President Donald Trump filed a motion on Friday to bar the BBC from subpoenaing his family members as part of the U.K. media company’s legal defense against Trump’s defamation lawsuit. In response to a motion from the BBC that asked the Florida federal court to allow subpoenas of Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared […]
Prediction markets have come of age. Kalshi, the industry leader, is enjoying its biggest year ever. Monthly trading volumes surpassed $37 billion in July, boosted by the World Cup. The startup is raising new capital at a $40 billion valuation, about four times what it was worth just eight months ago, and the CEO speaks […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed three of the “last-minute changes” he alleged U.S. negotiators tried to bargain for in trade talks, which he said ultimately led to his country pulling out of the negotiations. In an overnight statement explaining Canada’s decision to suspend its trade talks with the Trump administration, Carney claimed that “last-minute […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday that she will be returning to the Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA Inc. after exiting the White House. Leavitt said that she is leaving her role at the White House so she can spend more time with her children, having given birth to her second child earlier […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) insists he has “zero interest” in running for president in 2028, but a growing corner of the Democratic internet is acting as though he may not get the final say. The Georgia Democrat’s national profile has surged in recent weeks as clips of his increasingly combative attacks on President Donald Trump […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined his country’s plans for “dollar-for-dollar” retaliatory tariffs set to hit American exporters on Sept. 8, saying he is making the move “reluctantly” in response to the breakdown of trade negotiations with the U.S. “This is a focused response, a focused response to protect and defend our industries and allow […]
Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher defended President Donald Trump and his top aide, Natalie Harp, praising her for being “devoted to her job.” “I don’t know why you have to go after her, you know. She seems incredibly devoted to her job, never takes a day off,” Maher said on Real Time with Bill […]
AIPAC’s influence in Michigan’s Senate race is expanding beyond just the Democratic primary, as allies of Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers reportedly ask the pro-Israel committee to cease advertising for Rogers’s campaign. According to a new report from Axios, Rogers met with AIPAC’s Board Chair Michael Tuchin as the former congressman’s allies have been asking […]
A Washington, D.C., appeals court sided with conservative activist James O’Keefe in a case revolving around undercover video clips he published regarding Democratic consultant-backed violence outside Donald Trump campaign rallies during the 2016 presidential election. O’Keefe, the founder and former CEO of Project Veritas, had appealed a lower court’s 2022 jury decision to award the […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha ripped left-wing commentator and streamer Hasan Piker and criticized Democrats for elevating him within the party. “We could go down the line as far as this is somebody that isn’t just a podcaster on the left, and therefore, he’s saying some provocative things. Democrats actually campaign with this maniac,” Concha […]
