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House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won't push federal abortion ban

Johnson (R-La.) affirmed his stance as a "lifelong pro-lifer," but added that he rejected federal efforts to outlaw abortion, he told Politico.

Trump says son Barron likes to give political advice: ‘Dad, this is what you have to do’

Former President Donald Trump revealed Friday that his youngest son Barron likes to advise him on politics as the 18-year-old prepares to head to this summer's Republican National Convention as...

Vulnerable Senate Democrat backs Laken Riley Act after calling border crisis ‘unacceptable’

The Montana Democrat voted against the Laken Riley Act when it was introduced as an amendment to another piece of legislation earlier this year.

Biden administration preparing to hand out 10K migrant ID cards in several US cities: report

ICE is planning on a “limited rollout” of its Secure Docket Card program this summer that would see roughly 10,000 ID cards distributed to migrants in as many as four...

NY, Pa. reps urge Biden to end asylum abuses and 'bring order to the border': 'Americans want action'

“Americans want action. Congress has failed to act, and we now need the president," New York Rep. Tom Suozzi said.

Cornell president steps down after year of turmoil, threats to Jewish students

Cornell University President Martha Pollack is ending her 7-year tenure as the head of the Ivy League school following months of turmoil including demonstrations and threats to Jewish students.

Biden's son hangs with Sean Penn at Malibu's swanky Soho House amid court setback

Indicted first son Hunter Biden was spotted chatting with Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn outside Malibu's Soho House outpost on Thursday.

RFK Jr.'s abortion stance surprises even his VP pick: ‘I don’t know where that came from’

"I don't trust the state and I think we need to trust the woman," Kennedy concluded.

NYC's 'Squad' members hail Biden's Israel weapons pause, say 'protesting is working'

Members of the left-wing "Squad" of House members from New York City openly celebrated Thursday after President Biden announced he was pausing some military aid for Israel to deter an...

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander calls for end of migrant shelter limits as thousands continue to pour in each month

"This is not a policy designed or implemented to help families achieve stable housing and self-sufficiency and integrate into our city," NYC Comptroller Brad Lander said Thursday outside the Roosevelt...

Senator makes Labor Secretary Julie Su squirm over sex harassment at FDIC: 'No country for creepy old men'

Sen. John Kennedy pushed acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday to crack down on the “creepy old men” at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) after the scathing findings...

Trump team says deep-blue Minnesota, Virginia 'falling into play' -- despite losing both states in 2020

Donald Trump's presidential campaign is bullish about its prospects in solid-blue Minnesota and Virginia against President Biden -- despite losing both states by wide margins in 2020. "States like [Arizona],...

Biden campaign uses Kendrick Lamar diss track to attack Trump's policies, clothes: 'I hate the way that you dress'

President Biden's re-election campaign has co-opted Kendrick Lamar's attacks on Drake to attack Donald Trump, overlaying the lyrics to the Compton rapper's "Euphoria" on top of text insults about the...

Ann Coulter says she didn't vote for Vivek Ramaswamy 'because you're an Indian'

Conservative author and commentator Ann Coulter recently told former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that she would not back him for the GOP nomination because "you're an Indian."

GOP rep to host Columbia commencement for constituents after 'appalling' cancellation

Long Island GOP Rep. Anthony D'Esposito wants to honor his constituents who are graduating from Columbia University this year with a separate commencement ceremony after the Ivy League school made...

Speaker Johnson rips Biden's 'senior moment' on threat to delay US weapons shipments to Israel

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he felt betrayed by President Biden's threat to withhold US weapons shipments to Israel and expressed hope the remark could be chalked up to a...

Biden claims inflation was 9% when he came into office — when it actually was 1.4%

President Biden claimed Wednesday that voters were wrong to blame him for high inflation because it "was 9% when I came to office" — when in fact it actually was...

House passes bill to add citizenship question on census and exclude illegal immigrants from apportionment

The House of Representatives voted to add a citizenship question to the census and block illegal immigrants from skewing the redistricting and Electoral College apportionment processes.

DOJ urged to probe Trump 'fixer' Michael Cohen for allegedly lying to Congress six times

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) accused Michael Cohen of lying to Congress on at least six occasions, which is illegal.

Pratt Institute professors narrowly reject resolution to boycott Israel after trying to hold vote on Passover

Pratt Institute's faculty governing body narrowly rejected a series of resolutions to have the prestigious Brooklyn-based arts college boycott Israel.