IL Dems decline to defend ‘no’ votes on Laken Riley Act after student’s killing tied to repeat offender

Nearly a dozen Illinois Democrats are declining to defend their votes against the Laken Riley Act after the killing of a Loyola student allegedly by an illegal immigrant who, under the law, could have been detained following a prior arrest. Sheridan Gorman, 18, was shot and killed by Jose Medina-Medina, authorities allege, who had previously […]
Jack Smith team secretly sought years of Kash Patel phone records, new docs show

Former special counsel Jack Smith sought more than two years’ worth of phone records for now-FBI Director Kash Patel while Smith was investigating President Donald Trump, according to a tranche of documents released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Two subpoenas showed Smith’s team asked Verizon for Patel’s phone records dating from October 2020 through […]
Jack Smith team secretly sought years of Kash Patel phone records, new docs show

Former special counsel Jack Smith sought more than two years’ worth of phone records for now-FBI Director Kash Patel while Smith was investigating President Donald Trump, according to a tranche of documents released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Two subpoenas showed Smith’s team asked Verizon for Patel’s phone records dating from October 2020 through […]
Jack Smith team secretly sought years of Kash Patel phone records, new docs show

Former special counsel Jack Smith sought more than two years’ worth of phone records for now-FBI Director Kash Patel while Smith was investigating President Donald Trump, according to a tranche of documents released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Two subpoenas showed Smith’s team asked Verizon for Patel’s phone records dating from October 2020 through […]
House Oversight Launches Probe Into Calif. Hospice Fraud
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Republican members on Monday launched an investigation into alleged widespread fraud in California’s federally funded hospice programs, citing what they described as years of insufficient oversight by the Newsom administration.
Sen. Thune: Reconciliation Back in Play for GOP Agenda
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., signaled Monday that Republicans are turning to budget reconciliation as a key tool to end the Democrats’ partial government shutdown.[#item_full_content]
Joe Kent Denies Leak Claims in Mark Levin Clash
Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent forcefully denied allegations that he leaked sensitive information during a heated exchange with conservative radio host Mark Levin. Appearing Monday on “The Mark Levin Show,” Kent found himself immediately pressed by…[#item_full_content]
Geneva’s CERN: Antimatter Transport Test Boon to Science
Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one — in a truck, in a never-tried-before test-drive that has been deemed a success.[#item_full_content]
Sen. Rick Scott: ICE Funding Plan a ‘Pipe Dream’
A strong Senate ally of President Donald Trump said the idea of using reconciliation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and include SAVE America Act provisions is “a pipe dream.”[#item_full_content]
Iran War Drags US Business to Yearly Low
U.S. business activity slowed to an 11-month low in March as the war in the Middle East raised prices for energy products and other inputs, a survey showed Tuesday, reinforcing fears of an acceleration in inflation in the months ahead.[#item_full_content]