Canada proposes sweeping immigration and security bill
The law would aim to restrict asylum applications and expand authorities’ ability to inspect mail.
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Musk urges Americans to tell lawmakers to ‘kill the bill’
Billionaire says the bill, which faces a key test in the Senate, undercuts efforts to slash federal spending.
GOP lawmaker vows to ‘close’ controversial Biden-era ‘side door’ on key issue
New legislation aims to set a limit on the number of immigration parolees allowed into the United States annually. The “Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act” would cap parole admissions into the U.S. at 3,000 people a year starting in fiscal year 2029. It would also “establish congressional…
Federal judge drops case against Trump adviser Peter Navarro
A federal judge has closed the case against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro over his alleged use of a private email for government business and mishandling of presidential records while serving in the first Trump administration. Navarro, a current senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, had been under investigation…
4-H federally funded camps under fire for cabining kids, adult counselors by ‘identity’
EXCLUSIVE: Some federally supported youth programs still have policies in place permitting attendees and adult camp counselors to stay in overnight housing based on their self-identified gender rather than their biological sex – despite the fact that the policy these rules are derived from has since been rescinded by the Trump…
Marjorie Taylor Greene sounds alarm over AI provision in One Big Beautiful Bill Act: ‘I would have voted NO if I had known’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the House last month, slammed a provision of the proposal on Tuesday, noting that if she had realized it was in the measure, she would have voted against passage. The provision Greene is sounding the…
Johnson says Republicans ‘don’t have time’ to craft new Trump plan despite Musk’s call to ‘KILL the BILL’
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is rebuffing Elon Musk’s call for a brand-new budget reconciliation bill, deepening the tech billionaire’s rift with Republicans in Washington. “A new spending bill should be drafted that doesn’t massively grow the deficit and increase the debt ceiling by 5 TRILLION DOLLARS,” Musk wrote on X…
Schumer warns Trump budget bill Medicaid cuts could jeopardize GOP senators: ‘We Are All Going to Die Act’
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday renamed President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” the “We’re All Going to Die Act,” slamming the package over cuts to Medicaid. The Senate Minority Leader said Republican senators who support Trump’s budget bill are “tenured at best, suicidal at worst,” implying a vote for…
Musk: New spending bill must be drafted
Elon Musk on Wednesday called for a new spending bill to be drafted after he threw a wrench into GOP leadership’s plans to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by July Fourth. “A new spending bill should be drafted that doesn’t massively grow the deficit and increase the debt ceiling…
Instead of nuclear weapons, give Poland a nuclear umbrella
As the Polish electorate picks the country’s next president, questions about its nuclear future persist. Russia’s nuclear threats and insertion of nuclear arms into Belarus could create the impression that Poland is more exposed. In response, Poland could seek its own nuclear weapons, become a host for NATO weapons or…
Warren asks if X violating sanctions with ‘blue checks’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns Wednesday about whether Elon Musk’s X is violating sanctions by reportedly allowing members of terrorist organizations to obtain “blue checks.” In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and national security adviser Marco Rubio, Warren pointed to a recent report finding that sanctioned individuals…
MyPillow’s Mike Lindell faces trial and plans to testify about 2020 election lies
The case, brought by former Dominion employee Eric Coomer, could deepen Lindell’s legal and financial troubles A trial underway in Colorado could add to the financial problems facing the pillow salesman and prominent election denier Mike Lindell and will serve as another test of whether defamation law can be effective…
Democrats oppose Trump public media cuts request as GOP plans vote to defund NPR & PBS
Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential services. But House GOP scheduled to vote to clawback $1.1 billion next week. (Image credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Speaker Johnson surprised by Musk’s criticism of ‘big, beautiful bill’: He’s ‘flat wrong’
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters he was “surprised” by Elon Musk’s criticism of the “big, beautiful bill” after the two of them discussed the legislation. While the speaker expressed confidence in the bill, he acknowledged that it took Congress “decades” to reach a point where the national debt…
Pelosi’s stock trading legacy haunts Democrats as Jeffries slams GOP freshman’s ‘thievery’
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is accusing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of “hypocrisy” for slamming freshman GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s stock trading despite the same issue having plagued the Democratic Party for years. “It’s rich for Hakeem Jeffries and national Democrats to suddenly care about stock trading when…
SCOOP: Trump admin escalates pressure on Columbia as Ed Dept questions university’s accreditation
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights sent a notice to the accrediting body that audits Columbia University on Wednesday, notifying it that the Ivy League school is currently failing to meet its standards for accreditation. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), which is a recognized…
CA bill would allow inmates sentenced to life without parole to seek early release if crime was before age 26
The California Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would allow inmates sentenced to life without parole the opportunity to request an early release if their crimes were committed before the age of 26. Senate Bill 672, the Youth Rehabilitation and Opportunity Act, passed the Senate by a 24-11 party-line vote.…
Scandal-plagued school district referred to DOJ after another transgender locker room controversy
A Virginia school district at the center of a transgender bathroom controversy two years ago has been referred to the feds after the state’s attorney general completed a separate probe this week. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, announced the closing of his investigation into Title IX violations, unlawful…
The US Institute of Peace Digs Out of Under DOGE’s Weed Stash and Tries to Rebuild
If you’ll remember back in March we ran a number of stories on the DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute for Peace. The USIP is a unique entity, publicly funded but not part of the government. Certainly not part of the executive branch. That contention was the centerpiece of the…
Collins opposed to PEPFAR, global health rescissions proposed by Trump
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday that she is opposed to a Trump White House proposal that would claw back money Congress has already appropriated for global health programs, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). “I do not support the rescission for PEPFAR and global…