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🚨🎥 TMZ is still hunting for footage of vacationing members of Congress and it's now gone international. About 30 lawmakers were spotted touring a castle in Scotland and guess who's footing the bill? YOU. pic.twitter.com/oONy6uCMpy — TMZ (@TMZ) April 2, 2026
via schiffsovereign Earlier this year, the House DOGE Subcommittee pulled spending records from the Department of Transportation and discovered that the agency had spent $55 million on office furniture over the past few years. That’s about $1,000 per employee, which might not sound so crazy, until you realize that this was during a period when …
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with over 45 lawmakers, introduced a new tax bill called "Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act" This tax bill would create a wealth tax to fortunes above $50 million. — The Money Cruncher, CPA (@money_cruncher) March 28, 2026 This tax would apply on the value of all property of the taxpayer (stocks, houses, …
Delta suspends its special desk service for members of Congress until the Democrat shutdown of DHS is over: “Due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta.” pic.twitter.com/m5XOWbqHKD — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 24, 2026 View post on imgur.com NOW: …
1. Nancy Pelosi – 85 2. Maxine Waters – 87 3. Bernie Sanders – 84 4. Mitch McConnell – 83 5. James Clyburn – 85 6. Angus King – 81 7. Chuck Grassley – 92 8. Hal Rogers – 88 9. James Risch – 82 10. Steny Hoyer – 86 Term limits? Congress needs a …
President Trump continues to assert that the war in Iran is nearly over while troop deployments to the Middle East continue to increase.
HELLL YEAHH!! 💪🇺🇸Thomas Massie just revealed his nuclear option. If Pam Bondi’s DOJ refuses to unredact the Epstein client names — Massie will walk onto the House floor and read them publicly himself. Under congressional immunity. No prosecution. No injunction. No seal that can hold. The names would be in the Congressional Record forever. This …
Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks Warns Against Further Escalation in Iran War Sacks urge declaring victory and withdrawing, warning that striking Iran’s energy infrastructure could make parts of the Gulf uninhabitable and provoke Israel to consider nuclear options #WashingtonEye pic.twitter.com/5mCW5Vs8EE — Washington Eye (@washington_EY) March 14, 2026 Venture capitalist David Sacks, who is President Donald …
Trump says that he won't be signing any bills until SAVE act is passed https://t.co/3by3bFkM3t — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) March 8, 2026 President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Sunday that he would not sign any bills into law until the US Senate passes the SAVE Act, also known as the …
MAJORITY OF U.S. SENATE BLOCKS EFFORT TO FORCE TRUMP TO END IRAN STRIKES WITHOUT CONGRESS' APPROVAL, VOTING CONTINUES — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) March 4, 2026 The Senate on Wednesday shot down a war powers resolution to force President Donald Trump to pull back from the war in Iran. The measure, brought by Sen. Tim Kaine, …
President Donald Trump wants Congress to sidestep internal debates and extend a key surveillance program — and he has made the demand directly to key Hill Republicans. At issue is the foreign spy program known as Section 702, which is set to lapse on April 20. Lawmakers in both parties want to put new restrictions …
Trump's administration is considering new national security tariffs on a half-dozen industries after a Supreme Court decision last week that invalidated many of his second-term levies, per WSJ. The new tariffs, to be issued under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962,… — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 24, 2026 HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAID …
Hence the spending and deficits are congress’s albatross, not POTUS.They own them and they’ll continue to be outrageous from administration to administration because no one in congress will ever force spending cuts or even reasonable spending control. — Dave (@RVA_dave) February 20, 2026
Les Wexner's attorney threatening to kill him during Epstein deposition before Congress byu/No-Distance-9401 inPublicFreakout Adding to top comment because people are questioning whether this video is real. US GOP Oversight website press release with link to original ~5hr video posted to YouTube: https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-les-wexner-deposition-video/ Video in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vysYhHlsI48 Timestamp to OP’s interaction at 4:25:01: https://youtu.be/vysYhHlsI48?t=15901 Factcheck: Yes, there was …
Jim Comey was supposed to testify to Congress about Epstein, but claimed he didn't know anything so they let him off. Comey was deputy Attorney General from 2003 to 2005, and FBI director from 2013 to 2017. https://t.co/Y0MgijtlfG pic.twitter.com/24zWqmwega — Svetlana Lokhova (@RealSLokhova) February 14, 2026 Comey's daughter Maurene worked on the Maxwell case. That …
