Learning firsthand what it’s like to be a Republican running against a Trump-backed primary opponent was the last thing Daniel Cameron wanted. Nonetheless, the Kentucky GOP Senate candidate and former state attorney general is being forced to quickly alter his strategy just days away from the primary after President Donald Trump gave his seal of […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Project Freedom, President Donald Trump‘s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is a defensive operation. The United States destroyed nine Iranian vessels on Monday after those ships opened fire on commercial vessels traveling through the strait. U.S. officials, including War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint […]
Councilwoman Brooke Pinto ended her effort to pass a Washington, D.C., curfew extension bill after failing to garner enough votes. The emergency bill would have granted the district the authority to impose 8 p.m. curfews for teenagers over the summer. It was intended to stymie the epidemic of violent youth crime and garnered the support […]
With the runoff just three weeks away, the Texas Senate GOP race is down to the wire between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX). A new poll from the University of Houston‘s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Paxton leading Cornyn by a 3-point margin. Paxton is polling at […]
A Federal Aviation Administration employee was arrested on Monday on accusations he threatened to kill President Donald Trump. Dean DelleChiaie, 35, appeared at the U.S. District Court in New Hampshire on Tuesday and faces charges of communicating an interstate threat against the president. His arrest comes after he allegedly made several internet searches from his […]
A panel of Florida commissioners on Tuesday advanced plans to rename a state airport in honor of President Donald Trump. In a 4-3 vote on the matter, Palm Beach County commissioners passed a naming rights and licensing agreement to change Palm Beach International Airport to “President Donald J. Trump International Airport.” The trademark deal authorizes […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a brief break from politics over the weekend for a lighter assignment: DJ duties at a family wedding, a moment that quickly found a second life online. Footage circulating on social media shows Rubio behind the booth helping set the tone for the celebration as guests gathered on the dance […]
A Tuesday shooting at a shopping center in Carrollton, Texas, left two dead and three others injured after a business meeting went awry. According to local police, 69-year-old Seung Han Ho was meeting with the victims for a business transaction at the Koreatown shopping center when he opened fire. The shooting reportedly happened just before […]
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Denver on Tuesday over the Colorado city’s 37-year-old ban on so-called “assault weapons,” including constitutionally protected semiautomatic rifles, after the Democratic mayor signaled defiance. The court filing alleges Denver’s firearms ordinance features “politically charged rhetoric” regarding its use of the term “assault weapon.” AR-15-style rifles fall under this […]
Islamist militant groups are waging a campaign of wanton slaughter against Christians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a new report. Amnesty International published a report this week documenting “war crimes and crimes against humanity” perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan rebel group that has migrated into the DRC. The […]
