Representative Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.) died today at the age of 65. Payne was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack on April 6. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Payne, Jr. was a good friend and compassionate leader, stating on X: Deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman Donald Payne Jr., a good friend, highly effective public servant and compassionate leader. My prayers and support are with the Payne family and his loved ones during this difficult time. May he forever Rest in Peace. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he was saddened to be info ..read more

 by D. Michael DeRidder President Joe Biden signed the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the Senate yesterday. Biden said the bill sends a message that America stands for “democracy and freedom” to the world, stating on X: Today, we answered history’s call at this critical inflection point. With the signing of our national security package, we tell the world that America stands resolutely for democracy and freedom, and against tyranny and oppression. Today, we answered history’s call at this critical inflection point. With the signing of our national security packag ..read more

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced that he was suspending his independent House bid, just over a month after entering the race. Santos didn’t rule out running in the future and said he is “willing and able to step up to the plate and go fight for my country at anytime.” Santos made a surprise appearance at President Biden’s State of the Union address in early March, where he announced he’d be entering the race. His campaign committee, however, raised nothing in March, Federal Election Commission filings showed. Later that month, Santos said he would be&n ..read more

by John Carney and Alex Marlow If you build it, he will come. It turns out that this is not just advice for summoning ghosts to a cornfield ballpark but also applies to auto manufacturers hoping car buyers will keep showing up at dealer lots. General Motors on Tuesday reported a 24 percent rise in first-quarter profit to nearly $3 billion. Earnings per share hit $2.62, far above the consensus forecast of $2.12. A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas, on January 5, 2023. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) The company also lift ..read more

President Joe Biden has enraged Catholic Church regulars with his latest show of approval for abortion, a Vatican red line. On Tuesday in Florida, where he blasted the state’s impending six-week abortion ban, Biden blessed himself with the sign of the cross when the woman introducing him referenced Florida’s shorter window for abortion. This. Is. VILE! President Biden makes the Sign of the Cross at an abortion rally in Florida! You cannot be Catholic and support abortion! You cannot invoke GOD and promote Death! pic.twitter.com/aG4P542EM0 — CatholicVote (@CatholicVote ..read more

By Annabella Rosciglione In a sweeping reversal, nine senators who were against sending aid to Ukraine flipped their stance and voted in favor of the aid on Tuesday.  The vote passed with a wide 79-18 majority. The Republican senators who were against sending aid and then voted in favor are Sens. Katie Britt (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Lankford (R-OK), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE). “It’s just so much easier to go back home and say, ‘Listen, we’re asking people to pay ..read more

Steven Ertelt  Joe Biden took his presidential campaign to Florida today and promoted abortions – because apparently killing one million babies a year in abortions is not enough. He told the handful of pro-abortion voters gathered for the small event that they should hold Donald trump accountable for overturning Roe so states could set their own policies on protecting babies from abortions. “Donald Trump is worried voters are going to hold him accountable for the cruelty and chaos he’s created,” Biden said. “The bad news for Trump is that we are going to hold him ..read more

By Milli Sands | American Thinker It’s not just Columbia University that’s in the news. Yale has also made headlines because it, too, has had hundreds of students marching around supporting Hamas: Hundreds of Yale students have been protesting on campus in recent days, calling on the university to divest from companies that produce military weapons they say play a role in the Israel-Hamas war. It’s one of various pro-Palestinian protests happening on college campuses across the country. Back in 2023, Yale made the news in an even uglier way when its student newspaper  ..read more

by Alexis Simendinger & Kristina Karisch Former President Trump’s lawyers will argue today to the Supreme Court that he can do just about anything he desires and be immune from prosecution, based on the perks of the high office he held and lost. On Tuesday, Trump and his representatives suggested he has a right while on trial to counter his critics and foes on social media and to the press. Trump is facing 34 charges in a Manhattan courtroom in a case billed by prosecutors as a criminal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election, in part by partnering with the National Enquirer to ..read more

New York Post President Biden, in his latest gaffe on the campaign trail, on Tuesday questioned the number of times former President Donald Trump needed to prove that “we” can’t be trusted. “Folks, in a sense, I don’t know why we’re surprised by Trump,” Biden said during a stop in Florida. “How many times does he have to prove we can’t be trusted?” The 81-year-old was slamming his Republican opponent for the repeal of women’s reproductive and health care rights across the country in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade when he slipped on his words. President Biden questioned the number o ..read more