Fifty-one House members and nine senators have decided not to run for re-election, the most retirements from Congress this century. Some feel they’ve hit an appropriate retirement age. Others want to tend to their health or their families. Yet more are leaving because they don’t like the workplace. Add it all together, and members of …
Not really shocking. Half of Congress thinks we are a democracy and not a constitutional republic. — No one special (@mickdayank) February 9, 2026
Just in: Ghislaine Maxwell has invoked her 5th Amendment rights and declined to answer any questions in a virtual deposition by the House Oversight Committee pic.twitter.com/PpbM4psyaY — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 9, 2026
This a Democrat candidate for Governor of California “When I am governor, I will restore universal healthcare for all, including undocumented immigrants in the state of California, because we know that healthcare is a right. We will abolish ICE, we will create a pathway to citizenship, and right now I have legislation that puts a …
Ban stock trading for Congress Congressman Michael McCaul caught Insider Trading $576 million dollars, makes $20 million per month and owns a $20 million dollar private jet – He makes an average of $24,000,000 every single month – Lives in a $10 million dollar mansion – This is where he keeps his $1,100,000 car collection, …
WOAH 🚨 JUST DAYS before Democrat Rep Ayanna Pressley was sworn into Congress her husband quit a $92,000 a year job TO START A CONSULTING FIRM Net worth with assets skyrocketed to $8 million Every time you see a politician with a ‘consulting firm’ it’s taxpayer money laundering pic.twitter.com/mVJIhaSgPI — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February …
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for Texas State Senate District 9 in Tarrant County — a seat Donald Trump carried by 17 points in November 2024, per The Downballot. As I’m writing this, approximately 99% of the vote …
pic.twitter.com/aarW3XaQU5 — Matt James (@JamesMatt48173) January 27, 2026 Grok: Deep dive: Rep. Burchett’s claims stem from 2025 hearings. On leasing, witnesses confirmed some Congress members’ spouses/family likely own properties leased to govt (~$6B annual spend), verifiable via http://USAspending.gov, but no public names found across sources like GAO reports or OpenTheBooks. On duplicates, he cites staff …
🚨 BREAKING: House Oversight PASSES bipartisan resolutions holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying congressional subpoenas on the Epstein probe. Accountability is here. No one is above the law. The resolutions are now sent to the House. Why wasn’t… pic.twitter.com/DCOYiM3w3j — snooze (@snooze06155136) January 22, 2026 The House Oversight Committee voted …
Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie Selling stolen oil and putting billions of dollars in a bank in Qatar to be spent without Congressional approval is not Constitutional. Only Congress can appropriate money. The President can’t legally create a second Treasury overseas for his own piggy bank. Wake up Congress. Selling stolen oil and putting billions of dollars …
Trump on rebate checks: I don't think we would have to go to congress… we have so much money coming in from tariffs that we'll be able to issue at least a $2,000 dividend. I believe we can do that without congress. pic.twitter.com/KsQZ5KBX4l — Acyn (@Acyn) January 20, 2026 Trump's statement reflects his belief that …
Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul Just read the minibus Congress plans to pass this year. An unbelievable over $5 billion is going toward refugee welfare programs. I am going to fight like hell to get this removed. In the meantime, call your Senators and tell them to vote NO, and to put an end to the …
Congressional leaders released bill text Tuesday of a bipartisan compromise to fund the vast majority of the federal government ahead of the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline. The bicameral breakthrough on funding for the Pentagon and the nation’s largest nondefense agencies is the product of private negotiations between top appropriators in the two months since Congress …
Congress has until January 30th to pass new spending legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Dems are going to try to shut everything down over ICE funding, again. We are approaching a crisis point. We must nuke the filibuster and pass the SAVE Act. pic.twitter.com/mAy4nwM2Ud — Farm Girl Carrie 👩🌾 (@FarmGirlCarrie) January 19, …
Congress just made them a $6 billion giveaway for issuers. US Congress just legalized the largest wealth transfer in financial history. Nobody noticed. Section 11 of the GENIUS Act prohibits stablecoins from paying yield to holders. Tether holds $135 billion in Treasuries earning 4.5%. That’s $6 billion annually. Passed to you: $0. Tether keeps everything. …