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America must protect its judges and defend the rule of law

30 April 2026 at 15:30
We can and should continue to criticize judicial decisions that undercut core freedoms. But we must recommit to a form of more principled disagreement, which does not threaten the integrity of our courts or the security of our frontline judicial personnel.

Conservative 'Squawk Box' host tussles with Scalise over gas prices 

30 April 2026 at 15:25
A conservative TV host pressed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Thursday about rising fuel prices across the U.S. as the war in Iran stretches past 60 days. The average cost of gas has skyrocketed amid the ongoing conflict, hitting the highest level in four years on Tuesday. The national average as of Thursday morning...

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  • House passes sprawling farm bill despite GOP infighting Sudiksha Kochi
    The House on Thursday passed a major bill reauthorizing agricultural and food programs for the next five years, overcoming GOP infighting that delayed and threatened to derail the legislation this week. The lower chamber voted 224-200 to pass the measure, with 209 Republicans, 14 Democrats and one independent voting to support it. Three Republicans and...
     

House passes sprawling farm bill despite GOP infighting

30 April 2026 at 15:22
The House on Thursday passed a major bill reauthorizing agricultural and food programs for the next five years, overcoming GOP infighting that delayed and threatened to derail the legislation this week. The lower chamber voted 224-200 to pass the measure, with 209 Republicans, 14 Democrats and one independent voting to support it. Three Republicans and...

Jackson, Jones in dead heat in Georgia's GOP gubernatorial race: Survey

30 April 2026 at 15:16
A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll found that businessman Rick Jackson and Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) are separated by just 2.4 percentage points with less than three weeks before the GOP gubernatorial primary. The survey, released Thursday, found that 27.2 percent of respondents backed Jackson, a healthcare executive who entered the race in February....

Cruz objects to Paul in testy GOP spat over ‘spy fridges’ on Senate floor

30 April 2026 at 15:08
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the conservative stalwart, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a hero to libertarians, got into a testy spat on the Senate floor when Cruz objected to Paul’s routine request for unanimous consent to transfer a few acres of federal land to a local Boys & Girls Club and the fight spiraled into...

Louisiana will change congressional maps before midterms, governor says

30 April 2026 at 15:06
Louisiana will change its congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections, top officials said Thursday, following a notable Supreme Court decision on a key portion of the Voting Rights Act. "The State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map. We are working together with the Legislature and the Secretary of...

Johnson faces tough decision on DHS funding bill

30 April 2026 at 15:05
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a tough decision on whether to bring a Senate-passed bipartisan bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the floor on Thursday, as pressure from the White House and the upper chamber intensifies. Walking onto the House floor Thursday, Johnson told CNN and other reporters he will...

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  • House investigating Airbnb over Chinese AI models Miranda Nazzaro
    House Republicans have launched an investigation into U.S. companies' use of Chinese-developed artificial intelligence, starting with a probe into Airbnb and Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor. In letters sent Thursday to the companies, the Republican chairs of the House Committee of Homeland Security and House Select Committee on China said their joint investigation is...
     

House investigating Airbnb over Chinese AI models

30 April 2026 at 15:04
House Republicans have launched an investigation into U.S. companies' use of Chinese-developed artificial intelligence, starting with a probe into Airbnb and Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor. In letters sent Thursday to the companies, the Republican chairs of the House Committee of Homeland Security and House Select Committee on China said their joint investigation is...

Republicans would lose big if midterms were held today: Brit Hume

30 April 2026 at 14:56
Fox News’s chief political analyst, Brit Hume, on Wednesday said Republicans would lose big if midterm elections were held today, citing voter concerns about the Iran war and affordability.  “I think if the election were held today, given in the middle of this conflict, that the House would be obviously gone. And there’s a good...

Top Democrat: Hegseth should have appeared 'before they went to war'

30 April 2026 at 14:53
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass) voiced concern on Wednesday about the ballooning cost of the conflict with Iran, arguing that the Pentagon should have appeared before Congress months ago. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made his first appearance before Congress since the war's start, during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee....

New York Times: Iran war shows US military 'losing its edge'

30 April 2026 at 14:47
The editorial board of The New York Times is suggesting that U.S. military is "losing its edge," pointing to the war in Iran as proof. "While President Trump seems eager for a negotiated truce, Iran’s leaders do not. Somehow, the weaker nation is in the stronger negotiating position," the editorial board wrote on Thursday. "That...

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