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For Schumer and Pelosi, the Challenge of a Career With No Margin for Error
For Schumer and Pelosi, the Challenge of a Career With No Margin for Error

WASHINGTON - Last week, as all outward appearances suggested gridlock on Capitol Hill, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the Senate majority leader, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were in perpetual motion, grasping to salvage their $3.5 trillion social policy and climate change bill. On Tuesday, Schumer convened breakfast for 20 Democratic senators, a sit-down at noon with key Democratic moderates - including the balking Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona - then went on to

Conservative online trolls target Chuck Grassley
Conservative online trolls target Chuck Grassley

Sen. Chuck Grassley's seat is considered safe this upcoming election. But that doesn't mean he's safe from conservative internet trolls.In fact, it may...

Congress enters
Congress enters 'eventful week': Infrastructure vote, government shutdown possible

Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline for approving legislation to avert a government shutdown, amid negotiations on Biden's signature agenda items.

Startup that could be key to next fall
Startup that could be key to next fall's Democratic Party campaigns raises $30.7 million

Civis Analytics, a startup that could be key to next fall's Democratic Party campaigns, has raised $30.7 million in new funding, Axios has learned.Behind the...

How Biden
How Biden's massive infrastructure plans could change your life

The Senate's bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and President Biden's $3.5 trillion spending package could live or die this week - and take...

How the infrastructure bill could transform transit
How the infrastructure bill could transform transit

The funding proposals in the big infrastructure legislation being hashed out in Congress have the potential to transform the way people and goods move about ...

Inhumanity on the border forces NBA players to question if the US has changed
Inhumanity on the border forces NBA players to question if the US has changed

Basketball players were among those who campaigned to remove Donald Trump from office. But clear injustices in America still remain Border officers on...

Democrats Are Holding America Hostage, and Trying to Blame the GOP
Democrats Are Holding America Hostage, and Trying to Blame the GOP

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photos Getty ImagesThe time to hesitate is through. Congress needs to get its act together.If it doesn't raise the debt...

Biden in a bind on border:
Biden in a bind on border: 'The coalition that elected him will collapse'

After promising to "undo the moral and national shame of the previous administration," Biden is finding it easier said than done.

'No backup plan': Democrats reject grueling debt limit off-ramp

The Treasury Department is expected to exhaust its borrowing power in the next few weeks, triggering a harrowing debt default unless Congress acts quick.

Liz Cheney: Many GOP Lawmakers Have Privately Encouraged My Stand Against Trump
Liz Cheney: Many GOP Lawmakers Have Privately Encouraged My Stand Against Trump

The Wyoming Republican said colleagues in her party have whispered support but won't come forward publicly.

Liz Cheney: Americans deserve better than choice between Biden
Liz Cheney: Americans deserve better than choice between Biden's "disastrous" policies or Trump

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview broadcast Sunday that Americans "deserve better than having to choose between" President...

Liz Cheney tells
Liz Cheney tells '60 Minutes' that 'I was wrong' to oppose gay marriage in past

Cheney told '60 Minutes' she has little affection for Biden, who she believes has embraced harmful polices for the economy and national security.

Liz Cheney Says She
Liz Cheney Says She 'Was Wrong' to Condemn Same-Sex Marriage

Alex Wong/GettyRep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is taking back her previous condemnation of gay marriage. On Sunday, the Wyoming Republican expressed public support...

Conservationists push centrists to back Biden
Conservationists push centrists to back Biden's climate agenda with $4 million ad buy

The League of Conservation Voters and Climate Power are aiming another $4 million worth of ads at centrist House Democrats, urging them to support the...

Youngkin tightening the race in Virginia gubernatorial run
Youngkin tightening the race in Virginia gubernatorial run

Standing on a flatbed hitched to a John Deere tractor in red Rockingham County, Virginia, Glenn Youngkin decried California liberalism and bashed his rival, ...

Scoop: Centrists back $3.5T package
Scoop: Centrists back $3.5T package

Two of the nine House centrists who demanded Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) bring the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to the floor by Monday...

Liz Cheney mocks Trump over bizarre insult:
Liz Cheney mocks Trump over bizarre insult: 'I like Republican presidents who win re-election'

Republican tweets picture just of George W Bush after Trump pac sends out image that spliced Cheney with former leader Representative Liz Cheney was one of...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll hire Border Patrol agents who are 'at risk' of losing their positions under Biden administration

President Biden said that the agents who charged at migrants as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas, would face repercussions.

