Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is continuing to campaign in the primary runoff after President Donald Trump dealt a crushing blow by endorsing his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — but his latest stunt is meeting a wave of ridicule.”Stopped by @DairyQueen in Sealy, Texas, otherwise known as the…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) skipped a White House meeting Thursday — and sources say it wasn’t an accident.Two aides familiar with the cancellation told reporter Pablo Manríquez that Johnson flatly refused to attend, marking what may be the first time the Speaker has said no to Donald Trump.Th…
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) erupted at his own party Thursday after Republican leaders cut a backroom deal with Democrats that he says blocked GOP amendments to a sprawling $580 billion infrastructure bill.”We got rolled by our own party and cut a deal with the Democrats. This is why we will be in the …
The Department of Homeland Security is warning that a prankster set up a fake tipline to expose people who are trying to report immigrants. Nashville-based comedian Ben Palmer set up a parody website where people could supposedly turn in immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), accor…
A Trump administration official refused to answer a reporter’s question about President Donald Trump’s pardons for fraudsters on Thursday.Colin McDonald, the assistant attorney general for fraud enforcement, spoke at a joint news conference for the Department of Justice and Department of Health and …
A leading billionaire right-wing donor and tech evangelist raised eyebrows during a podcast appearance this week with a blunt explanation for why he believes artificial intelligence is superior to human workers.The past few months have seen a wave of tech industry layoffs that companies have acknowl…
A meeting between Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Senate Republicans Thursday went disastrously, according to reports. The meeting was held to discuss Trump’s $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. People familiar with what happened behind closed doors called it a “s—show”, according to …
The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.PunchBowl News reporters Jake Sherman and Andrew Desiderio reported that Sen. John Thune (D-ND) told senators that the bill would…
President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday he might skip his oldest son’s upcoming wedding — and social media had a field day.Asked by a reporter whether he planned to attend Don Jr.’s Memorial Day weekend nuptials with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, Trump was less than enthusiastic.”He’d li…