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Chuck Schumer Facing Mounting Pressure to Step Down as Minority Leader After Shutdown Debacle

Chuck Schumer Facing Mounting Pressure to Step Down as Minority Leader After Shutdown Debacle

Democrats are melting down after seven members of their party – plus, independent Maine Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with them – sided with the GOP to advance a deal that will begin the process of reopening the government without extending the Obamacare tax credits set to expire at the end of the year.  The …

11/11 AM Update: Schumer Facing Dem Revolt, Trump Pardons ‘Alternate Electors,’ BBC Edit Fallout

11/11 AM Update: Schumer Facing Dem Revolt, Trump Pardons ‘Alternate Electors,’ BBC Edit Fallout

AM Update for 11/11/25: Eight Senate Democrats break ranks to join Republicans in advancing a deal to end the government shutdown, sparking fury within their own party. President Donald Trump issues symbolic federal pardons for 77 so-called “alternate electors” from the 2020 election, drawing outrage from Democrats and legal analysts who say the move has …

Everyone Is Talking About Nuking the Filibuster – Here Is the Case for Keeping It in Place

Everyone Is Talking About Nuking the Filibuster – Here Is the Case for Keeping It in Place

There is a lot of talk about the fate of the filibuster after President Donald Trump called on Republicans to eliminate the vote threshold required to advance legislation in the U.S. Senate. Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the president made his feelings about the parliamentary procedure known on Truth Social earlier this month: “Remember, Republicans, …

11/10 AM Update: Shutdown Nears End Amid Nationwide Airport Chaos, Push to Nuke Filibuster Grows

11/10 AM Update: Shutdown Nears End Amid Nationwide Airport Chaos, Push to Nuke Filibuster Grows

AM Update for 11/10/25: The Senate clears the way to vote on a spending bill to reopen the government after a record 40-days. Chaos at major U.S. airports as the FAA cuts flights amid the ongoing government shutdown, forcing mass delays and cancellations nationwide. President Donald Trump presses Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster as …

11/7 AM Update: Three Arrests Linked to ISIS-Inspired Plot, FAA Reducing Flights, Pelosi to Retire

11/7 AM Update: Three Arrests Linked to ISIS-Inspired Plot, FAA Reducing Flights, Pelosi to Retire

AM Update for 11/7/25: Three more suspects, including two affluent New Jersey teens, are now charged in a foiled ISIS-inspired Halloween terror plot, bringing the total to five. The FAA is cutting up to 10 percent of flights at 40 major airports as the government shutdown enters week six, triggering nationwide delays. President Donald Trump …

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in High-Stakes Case Over Trump’s Authority to Impose Tariffs

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in High-Stakes Case Over Trump’s Authority to Impose Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is facing its toughest test yet with the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in a high-stakes case over whether he can use emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs without congressional approval. Trump’s Tariffs Back on April 2, the president declared it “Liberation Day” in a Rose Garden speech during …

11/6 AM Update: Trump Calls to End Filibuster, Plane Crash Death Toll Rises, SCOTUS Hears Tariffs

11/6 AM Update: Trump Calls to End Filibuster, Plane Crash Death Toll Rises, SCOTUS Hears Tariffs

AM Update for 11/6/25: President Donald Trump urges Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster, arguing it’s the only way to pass his agenda while Democrats refuse to reopen the government. At least 12 people are dead after a UPS cargo plane exploded and crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky, with investigators now shifting from …

11/5 AM Update: Mamdani Defeats Cuomo, Sherrill’s Big NJ Win, VA Democrats Sweep Gov and AG

11/5 AM Update: Mamdani Defeats Cuomo, Sherrill’s Big NJ Win, VA Democrats Sweep Gov and AG

AM Update for 11/5/25: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist and Muslim, wins the New York City mayoral race over former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Democrat Mikie Sherill easily defeats Republican Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey governor race despite late-stage polling that showed a tightening race. Abigail Spanberger becomes the first female governor of Virginia, as …

11/4 AM Update: Mamdani’s Election Lead, Trump Warns Nigeria to Protect Christians from Islamists

11/4 AM Update: Mamdani’s Election Lead, Trump Warns Nigeria to Protect Christians from Islamists

AM Update for 11/4/25: Election Day in New York City arrives with socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani leading the polls, as a prominent activist supporter publicly warns she will “hold him accountable” if he fails to deliver on his left-wing promises once in office. A new Democracy Matters report finds six in ten working-class voters view …

10/31 AM Update: NJ Gov Race Neck-and-Neck, US Nuclear Testing Resumes, Trump Meets Xi Jinping

10/31 AM Update: NJ Gov Race Neck-and-Neck, US Nuclear Testing Resumes, Trump Meets Xi Jinping

AM Update for 10/31/25: With election day around the corner, New Jersey’s governor’s race is deadlocked between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill – New Jersey Globe editor David Wildstein breaks down what to expect in the final days. President Donald Trump announces the U.S. will resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time …

Bombshell Jack Smith-‘Arctic Frost’ Doc Dump Shows Targeting of GOP Being Called ‘Bigger Than Watergate’

Bombshell Jack Smith-‘Arctic Frost’ Doc Dump Shows Targeting of GOP Being Called ‘Bigger Than Watergate’

The House and Senate Judiciary Committees released two separate troves of documents this week, each revealing a Biden-era FBI determined to investigate not just President Donald Trump but the vast majority of the conservative movement. The Documents The House Judiciary Committee released documents earlier this week provided by current FBI Director Kash Patel that showed …

10/30 AM Update: Shocking Jack Smith Doc Dump as Scandal Grows, CBS News Shakeup, Missing Monkeys

10/30 AM Update: Shocking Jack Smith Doc Dump as Scandal Grows, CBS News Shakeup, Missing Monkeys

AM Update for 10/30/25: Thousands of newly released congressional documents reveal the Biden FBI targeted hundreds of Republicans under “Arctic Frost,” which later turned into the Jack Smith investigation that GOP lawmakers now call a scandal bigger than Watergate. CEO of The Federalist, Sean Davis, breaks it down. Paramount begins mass layoffs after its Skydance …