Biden
Biden's economic agenda faces crucial week on Capitol Hill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats in a letter Saturday the "next few days will be a time of intensity."

Votes in Congress to make global waves as Biden looks to tout that "America is back"
Votes in Congress to make global waves as Biden looks to tout that "America is back"

This epic week for President Biden on Capitol Hill is even bigger than his domestic agenda.Why it matters: Biden has anchored his entire strategy for foreign...

Haiti deportations justified because of Covid, Biden homeland secretary says
Haiti deportations justified because of Covid, Biden homeland secretary says

Alejandro Mayorkas vows investigation of horseback roundups'They treated us like animals': deported Haitians despair A Haitian migrant carries a boy while...

This Lab Charges $380 for a COVID Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind?
This Lab Charges $380 for a COVID Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind?

At the drugstore, a rapid COVID test usually costs less than $20. Across the country, more than a dozen testing sites owned by startup company GS Labs...

Homeland Chief Mayorkas defends Biden administration over border
Homeland Chief Mayorkas defends Biden administration over border

President Joe Biden denounced the officers photographed on horseback, adding on Friday, "There will be consequences."

Supreme Court
Supreme Court's popularity shifts after abortion decisions

A part of the GOP may strongly favor overturning Roe, but if they actually attained their goal these data suggest a political backlash could be immense.

Nancy Pelosi: Democrats will pass $1tn infrastructure deal this week
Nancy Pelosi: Democrats will pass $1tn infrastructure deal this week

Speaker says she will work to build consensus on Biden's separate $3.5tn social agenda, which has caused division within the party House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

Pelosi may delay Monday vote on infrastructure package
Pelosi may delay Monday vote on infrastructure package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday said she might not bring the $1 trillion infrastructure bill to the floor on Monday as previously pledged...

Pelosi said she may not hold vote on infrastructure bill on Monday as planned if it doesn
Pelosi said she may not hold vote on infrastructure bill on Monday as planned if it doesn't have the votes

"I'm never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn't have the votes," Pelosi said after previously committing to a vote Monday.

Republican: police reform failed because Democrats want to defund police
Republican: police reform failed because Democrats want to defund police

Tim Scott of South Carolina is only Black Republican senatorCory Booker and Karen Bass led Democratic negotiators Cory Booker, left, and Tim Scott talk in...

Michael Cohen advises Mary Trump on how to make her uncle
Michael Cohen advises Mary Trump on how to make her uncle's $100 million lawsuit backfire

Michael Cohen suggested Donald Trump's lawsuit against Mary Trump could backfire if he is forced to give a deposition.

Democrats
Democrats' criticisms of Biden are actually a reminder of why the GOP is such a danger to our democracy

Democrats are willing to criticize the president's handling of COVID and Afghanistan, while Republicans refuse to disagree with Donald Trump.

Trump Rally Crowd Turns Against Mark Zuckerberg, Chants
Trump Rally Crowd Turns Against Mark Zuckerberg, Chants 'Lock Him Up'

"Well, they should be looking at that," the former president said at the Georgia rally.

The Legislation Joe Manchin Is Holding Up Would Help His State - A Lot
The Legislation Joe Manchin Is Holding Up Would Help His State - A Lot

West Virginia struggles with the exact problems that Biden's spending bill aims to fix.

What
What's the price of Biden's plan? Democrats drive for zero

What will it cost to enact President Joe Biden's massive expansion of social programs? Congress has authorized spending up to $3.5 trillion over a decade...

A new military alliance, a summit meeting: The U.S.-China face-off is looking like the Cold War
A new military alliance, a summit meeting: The U.S.-China face-off is looking like the Cold War

The Biden administration is building a Cold War-style web of alliances to contain China. Will China strike back?

Pfizer CEO: We can do both booster shots and primary vaccines
Pfizer CEO: We can do both booster shots and primary vaccines

The Biden administration last week announced that a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine will be available to parts of the population.

Selling in the suburbs: Republicans look to reclaim suburban voters turned off by Donald Trump
Selling in the suburbs: Republicans look to reclaim suburban voters turned off by Donald Trump

A Virginia governor's race is a model for Republicans looking to win back suburban voters who flocked to Democrats during the Donald Trump presidency.

