Republicans Add Fuel to the Fire as Student Arrests Sweep College Campuses

vanityfair.com Tensions have been boiling over at American universities for more than a week now, as protests over the war in Gaza continue to spread on campuses across the country. But…

Biden Signs $95 Billion Foreign Aid Bill

tftc.io President Joe Biden has signed a significant $95 billion national security package just 12 hours following the Senate's late-night approval. The package includes substantial…

Maxine Waters Says House Could See Stablecoin Legislation Soon

tftc.io Recent updates from U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters suggest that a new stablecoin bill could be approaching readiness. Waters, the leading Democrat on the House…

Billie Eilish, Becky G, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Chappel Roan, Diplo and 250 Others Sign ‘Fix the Tix’ Letter to Congress

billboard.com More than 250 artists including Billie Eilish, Lorde, Fall Out Boy, Diplo, Becky G, Green Day, Sia and many more signed an open letter on Thursday (April 25) to the Senate…

The Kentucky Legislature Removed The Governor's Power To Temporarily Appoint A Senator

reason.com Back in August 2023, I wrote about a potential Seventeenth Amendment conflict in Kentucky. Under Kentucky law, in the event of a Senate vacancy, the Governor could only…

Tucker Carlson's tough year since Fox News firing

newsweek.com It has officially been one year since Tucker Carlson's dismissal from Fox News, and a full 12 months since he embarked on a decidedly unpredictable ride that has seen him…

GOP lawmakers cheer conservative media slams on Marjorie Taylor Greene

axios.com GOP lawmakers who identify as Reagan Republicans are applauding right-wing media outlets' attacks on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), arguing the shift in tone could…

Enough?

reason.com Cash infusion still not enough: Despite the $60 billion in Ukraine aid that was just authorized by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden, U.S. government officials are…

Comedian Matt Friend to Launch Podcast on Bill Maher’s Club Random Network (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Matt Friend, known for his red-carpet celebrity interactions and spot-on impressions of Donald Trump, Howard Stern and Mitch McConnell, is bringing his bite-sized comedy to…

Top FSC Democrat says stablecoin bill is imminent

cryptobriefing.com Representative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, has expressed optimism about reaching a deal on stablecoin regulation in the near future,…

Senate Republicans set to defy Trump over the filibuster

axios.com Senate Republicans are locking arms to defend the filibuster — putting them on a potential collision course with former President Trump if he wins back the White House. Why…

Stablecoin Bill Could be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg

coindesk.com None The top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has told Bloomberg that a stablecoin bill could be ready soon. • None The latest development strengthens…

Biden's Afghanistan Exit Slammed By Mitch McConnell: 'Like Sending A Green Light' To Russian President

benzinga.com In a recent development, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has lambasted President Joe Biden for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, suggesting it served as a…

CNN Analyst Accuses McConnell of ‘Punching Down’ with Tucker Carlson Dig Over Ukraine: ‘Ignoring the Elephant in the Room’

mediaite.com CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of “punching down” by partly blaming Tucker Carlson for delaying Congress…

As security aid advances, GOP confronts a missed opportunity

msnbc.com For six months, President Joe Biden urged Congress to approve a security aid package. For six months, U.S. allies abroad pleaded with lawmakers to do the responsible thing.…

Mitch McConnell Points Finger At Tucker Carlson And Donald Trump For Delay In Ukraine Aid: 'Our Nominee For President Didn't Seem To Want Us To Do Anything At…

benzinga.com In recent developments, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has accused former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and former President Donald Trump of delaying a…

Senate easily passes $95bn aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan majority

fortune.com The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over…

The alarming implications of Trump’s immunity claim

reason.com When Congress impeaches and removes a federal official, the Constitution says, "the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment…

Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok

zerohedge.com Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok The republicans do what they always do best: fold like cheap lawn chairs. Moments…

Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in big bipartisan vote

pbs.org The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over…

The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 75-17; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has said he will sign it into law

scmp.com The House on Saturday passed the legislation 360 to 58, attaching it to the sweeping foreign-aid bill. “Tonight we tell our allies, we stand with you. We tell our…

Senate sends sweeping foreign aid package to Biden's desk

axios.com The Senate is sending to President Biden's desk the sweeping, House-passed foreign aid package with tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — as well as a…

Next Ukraine Package 'Larger Than Normal' As Biden Tells Zelensky Aid Coming "Quickly"

zerohedge.com Next Ukraine Package 'Larger Than Normal' As Biden Tells Zelensky Aid Coming "Quickly" US officials have been quoted in Politico as saying the Biden White House is preparing…

McConnell's victory lap on Ukraine aid

axios.com Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took a victory lap Tuesday with a harshly-worded floor speech and a lengthy press conference, as a majority of Republicans are…

Tucker Carlson to blame for "demonization of Ukraine": Mitch McConnell

newsweek.com Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for Republican opposition to aid for Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia. The…

Mitch McConnell Roasts Tucker Carlson and Trump During Foreign Aid Victory Lap

mediaite.com Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took shots at exiled Fox News host Tucker Carlson and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump while taking a…

Why Nikki Haley, crushed in her home state, vows to fight on

economist.com WHEN DOES the act of hoping against hope go from admirable to absurd? Not yet apparently for Nikki Haley, the last woman left standing against Donald Trump and his seizure…

What the death of America’s border bill says about toxic congressional politics

economist.com THE LIFE of the Senate’s bill to increase border security in exchange for sending aid to Ukraine was wretched and short. Its three main negotiators released the text on…

$95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan up for Senate vote after months of delay

pbs.org The Senate is returning to Washington on Tuesday to vote on $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, taking the final steps in Congress to send the legislation…

