The State Department is rolling out a slew of new passport designs to commemorate the country’s 250th birthday, including one featuring President Trump’s face. The Bulwark and Fox News reported Tuesday that the department is adding Trump’s likeness to passports, set to be released this summer. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told both outlets that the passports will feature customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the “same security features that make the U.S. Passport the most secure documents in the world.” #Passport #Trump #StateDepartment #America250
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before Congress about the Epstein files on May 29 after she failed to appear for a previously scheduled deposition. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee confirmed the appearance, an arrangement made after discussions with Bondi’s personal attorney. Bondi was subpoenaed to testify after a surprise [...]
Democrats have been able to point to some silver lining or glimmer of hope with past defeats on congressional redistricting this cycle. There's no sugarcoating the Supreme Court's weakening of the Voting Rights Act . Why it matters: The ruling is set to immediately cost Democrats at least a few safe House seats in the deep South, which could severely hamper their efforts to retake the lower chamber in November. - The losses could continue to be deeply felt beyond 2026, with more Republican-controlled Southern states potentially able to break up their majority-minority (read: solidly Democratic) districts. - "It's devastating. It's a devastating blow," said Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. - Said…
Democrats have been able to point to some silver lining or glimmer of hope with past defeats on congressional redistricting this cycle. There's no sugarcoating the Supreme Court's weakening of the Voting Rights Act . Why it matters: The ruling is set to immediately cost Democrats at least a few safe House seats in the deep South, which could severely hamper their efforts to retake the lower chamber in November. - The losses could continue to be deeply felt beyond 2026, with more Republican-controlled Southern states potentially able to break up their majority-minority (read: solidly Democratic) districts. - "It's devastating. It's a devastating blow," said Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. - Said…Open
Democrats will lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, and Florida is drawing a redder map. South Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri could try to draw new maps before voting begins.
David Morens, a former senior adviser to Dr. Fauci, has been indicted on charges of concealing records related to the origins of COVID-19. #COVID19 #Fauci #DavidMorens About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook:…
