House Republicans fume at Senate for punting immigration funding package

Wife of ‘nerdy gamer’ accused of beating ‘Trump House’ owner to brink of death reveals violent past

The horrified wife of a Navy veteran who allegedly viciously beat an elderly Trump superfan described his dark and violent past.

Howard Lutnick gave millions to Republicans just before high-stakes Epstein interview

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dropped $5 million on the main House Republican super PAC just four weeks after lawmakers arranged to interview him about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — making him the first Trump cabinet official to make a seven-figure disclosed federal donation since being confirmed.The April 1 donation went to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC backing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republican incumbents — including those who sit on the very committee scrutinizing Lutnick. The closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee took place on May 6 and lasted more than four hours.Lutnick's Epstein entanglement has dogged him since January, when the DOJ released millions of documents tied to the late financier. His name appeared in more than 250 of those files. The Times found he had traveled to Epstein's private Caribbean island in 2012, years after he claimed to have cut contact with Epstein following a 2005 encounter in which Epstein made suggestive comments about a massage table.In the closed-door interview, Lutnick downplayed his interactions with Epstein as "virtually nonexistent," telling investigators the three encounters he acknowledged "do not constitute a relationship." Committee Democrats called the testimony evasive. Victims' attorney James Marsh said the hearing "does not provide any real substance" for identifying alleged perpetrators of Epstein's network.A Commerce Department spokeswoman said Lutnick "made a political donation in his personal capacity, just as many Cabinet Secretaries from both parties have done in the past."The super PAC declined to comment.

Trump urges Warsh to ignore political pressure on interest rates, even from the White House

President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Friday to ignore public musings about fiscal policy — even from the commander in chief himself — and operate “independently.” “Honestly, I really mean this. This is not said in any other way. I want Kevin to be totally independent,” he told the East Room […]

Kevin Warsh sworn in as new Fed chair beside Trump at White House ceremony

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh was sworn in Friday beside President Trump, kicking off his term as the new head of the central bank at a critical time for the U.S. economy. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas swore Warsh in during the Friday ceremony at the White House. Warsh was confirmed last week by the…

Reconciliation Bill Funding Top Trump Priorities Can't Reach Floor, Thune Sends Senate on Early Recess

House Republicans rip into Senate for delaying immigration reconciliation package: 'I'm very frustrated'

House Republicans slammed the Senate GOP for kicking the can down the road on voting on a package pertaining to ICE and Border Patrol funding.

'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund

Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it's not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina's Martin County to reopen its only hospital.

House GOP Cancels Iran War Powers Vote for Second Day in a Row

The cancellation comes just after four GOP senators joined Democrats to pass a Senate war powers resolution.