Author name: Lance Hudgins

January 07, 2026 5:58 PM ET House appropriators plan to strike Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s $1 million earmark for a Somali-led organization from the lower chamber’s funding package Wednesday, as the presence of the carveout threatened to tank the shutdown-preventing bill. Omar’s earmark was for Generation Hope’s “Justice Empowerment Initiative” in her district and

January 07, 2026 5:20 PM ET Republican North Carolina Rep. Pat Harrigan is introducing a bill to codify protections that prevent institutional investors from buying single-family homes, the Daily Caller learned. Harrigan’s bill, titled “The Families First Housing Act of 2026,” follows President Donald Trump’s post Wednesday on Truth Social calling for Congress to codify

January 07, 2026 4:02 PM ET Democrats are praising investments in rural health care created by President Donald Trump’s landmark tax and spending cut law after railing against the legislation for months. The Trump administration in late December announced first-year state awards for its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program: a fund created by the

January 07, 2026 4:38 PM ET Reality television star Spencer Pratt announced on Wednesday that he is running to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, California. Pratt announced his candidacy at a Palisades protest on the first anniversary of the destructive fires that destroyed his home on Jan. 7. The celebrity has since become

January 07, 2026 4:27 PM ET Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said on Wednesday that he is open to a U.S. purchase of Greenland given its strategic value and natural resources. Fetterman described the necessity of having a “strong connection” with the island-nation, and suggested a purchase of the territory as a means to secure

Cea Weaver, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly appointed tenant advocate, was pictured breaking down outside her apartment building on Wednesday. Weaver, 37, “ quickly ran back inside after she was asked about the $1.6 million home her mother owns in Nashville, Tennessee,” according to the New York Post.  What’s so bad about home

January 07, 2026 2:35 PM ET Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley screamed at the top of her lungs Wednesday while witnesses accused her of “grandstanding” during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Somali fraud. Pressley questioned the witnesses, who were all Minnesota state legislators, on whether they approved of President Donald Trump pardoning former Republican

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer January 07, 2026 1:34 PM ET The Republican Party has faced ongoing challenges in 2025, including economic pressures, immigration concerns, and criticism over inaction in Washington. Yet, under President Donald Trump’s leadership in early 2026, a renewed sense of optimism is emerging within the GOP. New year, new party?

January 07, 2026 12:21 PM ET House Democrats spent an entire hearing on Wednesday outright dismissing the fraud committed by Somalis in Minnesota, despite there being witnesses providing evidence relating to the cases. The House Oversight Committee held the hearing to address the fraud that has gained national media attention, particularly after federal prosecutors have

January 07, 2026 12:10 PM ET Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham showed off his new “Make Iran Great Again” hat while advocating for U.S. intervention during an interview Sunday. Graham appeared on Fox News to discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to capture and remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. The senator argued that