The Department of Justice reviewed criminal allegations against the Southern Poverty Law Center that went far beyond the financial charges it currently faces, court documents show. Investigators were briefed in December 2025 about claims that the nonprofit group committed extortion, blackmail, tax evasion, obstruction of justice, and fraudulent tactics against conservative organizations, according to an […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has been replaced as the representative for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District by retired Navy Adm. Nancy Lacore, a Democrat. The Associated Press called the race for Lacore at 6:51 p.m. Friday evening. She garnered 49.7% against Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt’s 48.6%, with 99% of the vote counted. Lacore served in […]
President Donald Trump said he expects to fire Cabinet members after Republicans experienced blistering losses in the 2026 midterm elections, though he didn’t specify who. In a preview clip of Ross Douthat’s interview with Trump on CBS News’s 60 Minutes, Trump was asked if he was going to fire any Cabinet members after the Tuesday […]
An illegal immigrant from Venezuela was arrested near the White House while carrying multiple firearms on Thursday, after making threats against President Donald Trump’s life. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service officers approached Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos after spotting him “acting suspicious” in a car on Constitution Avenue. After being confronted, Chrinos […]
The day before the midterm elections, incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller had a blunt message to voters who were considering staying home or registering their disapproval of President Donald Trump. “President Trump took a bullet for you, he bled for you, he faced life in prison for you,” Miller told Sean Hannity’s […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to promote longtime aide Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff underscores how he is preparing to stand firm on his Make America Great Again agenda in the last two years of his second administration. Democrats won historic majorities in the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Part of […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu characterized the end of U.S. military aid to the Jewish state as a mutual agreement between allies, as officials wait to see who stands to benefit from the new era of “partnership and mutual investment.” Netanyahu’s office reacted Friday to President Donald Trump’s cut to U.S. military aid, a dramatic […]
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is leading an effort to postpone next week’s scheduled elections for the Senate GOP leadership team after the party’s bruising midterm elections performance. In a letter that he plans to send Monday to Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) and obtained by the Washington Examiner, Johnson called it “political malpractice” […]
Democrats’ landslide victories in the 2026 midterm elections are triggering leadership changes in the House and Senate, marking a new era for the 120th Congress when it convenes in January 2027. More changes are expected in the House than in the Senate. But even in the upper chamber, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) faces […]
Headlines followed Susie Wiles all year, hinting that Donald Trump’s chief of staff and “ice maiden” was on borrowed time. She was irritated by some of his big appointments. He was said to increasingly resent being told what to do, cutting her out of several key decisions. Not all of the headlines were true, but […]
