FIRST ON FOX: Google vowed on Tuesday to offer YouTube accounts that were permanently banned for political speech the ability to be reinstated, and the big tech giant admitted that it once faced pressure from the Biden administration to remove content about COVID-19. Google detailed its remarkable shift in a …
Read More »Speaker Johnson and the unseen forces that unexpectedly propelled him to top House job
How did House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., become House Speaker Mike Johnson? “Nobody knows!” was the joke on Saturday Night Live. That’s partly true with Johnson and how House leaders rise from the rank and file. On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 24, House Republicans met to select their fourth …
Read More »Hunter Biden agrees to House Oversight Committee testimony
Hunter Biden has offered to testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee on Dec. 13, according to a letter obtained by Fox News. The president’s son agreed to comply with a subpoena issued by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., according to the letter sent to the committee Tuesday, …
Read More »Reporter's Notebook: Democrats' shutdown gamble reveals party divisions, Schumer's weak spot with the left
It’s often hard to separate the noise from the signal in politics. The noise is that congressional Democrats are fighting President Donald Trump and Republicans over a prospective government shutdown and healthcare spending. The signal is scratchy. But if you turn the squelch knob, you may detect the signal. We …
Read More »Obama endorses Newsom California redistricting Prop 50
Former President Barack Obama is urging Californians to vote in favor of Proposition 50, which would reshape congressional districts. Voting opened last week to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress, which could possibly offset President Donald Trump’s moves in Texas and elsewhere to help Republicans in the …
Read More »Shutdown ignites strategist debate: Will Trump and GOP pay the political price in 2026?
The 2025 government shutdown is about to enter its second week, with Democrats and Republicans still unable to agree on a federal funding deal. It’s the first government shutdown since 2019, when federal agencies were shuttered for 35 days. Both sides have been blaming the other for the dysfunction in …
Read More »Former Politico reporter says pressure of government shutdown will ‘skyrocket on Democrats’
Former Politico reporter Rachel Bade said Thursday that the mounting pressure from the partial government shutdown will “skyrocket” on the Democratic Party. Bade made the point during an interview on journalist Mark Halperin’s “2Way” podcast, stating that Republican lawmakers will be able to leverage the frustration of furloughed government workers …
Read More »Pam Bondi accuses Sen. Blumenthal of lying about military service during heated hearing
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accusing him of lying about his military record after he questioned her about the lobbying activities of her former law firm. The confrontation took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing when Blumenthal …
Read More »With the government shutdown threatening air travel, a GOP bill seeks to keep flights running
EXCLUSIVE: As federal agencies hunker down for what could be a protracted government shutdown, Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., is introducing a bill to make sure that Americans’ flights can continue on schedule no matter how long the closure lasts. With the busiest time of the year for air travel quickly …
Read More »Vulnerable House Dem dismisses primary challenger as race heats up: '30-year party crony'
A moderate Democratic congressman who Republicans consider one of the most vulnerable House Democrats running for re-election next year is now facing a primary challenge from the left. Maine state auditor Matt Dunlap on Monday launched a 2026 bid for the U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District against four-term …
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