Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is demanding answers from U.S. officials after two American personnel were killed alongside two Mexican investigators in a car crash following a counternarcotics operation in northern Mexico. The four officials died Sunday in the state of Chihuahua when their vehicle veered off a mountainous road, plunged into a ravine, and exploded […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s silence on crime and called it “Third-world stuff right here in New York City.” “Rampant crime is inescapable from the smell of weed in this city,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. Mamdani’s lack of public response to crime has fueled […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Justice Department would not end its investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over cost overruns tied to renovations at the central bank’s headquarters, even as the inquiry threatens to complicate his effort to install a successor. During an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the president was asked […]
A federal appeals court on Friday allowed for the biologically accurate placement of transgender prisoners in accordance with President Donald Trump’s directive on housing inmates by biological sex, a ruling that incarcerated women hope will help their lawsuits aimed at moving biological males out of women’s prisons across the country. Trump, upon taking office, issued […]
Restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake has tapped Make America Healthy Again senior adviser Michael Boes for an executive role, betting he can revive the “original spirit” of fast food. “The move marks a major step in the Company’s efforts to restore the original spirit of American fast food: food that is simple, real, and delicious,” […]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said “awesome” in response to news of Iranian ships evading the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, drawing heavy backlash and pushing him to clarify he was using “sarcasm.” Murphy has been one of the most visible critics of the war with Iran in Congress, but took his critiques to […]
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would look out for companies that do not apply for tariff refunds. During an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Trump was pressed on a number of companies, including Apple, whose CEO the president has praised, and Amazon, which anchor Joe Kernen said had not yet filed for reimbursements because they fear […]
The Department of Justice filed a complaint against the water and sewer authority in Washington, D.C., on Monday after more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River this winter. A pipe in the Potomac Interceptor sanitary sewer system collapsed in January, leading to the massive sewage spill. The DOJ maintains […]
President Donald Trump said in a new interview that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States and Iran reach a peace deal to end the ongoing war. The two nations are set to begin a second round of peace deal talks this week in Islamabad, Pakistan, as a two-week ceasefire is […]
President Donald Trump asked the Iranian government to release eight women slated for execution, ahead of the next round of negotiations. In a post on Truth Social, Trump took a notably softer tone than in his usual pronouncements regarding Iran, framing the request as a goodwill favor ahead of negotiations. “To the Iranian leaders, who […]
