President Donald Trump has officially invited El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to the White House for an official working visit on April 14, 2025. The invitation, shared by Bukele, praised El Salvador’s aggressive crackdown on gang violence and support of Trump’s renewed efforts to stop illegal immigration.
Republican lawmakers are preparing legislation to permanently defund Planned Parenthood by using budget reconciliation, a strategy that allows a simple Senate majority to bypass the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), alongside other pro-life leaders, is leading the charge following the organization's disclosure of nearly $700 million in taxpayer funds received last year.
The transgender-identifying woman who murdered six people at The Covenant School in Nashville originally planned to attack a different school but changed her target to avoid being perceived as racist. Detailed police findings revealed that she had developed an extensive plan to carry out a mass shooting at Creswell Middle School, which she once attended and associated with emotional distress.
Governor Ron DeSantis is turning up the heat on Florida Republicans for stalling open carry gun legislation. In a video posted by Florida Gun Rights, a visibly frustrated DeSantis asked, “Are we Florida or are we San Francisco?” as he mocked GOP lawmakers for failing to move forward on the issue.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended certain federal funds to Maine due to Governor Janet Mills' refusal to prohibit transgender-identifying males from participating in girls' sports.
On April 3, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with a 53-45 party-line vote.
During a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on April 3, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) recounted how she secured a public defender position by emphasizing her race.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott faces mounting pressure from Democrats for delaying the call for a special election to replace the late Representative Sylvester Turner, who died on March 5, 2025.
