John Thune Senate Republicans voted to advance a reconciliation package that will finally fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Wednesday after the Trump administration scrapped the $1.776 billion weaponization fund. The Senate also dropped funding for Trump’s military installations and security in the White House Ballroom. Senate Majority Leader John Thune this week confirmed that the Senate would

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) obsesses over a confused Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s shoes. Credit: C-SPAN 3 Screenshot Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke for everyone watching Congress today after a female Democrat congresswoman went on a weird rant about his shoes during a House hearing. As the Hill reported, Rubio testified before both the House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday regarding the

For years, California has been written off as a political lost cause for conservatives. Not anymore. The rise of Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and the surprising surge of Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayor’s race suggest a shift in the Golden State. Frustrated by crime, homelessness, the high cost of living, and one-party rule, many voters are looking for alternatives. Hilton’s advance to

Screenshot Far-left Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) tried to badger Secretary of State Marco Rubio with loaded questions and Hamas talking points during a House hearing, but Chairman Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) wasn’t having it when she demanded extra time after repeatedly interrupting the Secretary and refusing to let him answer. Secretary of State Marco Rubio returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning to testify before

Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) became unhinged during a House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Wednesday, where he began screaming at Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Ukraine.  Keating began his unhinged ravings by attacking Marco Rubio over President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to replace

Protesters in Albania via Flickr Thousands of Albanians protested in the capital this week against a major coastal resort project linked to Jared Kushner, as environmental groups, local residents, and opposition voices demanded the government halt development in one of the country’s most sensitive coastal areas. Demonstrators gathered outside Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office in the Albanian capital, Tirana, holding signs reading “Albania is not

Department of Homeland Security Chief Markwayne Mullin got into it with crazy Democrat Rep. Al Green during Wednesday’s hearing. Mullin returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on the DHS’s 2027 budget. During the hearing, Democrat Rep. Al Green called Mullin a racist. Of course he did. “A racist, Mr. Secretary…” Al Green said. “Are you calling me

This article originally appeared on Iran So Far Away and was republished with permission.  Some scandals explode. Others are filed. The Khomeinist regime’s nomination to the United Nations Committee for Programme and Coordination belongs to the second category: a scandal processed through procedure, hidden under consensus, and passed through the room before anyone could properly ask why a regime that terrorizes women at home should be given proximity to

Democrats spent Wednesday morning shouting at Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a hearing over the State Department’s budget. Marco Rubio’s testimony to the House committee on Wednesday comes just one day after he had back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Rubio testified before the House Foreign Relations Committee about the Trump Administration’s 2027 budget. Democrat Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove shouted at Rubio about his

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) gets destroyed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing on Wednesday. Credit: C-SPAN screenshot Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent busted out the receipts during a hearing and raised some very serious concerns about a Democrat senator’s kid with a brutal question. As The Hill reported, Bessent testified Wednesday morning before the Senate Finance Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request