President Donald Trump debuted the Board of Peace on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying it has the potential to be “one of the most consequential bodies ever.” The organization was initially tasked with ensuring the ceasefire in Gaza remained sustainable. However, Trump hinted the body could eventually take on a […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning, a high-profile appearance that will reopen debate over his now-dismissed criminal cases against President Donald Trump, placing Smith under sustained scrutiny he largely avoided while the prosecutions were active. The hearing, beginning at 10 a.m., will allow Smith to again defend his conclusion […]
Republicans are fighting to flip Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX) seat come November, but the GOP’s recruit may have a more liberal record than the incumbent. Trump-endorsed Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina may have to explain his record as a former Democrat as he runs in one of the most competitive seats in the country. Tijerina […]
Congress is laying the groundwork for what a key Republican hopes will foster bipartisan legislation this year to combat foreign-maligned threats facing American drivers. Federal lawmakers have found consensus in combating China’s ability to collect and weaponize data through U.S. transportation systems like toll roads and traffic cameras, despite being in opposing lanes on […]
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) introduced legislation on Wednesday to help people in the country achieve the ‘American Dream’ of owning a home. Miller’s legislation proposes restrictions on large corporations, companies, and investors to prevent them from “crowding families out of homes.” Miller’s “American Family Housing Act” calls to amend the “Investment Company Act of 1940 […]
Space Forces Southern was officially designated for activation on Wednesday during a ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Located near Tucson, Arizona, the base’s activation represents an integral part of “formalizing the command’s role in integrating space capabilities across the Western Hemisphere” by U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Space Force. The new unit will […]
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily declined to allow the FBI to examine electronics it seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home. U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter ruled the agency is permitted to keep Hannah Natanson’s two phones, two laptops, a recorder, a portable hard drive, and a Garmin watch that it seized from […]
Three journalists are dead after Israel said it carried out an airstrike on Wednesday targeting suspected Hamas threats in Gaza. The development came as eight other journalists were also reportedly killed in strikes, marking one of the deadliest days in the region since President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Gaza and Israel last October. […]
A paid left-wing provocateur, who operates a travel fund that covers expenses associated with accosting “Nazis,” joined the takeover of a Minneapolis-area church as part of an activist coalition’s protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. William Kelly, an anti-Trump agitator traveling across the country to sites of political conflict, appeared to be a central figure […]
A federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to freeze grants to more than 30 environmental groups on Wednesday, after finding that a lower court overstepped its authority by ruling the administration had to pay out the grants. The lawsuit is one of several across the country challenging the president’s mass cancellations of environmental grants […]
