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US Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick surrenders to authorities in $5 million federal theft case
MIAMI — Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick surrendered to authorities Tuesday on charges of stealing a $5 million overpayment of federal disaster relief funds to her family’s health care company — and then using some of that money to funnel $1.14 million to her 2021 congressional campaign and purchase a 3.14-carat yellow ...Read more
Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys with digs at Biden, Schumer and Pelosi
WASHINGTON — Gobble and Waddle are free.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the North Carolina-bred turkeys that he said he wanted to name “Chuck and Nancy,” a holiday season dig at two longtime Democratic foes: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi of California.
“But then I ...Read more
Miami Dade College to hold new vote on presidential library, amid legal fight
MIAMI — Miami residents will have a chance to weigh in on Donald Trump’s plans to build a billion-dollar high-rise legacy project adjacent to the Freedom Tower after Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees decided Tuesday to take a new, publicly noticed vote on transferring its land for the project.
The college’s attorneys had been ...Read more
US Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick to surrender to authorities in $5 million federal theft case
MIAMI — Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is scheduled to surrender to authorities Tuesday on charges of stealing a $5 million overpayment of federal disaster relief funds to her family’s health care company — and then using some of that money to funnel $1.14 million to her 2021 congressional campaign and purchase a 3.14-...Read more
Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress?
ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she is resigning from Congress after a very public and bitter falling out with President Donald Trump.
Once Greene steps down in early January, Gov. Brian Kemp will set the dates for a special election to determine who will serve the remainder of her two-year term representing Georgia�...Read more
Smucker enters Budget Committee race as odds-on favorite
WASHINGTON — The front-runner to be the next top Republican on the House Budget Committee is eyeing a potential second reconciliation bill that could include tax and health care provisions that were dropped from the GOP’s “big, beautiful” package last summer.
Rep. Lloyd K. Smucker, R-Pa., the first entrant and heavy favorite in the race...Read more
Commentary: 5 reasons the GOP is finally bucking Trump
President Donald Trump’s tight grip on the GOP, long assumed to be an inevitable feature of American life (like gravity or the McRib’s seasonal return), has started to loosen.
Republicans are now openly defying him. The man who once ruled the GOP like a casino boss can’t even strong-arm Indiana Republicans into gerrymandering themselves ...Read more
Commentary: Tariffs on trial -- The Supreme Court's hidden battle for balance
On Nov. 5, the Supreme Court convened what may be one of the most important trade cases of this generation.
Justices across the ideological spectrum carefully probed whether a president may deploy sweeping import duties under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The outcome will resonate well beyond tariffs. It strikes...Read more
Report revives claims Minnesota fraud funded terrorism. Here's what we know
Minnesota’s Republican congressional delegation and state lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Attorney’s office to investigate whether fraud schemes helped fund terrorism after President Donald Trump pledged that he would end temporary legal protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota.
Trump’s move and GOP calls for an investigation come...Read more
Chicago Teachers Union agrees to provide financial audits to congressional committee
The Chicago Teachers Union has agreed to submit complete financial audits to the House Committee on Education and Workforce following a probe by policymakers.
The Republican-led committee issued a letter Thursday to CTU President Stacy Davis Gates requiring the union to submit meeting minutes documenting any member requests for audits since ...Read more
Trump administration ends protections for Myanmar refugees, affecting Minnesota's Karen residents
Members of Minnesota’s Karen community are at risk of being sent back to Myanmar after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Monday it was ending temporary asylum protections for the country’s citizens.
The department, under the direction of President Donald Trump, announced it was terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) ...Read more
Minnesota Democrats in Congress look to reverse federal ban on hemp THC products
Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
The federal ban on hemp products containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, was included in the bill to ...Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene says GOP 'likely' to lose 2026 midterms
Days after announcing she’ll leave the House of Representatives at the start of the new year, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she expects the Democratic party to take control of Congress in 2026.
“Now that House members are switching gears into campaign mode and will be fighting for their lives, our legislative majority has been ...Read more
House to boost member security program, launch mobile duress app
WASHINGTON — Members of the House will soon have access to up to $20,000 a month to pay for personal security while they’re off the Hill — doubling the monthly amount currently available — and access to a mobile duress system, according to the House sergeant-at-arms.
Sergeant-at-Arms William McFarland announced the enhancements Monday ...Read more
Miami judge sets trial date for Trump library land transfer case
MIAMI — A lawsuit over whether Miami Dade College violated Florida’s public transparency laws when it voted to transfer land to the state for Donald Trump’s presidential library is set to go to trial next August, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge announced Monday.
In a ruling, Judge Mavel Ruiz shot down an effort by the college’s lawyers...Read more
What to know about Trump's threat to end temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota
President Donald Trump’s Friday night announcement that he’s ending temporary protected status, or TPS, for Somalis living in Minnesota has officials scrambling to figure out what to do.
His announcement comes as the Department of Homeland Security just announced it’s ending the protected status of citizens from Myanmar, formerly known as...Read more
Should members of Congress stop getting paid during a government shutdown?
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress could continue getting paid for their time during the 43-day federal shutdown that ended earlier this month. Now there’s a strong effort to make sure that doesn’t happen if the government is shuttered again.
“It’s time that Congress set an example,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., who is leading the ...Read more
Analysis: From Epstein to prices, Trump is in a gambling mood this Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will head to his resort in Florida this week for a Thanksgiving celebration by the sea. Perhaps turkey and trimmings at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, just off the casino-lined Strip, would have been more apropos.
That’s because, on matters foreign and domestic, the president has turned to staking ...Read more
Pentagon to review 'allegations of misconduct' against Sen. Mark Kelly
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department on Monday said it was investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a former Navy captain, over his participation in a video urging troops and intelligence personnel to disobey “unlawful orders” and that he could face punishment under military law.
Citing “serious allegations of misconduct,” the ...Read more
Kentucky candidate had a fundraiser on his own church campus. He says there's no issue
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A fundraiser for Ryan Dotson, a candidate for congress in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District, was held Thursday on the grounds of the Winchester church Dotson leads.
It’s not against any campaign finance law to host a fundraiser at a church. However, the event at Lighthouse World Outreach Center, where Dotson is lead ...Read more
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