One Thing Will Save Us From These Suicidal Lunatics-Mandates
One Thing Will Save Us From These Suicidal Lunatics-Mandates

GettyI invite you, the majority who believe in science and vaccines and who don't eat horse paste, to stop sparing any thoughts or prayers for those who die from COVID-19 after adamantly refusing to get jabbed and aggressively promoting anti-vax and anti-mask disinformation during the deadliest pandemic of our lifetimes.Instead, please join me in dispensing some much-needed tough love and champion vaccine mandates to save our country and fellow neighbors. President Biden agrees, and on Friday th

Democrats position themselves as last line of defense for abortion rights
Democrats position themselves as last line of defense for abortion rights

Party sees new urgency - and political opportunity - amid growing threat to Roe v Wade Katherine Clark, a Massachusetts Democrat, speaks at a press...

Why corporate social responsibility is BS
Why corporate social responsibility is BS

While big corporations tell Americans how virtuous they are, they lobby up a storm against Biden's social policy bill Treasury secretary Janet Yellen listens...

Trump Admin Scientist Complained
Trump Admin Scientist Complained 'Election Stuff' Overrode COVID Concerns In Last White House: Report

Virologist Steven Hatfill was traveling to Arizona and Nevada to challenge Donald Trump election losses instead of fighting COVID, according to his emails.

Former Arizona AG Slams Cyber Ninjas
Former Arizona AG Slams Cyber Ninjas 'Grift' In Botched Vote Audit

"They're in it for the money," said Republican Grant Woods.

Senator Tim Scott: police reform talks collapsed over "defunding the police"
Senator Tim Scott: police reform talks collapsed over "defunding the police"

After months of negotiations, bipartisan talks on sweeping police reform legislation ended this week in Congress with no bill.

Betsy DeVos offers veiled criticism of GOP
Betsy DeVos offers veiled criticism of GOP's ongoing passion for Trump

It appeared to be a rare GOP criticism of what amounts to something close to a cult of personality surrounding former President Donald Trump.

Democratic coalition cracks under immigration strain
Democratic coalition cracks under immigration strain

The disconnect between Biden's campaign promise and his use of a Trump-era public health order to kick out migrants is exacting a heavy political price.

GOP to massively step up 2022 poll watching efforts in Michigan and across U.S.
GOP to massively step up 2022 poll watching efforts in Michigan and across U.S.

RNC official Josh Findlay acknowledged that many Republican poll watchers in 2020 were not adequately trained, in a speech on Mackinac Island.

Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.
Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.

WASHINGTON - As he announced Friday that booster shots would be available to some Americans, President Joe Biden made a prediction: His administration was...

U.S. And Pakistan Face Each Another On Afghanistan Threats At UN Summit
U.S. And Pakistan Face Each Another On Afghanistan Threats At UN Summit

The Biden administration is looking for new ways to stop terrorist threats in Afghanistan after withdrawing all troops.

Biden risks losing support from Democrats amid DC gridlock
Biden risks losing support from Democrats amid DC gridlock

President Joe Biden is losing support among critical groups in his political base as some of his core campaign promises falter, raising concerns among...

'Stop the Steal' Movement Races Forward, Ignoring Arizona Humiliation

After all the scurrying, searching, sifting, speculating, hand-counting and bamboo-hunting had ended, Republicans' postmortem review of election results in...

Liz Cheney: Can 'Absolutely Win Reelection -- Vote Against Me Is a Vote in Allegiance to Trump over the Constitution

During an interview that aired Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes," Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) declared she could "absolutely" win reelection despite impeaching former President Donald Trump. | Clips

A New York BLM Leader Ripped de Blasio over 'Racist' Vaccine Mandate

A Black Lives Matter leader explained de Blasio's "vaccine mandate is racist and specifically targets black New Yorkers."

NBA Fearing Coalition of Unvaxed Players Led by Kyrie Irving

The NBA is hoping to vax everyone in the league, but officials are also coming to fear a coalition of unvaccinated players. | Sports

Moderate Democrats Bow to Pelosi on $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Two moderate Democrats announced their support for the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill after securing a vote for the bipartisan bill.

Waters: Biden Should Know Better Than Having 'Horses Chasing Down Black People'

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Sunday on CNN's "Newsroom" that the Biden administration should have known better than to have "horses chasing down black people." | Clips

'Lock Him Up:' Trump Rally Crowd Targets Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg

The crowd at former President Donald Trump's Saturday rally in Perry, Georgia, chanted "Lock him up!" in reaction to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly having given Georgia officials $45 million to fund election-related activities, which may have "significantly affected" the elections in Georgia.

