Category: Democrats

Navy Says It Needs a Budget, Not a Stopgap Funding Bill, to Meet China Threat

As America’s forward-deployed military force, the United States Navy and its Marine Corps deal with daily provocations from the “seabed to the stars” across the globe. Contending with an expanding Chinese navy in the South China Sea, responding to North Korea’s missile launches, staying on station in the Black Sea despite Russian harassment, these are…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: House Democrat Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (April 28)

U.S. House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a weekly press conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 28. …


House Democrat Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (April 28)

U.S. House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a weekly press conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 28. …


House Democrats Expelled After Protesting Equal Rights Amendment in Senate

A group of House Democrats was expelled on April 27 while protesting as Senate Republicans voted to block a joint resolution to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The sergeant at arms was called to restore order and expel protesters, among whom were Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and…


Major Media Shakeup: Tucker Carlson Leaves Fox News While CNN Dumps Don Lemon

In a major media shakeup, Fox News has parted ways with No. 1 host Tucker Carlson, and CNN parted ways with scandal-prone Don Lemon. What will this do to the media landscape? Talent-wise, anyone can replace Don Lemon. But Fox News will be the one counting their losses when it comes to Tucker Carlson. Carlson…


4 Republicans Explain Why They Opposed Speaker McCarthy’s Debt Limit Bill

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led his fellow House Republicans in passing a bill on Wednesday that pairs an increase to the U.S. federal debt limit with trillions in future spending cuts. The bill passed mostly along party lines, but four Republicans joined Democrats in opposition to the debt limit arrangement—albeit for different reasons than their…


Veterans Respond to DOD Officials Reportedly Cheering Tucker Carlson’s Fox Exit

Several U.S. military veterans have issued public comments defending former Fox News host Tucker Carlson after a report emerged that Pentagon officials were relieved that he would no longer host his popular prime-time show. Just a day after the cable channel announced in a news release that it had parted ways with Carlson, Politico published…


Biden Holds Notes of Reporter’s Questions Before Calling on Her

President Joe Biden on Wednesday was pictured holding a cheat sheet that showed he knew a reporter’s question in advance. The incident took place in the White House Rose Garden as Biden was hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on his first visit to the United States as the two nations have reached a nuclear…


President Biden Holds Note With Reporter’s Question Before Calling on Her

President Joe Biden on Wednesday was pictured holding a cheat sheet that showed he knew a reporter’s question in advance. The incident took place in the White House Rose Garden as Biden was hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on his first visit to the United States as the two nations have reached a nuclear…


House Panel Debates Whether Biden-Era Energy Policies Benefit China

China’s gains and losses from energy policies during Joe Biden’s presidency were a contested topic during an April 26 hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee. “Until we increase U.S. capacity for critical mineral extraction and refining, increasing our reliance on renewable energy and EVs [electric vehicles] will…