President Donald Trump’s agenda to beautify the country’s capital ahead of the United States’s 250th anniversary of independence is taking shape just across from the White House. In keeping with Trump’s January executive order, the National Park Service is renovating aspects of at least 18 historic structures and monuments across Washington, D.C., including Lafayette Square. […]
Venezuela’s government, led by acting President Delcy Rodriguez, has advanced reforms to open its state-controlled oil sector to foreign and private investors. Venezuela’s National Assembly backed legislation on Thursday that would reduce state dominance and grant oil companies greater control to operate fields and market output independently. To make these ventures more attractive, the plan […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jan. 23, 1776 Gen. George Washington writes a letter to […]
Disgraced former Olympic snowboarder and alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding, who was among the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives, has been arrested in Mexico following a yearlong international manhunt. Ryan Wedding, 44, competed for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before authorities say he pivoted from elite sports to running a […]
EXCLUSIVE — Vice President JD Vance told the Washington Examiner the anti-abortion movement needs to “be realistic” about what is achievable in the national political environment and organize on getting wins at the state level. Vance, who is the headline speaker at Friday’s March for Life in Washington, sat for a lengthy interview with the […]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is backing Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow in the Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI). Murphy’s endorsement is notable because he picked a state politician over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), who is running for the same Senate seat this year. “Right now we need fighters in the U.S. […]
Five people are being treated for gunshot wounds after a fight broke out on a Washington, D.C., bus Thursday evening. Interim Chief of Police Jeffery Carroll said two kids and three adults received non-life-threatening injuries during the incident in Northwest Washington, D.C. They were engaged in an argument on the bus when a driver kicked […]
EXCLUSIVE — Liberal activist groups, such as the environmental organization Sunrise Movement and the Latino advocacy nonprofit UNIDOS, are organizing Minneapolis high school students to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Activists plan for students to walk out of class on Friday and organize another protest during school hours on Tuesday, Jan. 27, according to […]
A former school superintendent in Des Moines, Iowa, entered a guilty plea at a court hearing on Thursday, months after he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for staying in the country illegally. Ian Roberts pleaded guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship for employment and being an illegal immigrant in possession of firearms. He […]
EXCLUSIVE — The nation’s top banking regulator is rejecting Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) request to halt a bank charter application for World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency group founded by President Donald Trump and his allies in 2024. WLF, which currently describes itself as a “decentralized finance” cryptocurrency firm, filed an application on Jan. 5 with […]
