Politics

President Trump pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as UN Ambassador on Thursday – and the reasoning behind it is purely a numbers game. … [Read more...] about The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Stefanik’s withdrawal as UN Ambassador nominee

Judge James Boasberg ordered all Signal chats linked to a planned military strike in Yemen preserved after American Oversight filed a records lawsuit. … [Read more...] about Judge in crosshairs of Trump deportation case orders preservation of Signal messages

A proposed ballot initiative in California is named after alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione. … [Read more...] about Proposed ballot measure in blue state raises eyebrows over who it’s named after: ‘Road side lunatics’

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee are asking the Defense Department's inspector general to probe the Signal chat. … [Read more...] about Senate Armed Services leaders ask Pentagon watchdog to probe leaked Signal chat

Excise taxes that states are imposing on guns are unconstitutional and undermine the Second Amendment, according to Republican lawmakers. … [Read more...] about ‘Excessive’ state taxes on guns, ammunition sales are target of new GOP crackdown effort