Why pro forma sessions dominated Washington this week as the House and Senate struggled to align on a DHS funding bill during the shutdown drama.
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Trump unveils $1.5T defense surge, deep domestic cuts — what’s on the budget chopping block
The White House proposes a fiscal year 2027 budget with roughly $1.5 trillion in defense spending and sweeping cuts to key domestic programs.
Son of Republican megadonor throws hat in the ring for open at-large House seat in Wyoming
Steve Friess, Foster Friess’ son, entered Wyoming’s open House race this week, telling Fox News Digital that donor politics only go so far and that it’s time to serve directly in elected office.
Mike Rowe doubles down after blasting Kimmel’s ‘tone-deaf’ plumber jokes
Mike Rowe doubled down on his criticism of Jimmy Kimmel’s “tone deaf” monologues mocking new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for being a former plumber.
It Says Drag Queens Are Safer For Kids Than Bluey. Now It Wants To Regulate AI For Children.
A California group positioned to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence regulation for children believes drag queens are positive role models for 4-year-olds. Common Sense Read More
Final charge dropped in yearslong Harris-era case against pro-life activist
A California judge expunged the case against pro-life activist David Daleiden, ending a prosecution stretching years.
Why Trump Just Requested The Largest Military Spending Budget In U.S. History
President Donald Trump made the largest military spending request in history on Friday, with a proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year of $1.5 trillion Read More
Bipartisan senators probe Kremlin-linked delegation’s meetings with US officials
Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., raised counterintelligence concerns over a sanctioned Russian Duma delegation’s recent visit to Washington, D.C.
Celebrity Culture Just Handed Us A Few More Reasons To Roll Our Eyes
I don’t usually bother with celebrity news because I like to think my audience is too smart and sophisticated for that. But of course, that’s Read More
DHS preps deportation of alleged MS-13 gang member wanted for pastor’s murder in El Salvador
An alleged MS-13 gang member from El Salvador who is accused of murdered a pastor and was released into the U.S. in 2016 is now in ICE custody, DHS says.