Conviction upheld for operative who funneled Russian money to Team Trump

msnbc.com Jesse Benton’s name might not be immediately familiar to national audiences, so the fact that the Republican operative was sentenced to 18 months in prison might not seem…

Behind the Curtain: Speaker Johnson's historic road-to-Kyiv conversion

axios.com Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) did something rarely, if ever, seen in the MAGA era when he won passage Saturday of a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and…

US House passes $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package, sends to Senate

investing.com The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and…

Furious Gen-Zers Threaten DC Protest Ahead Of TikTok Ban Vote

zerohedge.com Furious Gen-Zers Threaten DC Protest Ahead Of TikTok Ban Vote The US House of Representatives plans a vote early Saturday afternoon on several bills that would send critical…

House to vote on critical aid for Ukraine and Israel and a potential TikTok ban

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — The House is poised to vote Saturday on a quartet of bills that would authorize new U.S. aid to Israel and Ukraine, alongside security assistance for the…

The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse

theverge.com Cornyn was keen on the importance of the FISA spying program, saying, “FBI Director Chris Wray said allowing 702 to expire would be, quote, an act of unilateral disarmament…

FISA Surveillance Powers at Stake as Senate Deadline Approaches

tftc.io Senate leaders are in a race against time to come to a consensus on the reauthorization of a surveillance tool that has been the subject of heated debate due to its…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Can't Stop Buying Shares of This Former Darling of Warren Buffett

finance.yahoo.com If you take a walk through the corridors of Capitol Hill, you're likely to bump into a few millionaires along the way. More than half of the members of Congress have net…

Will Congress succeed in banning TikTok?

cjr.org For almost four years, Congress has been talking about banning TikTok. Early last month, that talk seemed suddenly to turn into action: the House of Representatives brought…

GOP makes weak pitch as Senate rejects Mayorkas impeachment articles

msnbc.com More than a month after House Republicans impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, despite the GOP’s inability to find any evidence of him committing high…

China just proved why Congress wants to ban TikTok

businessinsider.com TikTok on App Store displayed on a phone screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 8, 2024. NurPhoto/Getty Images A bill to force ByteDance…

Senate Democrats unceremoniously kill Mayorkas impeachment trial

aol.com None The Senate voted on party lines to effectively end Alejandro Mayorkas's impeachment trial. • None It caps off a months-long drama that helped spur one House…

Impatience over stalled tax deal grows in Senate

thehill.com Supporters of a bipartisan tax deal that sailed through the House in January are growing impatient as the measure stalls in the Senate amid Republican opposition to the…

Future of TV Briefing: Media Rating Council identifies ‘the problem of our time’ for measurement

digiday.com This Future of TV Briefing covers the latest in streaming and TV for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series →…

Massie's move to fire Speaker Mike Johnson is about more than Ukraine spending

reason.com The clock might be ticking on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's (R–La.) tenure. Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) announced Tuesday that he would support Rep. Marjorie Taylor…

Column: Courts finally move to end right-wing judge shopping, but the damage may already be done

latimes.com Some lawsuits are won by smart lawyers and some on the facts. But nothing spells success as much as the ability to pick your own judge. That’s the lesson taught by…

Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden pile pressure on Binyamin Netanyahu

economist.com CHUCK SCHUMER, the majority leader of the US Senate and America’s highest-ranking Jewish official, is fond of noting that his surname derives from the Hebrew word shomer, or…

Checks and Balance newsletter: Mitch McConnell’s legacy

economist.com Sign up for Checks and Balance. Mitch McConnell has been overrun, writes James Bennet, our Lexington columnist Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was right a few years back…

Speaker Johnson to advance separate Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan bills after Iran attack

cnbc.com Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes his way to the House floor on Friday, March 22, 2024. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to vacate him from…

"Churchill or Chamberlain": Mike Johnson hit with bipartisan pressure to pass Ukraine aid

axios.com House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing ramped up pressure from both sides of the aisle to hold a vote this week on a foreign aid package that includes military…

Iranian drone attack on Israel reignites Congress' fight over Israel, Ukraine aid

axios.com An Iranian drone attack on Israel has sparked a renewed push by Republican lawmakers to pass a standalone military aid bill to Israel. Why it matters: Republicans have twice…

Trump Backs House Speaker Amid Marjorie Taylor Greene Ouster Threat, Presidential Election Polls And Elon Musk Critiques Voting ID Laws: Top Political Updates…

benzinga.com As we wrap up another eventful week, the political arena has been buzzing with noteworthy developments. President Joe Biden seems to be gaining ground in a potential 2024…

Johnson wins Trump’s blessing

politico.com Mike Johnson got what he came for on Friday — an appearance shoulder to shoulder with Donald Trump, who criticized efforts to depose the House speaker. “He’s doing about as…

Republicans are choosing NRA funding over safeguarding American lives

msnbc.com On Thursday, President Joe Biden took a giant step toward making us safer from gun violence by making it harder for someone who shouldn’t possess a gun to buy one. Next week…

Elon Musk's Tesla Might Consider Slashing FSD Subscription To $99: Survey

benzinga.com In a recent social media post on X by Troy Teslike, it was suggested that Tesla Inc TSLA might be contemplating a significant reduction in its Full Self-Driving (FSD)…

Paramount Shareholders Express Concerns Over Potential Skydance Media Merger: 'Any Merger Talks That Forego Competitive Bidding...Is Averse To The Fair Market…

benzinga.com As Paramount Global PARA PARAA navigates through a potential merger with Skydance Media, investor concerns are surfacing regarding the deal’s fairness and the exploration of…

Former Obama Adviser Slams Trump's Son-In-Law Of Unprecedented Corruption: 'This Is Not Subtle Corruption That We're Looking At'

benzinga.com Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, has been accused of engaging in a level of corruption that is unprecedented in U.S. foreign relations by a…