief memo that a review found no...