Maxine Waters: Haitians Not Being Treated Like Human Beings 'Because They Are Black'

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Sunday on MSNBC's "Alex Witt Reports" that Haitians had not been treated "as human beings" and said it was because they are black. | Clips

Exclusive — Michael Savage: We’ll ‘Never Recover’ from Border Assault

Radio legend Michael Savage warned the Biden administration is seeking to “dissolve” the country as it passes the “inflection point.”

Exclusive Video: Smugglers Move Migrants into Heart of Texas Border City

Cartel-connected smugglers moved their operations from the outskirts of Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas to the heart of this Texas border city,

Rally: Trump Invites Marine Who Saved Afghan Baby on Stage

Donald Trump honored a Marine who helped evacuate children from Afghanistan by inviting him on stage to speak during a rally in Georgia.

Trump Slams Biden's Border Crisis: 'This Is an Invasion'

Former President Trump blasted President Biden for the border crisis, stating, "This is an invasion," at a rally in Perry, Georgia.

Patel: Length of Sussman Indictment Indicates More Indictments Coming

More indictments from Durham are likely on the way, said Kash Patel, former top Trump administration national security official.

Pinkerton: The Mask Comes Off in a Two-Tier Society Where There's One Rule for Elites and Another for the Rest of Us

The rich play by the rules they like for themselves and seek to make the rest of us live by the rules they wish to impose.

Watch Live: President Trump Hosts a Political Rally in Georgia

Former President Donald Trump will host a political rally in Georgia on Saturday.

AOC Universally Bashed After Explaining Her Iron Dome 'Present' Vote

AOC reaped a whirlwind of criticism this past week when she attempted to explain her "present" vote for a bill funding Israel's Iron Dome.

Radical Thunberg Blasts Biden at Climate Change Rally in Berlin

Radical climate change activist Greta Thunberg slammed President Joe Biden at a climate change protest in Berlin.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: 200 Central American Migrants Show Texas Border is Not Closed

More than 200 Central American migrants crossed the Rio Grande unimpeded and walked into La Joya, Texas, on Friday night.

CNN's Flores: Border Patrol's Horse Patrol 'Used to Save the Lives of Migrants' a Lot of the Time

On Friday's broadcast of CNN's "The Lead," CNN Correspondent Rosa Flores said that, many times, the Border Patrol's "Horse Patrol is used to save the | Clips

AZ Senate Audit of Maricopa County Election: 49,000 Questionable Votes

The report of the Maricopa County Forensic Election Audit of the 2020 election identified a number of election irregularities.

Male Afghan Refugees Assault Female Soldier at Ft. Bliss

The FBI launched a probe into an alleged attack of a female soldier by several male Afghan evacuees housed at Fort Bliss.

Dem Rep. Wilson on Haitian Migrant Surge: 'Biden Extended TPS for Haitians' - Haitians Are 'Getting Misinformation' That Border's Open

During an interview released on Friday's edition of ABC's "Start Here" podcast, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) blamed the surge of Haitian migrants on human | Immigration

Rudy Giuliani: 'I Don't Know' Why Fox News Banned Me -- 'They Haven't Given Me a Reason'

Friday, during an appearance on Newsmax TV's "Greg Kelly Reports," former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he was not aware of why Fox News had banned him from their network, as reported by Politico earlier in the day. | Clips

New Yorker's Glasser Labels Biden Presidency 'a Jumble of Aspirations'

Although Susan B. Glasser says it is too early to label Biden a failed president, it is "not too early for Democrats to start panicking."

Iran Vows to 'Eliminate' Zionism at U.N. 'Anti-Racism' Conference

Tehran is dedicated to "the elimination" of "Zionism," Iran's foreign minister told a U.N. "anti-racism" conference.

Costco Limits Purchases of Essential Items amid Supply-Chain Issues

Costco is setting consumer limitations on purchases of essenitial household items amid inflation and supply-chain complications.

SC Supreme Court: State Law to Preserve Historical Monuments Legal

The S.C. Supreme Court ruled that a state law preventing the removal of a Confederate monuments or changing a historical names is legal.

Gainesville Commissioners Vote to 'Reconsider' City Vaccine Mandate

City commissioners of Gainesville, Florida, voted on Thursday to "reconsider" the city's vaccine mandate.

