Poli Alert Politics & Civics

Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her sharpest critique yet of former President Joe Biden in her upcoming memoir, calling his decision to run for reelection in 2024 “recklessness” and accusing his inner circle of repeatedly undermining her during their years in the White House. In the book, 107 Days, …

The Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to block an amendment from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have forced the Justice Department to release all Jeffrey Epstein files, a move that has gained bipartisan momentum in the House. In a 51-49 vote, senators agreed to table Schumer’s amendment to …

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University, officials confirmed. He was 31. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called the killing a “political assassination” at an evening press conference, describing the shooting …

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Lisa Cook can remain on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors while her lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove her moves forward, delivering a major rebuke to the White House and a defense of the Fed’s independence. U.S. District Judge Jia …

Missouri House Republicans on Tuesday advanced a controversial congressional redistricting plan that would give the GOP control of seven of the state’s eight U.S. House seats, part of a broader mid-decade push launched by President Donald Trump to cement his party’s narrow majority in Congress. The measure, which passed the …

President Donald Trump dined Tuesday night at a seafood restaurant near the White House, using the outing to promote his decision to deploy the National Guard and federalize policing in the nation’s capital, even as protesters outside denounced his actions as authoritarian. Trump’s motorcade traveled a short distance to Joe’s …

The Trump administration released its strategy to Make America Healthy Again on Tuesday, which officials hope will reduce chronic diseases and align federal policy with their beliefs. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a briefing on the strategy the 128 “recommendations are things that I’ve …

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday began an enforcement operation in Chicago targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records, the Department of Homeland Security announced, escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Democratic officials in Illinois. The effort, called “Operation Midway Blitz,” comes after weeks of speculation and pushback from …

President Donald Trump on Monday downplayed the severity of domestic violence crimes, saying that were it not for “things that take place in the home they call crime,” the administration’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., would have resulted in a bigger statistical reduction in crime. “They said, …

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with the Trump administration, temporarily allowing federal immigration agents to resume roving patrols and stops in the Los Angeles region despite a lower-court ruling that restricted the practice. The unsigned order put on hold a July 11 decision by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah …

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee said Monday it has obtained documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate — including the disgraced financier’s so-called “birthday book,” which Democrats claim contains a letter President Donald Trump allegedly signed for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003. Ranking Democrat Robert Garcia posted an image on X of …

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he is prepared to change the chamber’s rules to fast-track confirmation of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, escalating a showdown with Democrats who have blocked nearly all of Trump’s picks. In an op-ed published on Breitbart.com, Thune accused Democrats of waging an …

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an $83 million defamation verdict against President Donald Trump, rejecting his argument that he was shielded by presidential immunity when he attacked writer E. Jean Carroll during his first term in office. The unanimous ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

President Donald Trump on Sunday delivered what he described as his “last warning” to Hamas, pressing the Palestinian militant group to accept a U.S.-brokered deal that would free hostages held in Gaza and open the way for a ceasefire. “The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas …

President Donald Trump has turned his second term into a test of how far a U.S. president can push the boundaries of power, wielding the machinery of government in ways his predecessors rarely attempted — and often against individuals and institutions he views as enemies. Seven months into his return …