U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) has introduced legislation that would prevent the federal government from using eminent domain or federal funding to construct border security infrastructure on or near Mount Cristo Rey, a prominent Catholic pilgrimage site overlooking the border region of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. The Mount Cristo Rey Protection Act comes after the federal…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks to reporters after speaking on the floor of the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has passed away, his office said Sunday. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed…
A federal lawmaker is pushing for a provision that would bar the Federal Bureau of Prisons from offering taxpayer-funded VIP perks to pardoned drug lords and child traffickers. Rep. Norma Torres, a California Democrat, introduced the measure last month as an amendment to a House appropriations bill, telling her colleagues that there “should never be…
Monrovia — Former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has strongly criticized the recent expulsion of Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah, describing the decision as a threat to freedom of speech and democratic governance. Her comments come amid growing backlash from policymakers, legal experts, and political figures over the controversial action taken by the House…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has told podcaster Joe Rogan that Congress has seen proof of “interdimensional beings.” “I think that they…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email During a Wednesday night appearance on NewsNation, MAGA congressman Tim Burchett floated a wild conspiracy theory that the reason the Trump administration won’t…
Shorouk Express She shot to prominence in 2019 as captain of the rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3, when she defied Italy’s closed port policy by docking in Lampedusa with 53 saved migrants. Rackete was arrested shortly after the landing but later cleared by an Italian judge, who ruled she acted out of necessity and did not…
Shorouk Express The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses at their homes,…
Shorouk Express ECR has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, and a majority of its members have been staunch supporters of sending military aid to Kyiv. ECR’s leadership has been debating for months whether to kick Kartheiser out of the group over his pro-Russian stance. “If he goes, I will submit a motion…
Shorouk Express The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Disgraced former congressman George Santos was sentenced to 7 years in prison for wire fraud and identity…
