Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out a run for office, but said he was open to serving as Federal Reserve chairman. Bessent has gained popularity beyond Trump’s base as a capable technocrat within the Trump administration, fueling speculation that he may run for office after he leaves the position. In an interview with the Wall […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) in calling for President Donald Trump to restart his attacks against Iran. Fetterman has emerged as one of the most hawkish Democrats, not afraid to openly praise and side with Trump when it comes to Iran and the Middle East. He boosted this perception on Saturday, […]
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with a weapon in the deaths of […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha ripped late-night comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert over their routines this week for the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The “insufferable Jimmy Kimmel once again shows that the only difference between genius and stupidity is that stupidity has its limits,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity on Friday. Kimmel […]
A federal appeals court overturned the $8.2 million in damages awarded to former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore in 2022. Moore launched a lawsuit in 2019 against the Senate Majority PAC over their ad that cited claims of Moore “soliciting sex from young girls” during his 2017 run for U.S. Senate. The PAC’s ad […]
A Republican challenger to Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) demanded more transparency over the governor’s military records. Federal contracting consultant John Myrick sought to force Moore’s hand by releasing his own detailed military records. He told Fox Baltimore that he granted full authorization to the military to make public all his records connected to his time […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 46, authorities said Saturday. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in overnight attacks, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said. “The Russians have been hitting Dnipro […]
Kevin Warsh’s confirmation vote to be the next Federal Reserve chairman is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, according to a Senate banking committee notice. The committee sent the notice out Friday evening, hours after the Department of Justice announced it dropped an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member […]
Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) is running for reelection, despite having resigned from her seat ahead of her likely expulsion from Congress. Cherfilus-McCormick resigned on Tuesday, ahead of a House Ethics Committee sanctions hearing over allegations she stole $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Though her political career looked to be over, the former […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gunmen attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities early Saturday in a possible coordinated assault, residents and authorities said. Mali’s army said in a statement that “unidentified armed terrorist groups targeted certain locations and barracks in the capital.” It added that soldiers were “currently engaged in eliminating the attackers.” […]