FL Lawmaker Introduces Heartbeat Bill Like TX Law to Protect the Unborn

A GOP lawmaker in Florida has filed a bill that mirrors the new law in Texas that prohibits abortion after a heartbeat can be detected.

Nolte: All the Things That Won't Get You Fired at CNNLOL

CNN, a far-left propaganda channel that spreads conspiracy theories has no ethical or journalistic standards.

Jim Banks: Joe Biden Skirting Taxes While Pushing for Higher Taxes

Jim Banks said Joe Biden avoided paying payroll taxes, while Biden's $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill would raise taxes on Americans.

Taiwan Deploys 'Anti-Aircraft Missiles' Against Chinese PLA Incursion

Two dozen Chinese military aircraft penetrated Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday.

Joe Biden Tells Indian Prime Minister Not to Answer Questions from U.S. Press

President Joe Biden continued his conflict with American reporters, urging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take questions.

DHS Secretary Alejandros Mayorkas Considers Eliminating Border Horse Patrol Citing 'Systemic Racism'

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandros Mayorkas signaled he would consider getting rid of the Border Horse Patrol entirely.

DHS Secretary: We Did Not Test Haitian Migrants for Coronavirus

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed that Haitian migrants crossing the Southern border were not tested.

House Democrats' 'Women's Health Protection Act' Goes Ultra-Woke

The House-passed pro-abortion bill says abortion is "critical to the health of every person capable of becoming pregnant."

Crenshaw: Some Dems 'Quietly' Interested in Cutting Catch and Release

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) says he is "quietly talking to Democrats" about cutting the Catch and Release process.

House Dems Pass Abortion Bill Allowing Gruesome Killings 'Up to and Including When a Mother Is in Labor'

The Democrat-led House passed a radical pro-abortion bill that legalizes killings of unborn babies "up to and including when a mother is in labor."

Joe Biden Blames His Failures on 'What I Inherited' from Donald Trump

President Joe Biden made excuses for his administration's failures on Friday by blaming former President Donald Trump.

CDC Director Bucks Advisory Panel, Promotes Vaccine Booster Shots for Frontline Workers

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bucked the decision of her agency's own advisory panel.

Anthony Fauci Warns of a 'Dark, Bad Winter' if More Don't Get Vaccinated

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned this week that the U.S. could be in for a "dark, bad winter" if more people do not get vaccinated.

Media Outlets Obtain Leaked Version of Arizona Election Audit Report

Several media outlets shared leaked copies of the draft report prepared by the firm hired to conduct a forensic audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County.

U. S. Olympic Team Mandates Coronavirus Vaccine for Winter Games Participants

U.S. Olympics authorities unveiled a coronavirus vaccine mandate for all American participants at the coming 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

Press Secretary Ignores Question on Hunter's Laptop, 'Russian Disinfo'

Jen Psaki ignored a question about corroborated reports that Hunter Biden’s laptop is genuine. Psaki denied the laptop was genuine in 2019.

Report: CA Prisons Put Coronavirus-Infected Inmates into Communities

A newspaper account of a coronavirus-infected illegal alien who was released from a CA prison reveals a threat to public safety and health.

Mark Levin's 'American Marxism' Sells 1 Million Copies in First 10 Weeks

Mark Levin's bestseller book, "American Marxism," has sold one million copies in its first ten weeks of sale, according to Threshold Editions.

Gov. Newsom: Vaccine Mandate for Kids ‘on the Table'

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said Thursday on CNN's "Newsroom" that his state was considering requiring the COVID vaccination for school-age children. | Clips

White House Blames Donald Trump for Joe Biden's Haitian Migrant Border Crisis

The White House argued Thursday that former President Donald Trump was to blame for the Haitian migrant crisis on the Southern border.

Exclusive Video: Protesters Shout Down Al Sharpton's Press Event at Texas Border Bridge Camp

DEL RIO, Texas — The Rev. Al Sharpton toured the makeshift Haitian migrant camp situated under the local international bridge Thursday.

NBC: ‘Climate Change Fuels a Migration Crisis in Guatemala’

More and more Guatemalan farmers are migrating because their land “has been destroyed by climate-related weather events,” NBC News reports.

Nolte: Unlike BLM, Ibram X. Kendi Refuses to Declare Vaccine Mandates 'Racist'

Watch this video of Ibram X. Kendi as he tries to explain why vaccine mandates are not racist.

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