Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, insisted that Israel is “just as evil” as the terror organization Hamas on Sunday. “You said the Israeli government is evil, do you think they’re just as evil as Hamas?” CNN’s Manu Raju asked El-Sayed on “Inside Politics.” “Yes, killing tens of thousands of people makes […]
Tag: senate
Minnesota Republicans reveal which far-left candidate they want to challenge in open Senate race
Republican strategists and lawmakers are hoping that when voters head to the polls in November to elect the next U.S. Senator of Minnesota, they’ll be forced to choose between either a Republican candidate — or Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. In a Democratic primary that has yet to play out, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, […]
Senate passes bill to fund most of DHS after House GOP caves
The 48-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown is one step closer to ending after the Senate moved to fund most of the department Thursday morning. The Senate agreed via voice vote to send a bipartisan deal funding the whole department except for President Donald Trump‘s immigration enforcement and border security efforts to the House for […]
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico doubles down on God being “beyond gender” comments
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico recalled “provocative” remarks he previously made about God during a Thursday appearance on “The Bulwark” podcast, where he later defended the comment as both political and theological. “I know that I was being provocative with that comment,” Talarico said. The Democrat Senate nominee acknowledged that he made the statement […]
Senate Majority leader warns Dems are putting cyber operations at risk as Iran threat looms
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., accused Democrats of holding the government hostage during a dangerous time as the party refuses to budge in a gridlocked funding battle. “They are holding all these agencies of government hostage, including TSA, including the cyber office – which runs all of our cyber operations – and here we […]
Dem Senate hopeful holds event at bookstore selling ‘ABOLISH ICE’ merch despite pledge to ‘secure the border’
A Democratic Senate hopeful in Iowa is pitching himself as a candidate who believes in the party’s “old Democratic values.” However, on Saturday, State Senator Zach Wahls hosted a campaign event at a radical activist bookstore, Dog-Eared Books, that has been vocal about abolishing ICE, financially supports anti-ICE nonprofits, holds drag story time for kids, […]
Crockett blasts ‘left’ for alleged skin darkening in ads as Texas Senate clash heats up
A progressive House Democrat claims that attacks from her left were racially motivated in what’s become an explosive Texas Senate race. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, told supporters that she’s used to attacks from Republicans and the right, but racially tinged shots from her left flank weren’t something she expected. “The thing that is not normal […]
Illinois lieutenant governor seeking US Senate seat releases video of people saying ‘F— Trump’
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who is running in the Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate primary, posted a campaign video that features footage of multiple people saying, “F— Trump.” “They said it. We’re all thinking it,” Stratton wrote in a post on X when sharing the video. The video kicks off by showing three different people […]
Senate passes federal funding compromise as Democrats score victory in DHS revolt
Senate Republicans and Democrats shattered through partisan rancor and sent a retooled government spending package to the House on Friday evening after President Donald Trump struck a deal to sate Democrats’ demands. Though lawmakers were able to advance the revamped five-bill package, without the controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and a two-week […]
Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA chief months after Trump-Musk rift that may have pulled his nomination
The Senate confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman Wednesday in a 67-30 vote to serve as NASA administrator, months after President Donald Trump withdrew the same nomination during his public feud with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The confirmation places Isaacman, an investor in SpaceX and leader of two private spaceflight missions, at the […]
John Kennedy mocks Jasmine Crockett’s Texas Senate campaign, says the ‘voices in her head are not real’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett announced her Senate campaign this month, and Sen. John Kennedy had sharp words about the prospect of her joining the chamber. He dismissed Crockett’s Senate bid as unserious and out of step with Texas voters. “They need to tell her that the voices in her head are not real,” Kennedy said Sunday […]
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump critic Jasmine Crockett shakes up Senate race
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News political content. Here’s what’s happening… –Obamacare paying out for tens of thousands of dead and bogus accounts: Watchdog -Lawmaker urges release of Venezuela strike footage as parties split over whether targets were defenseless -Trump […]