WH slams Texas, Ariz. for sending migrants to D.C.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre arrives for the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)The White House attacked Texas and Arizona amid D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request for National Guard troops to deal with the bus loads of migrants coming from both states. During a press briefing Thursday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accused both GOP led states of using migrants as a “political ploy.”

House Minority Leader McCarthy: Democrats have no plan to help Americans

House Minority Leader McCarthy: Democrats have no plan to help Americans

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)With the House of Representatives heading towards its summer recess, the House Minority Leader updated the press in his first solo conference since March. On Friday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) explained his worries about the future while addressing issues he believes have been caused by unified Democrat control of Washington

GOP senators discuss rise in violence amid Dems ‘soft-on-crime’ policies

GOP senators discuss rise in violence amid Dems ‘soft-on-crime’ policies

Cornyn. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin / APSenate Republicans discussed the rise in crime that’s affecting communities across the nation amid soft-on-crime Democrat policies. On Capitol Hill Thursday, Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) were among those who spoke on the policies. Senator Cornyn highlighted the amount of drugs coming across the border due to the open border policies. He noted that 108,000 Americans died of overdoses last year marking an all-time high