The Trump administration is set to hold a private meeting with congressional leaders known as the “Gang of Eight.” The briefing comes at a crucial time in President Donald Trump’s first year, just days after the administration released its national security strategy, and as geopolitical tensions escalate between the United States and Venezuela. The “Gang […]
Honduras’s attorney general issued an international arrest warrant for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump. Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya posted a picture of the international arrest warrant on X along with a statement affirming his commitment to fighting corruption. “We have been lacerated by the tentacles […]
President Donald Trump touched on two major trade matters back-to-back on Monday, approving the sale of Nvidia chips to China and threatening Mexico with a 5% tariff over water rights. Trump’s first announcement, made on Truth Social, concerned the sale of Nvidia’s H200 products to China and other countries, which he ultimately approved. He said […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) questioned lawmakers’ ability on Monday to address expiring Obamacare subsidies before they lapse at the end of the year, but expressed cautious optimism that bipartisan negotiations could eventually restart. Thune said he sees an impending legislative defeat for Democrats as a motivator to return to the negotiating table once […]
Indiana‘s controversial redistricting bill cleared a major hurdle on Monday, advancing out of the state Senate Committee on Elections in a 6-3 vote. The bill to redraw the state’s congressional districts to favor Republicans will now head to the full state Senate for a vote on Thursday. Ahead of the vote, Republican state Sen. Greg Walker spoke about […]
President Donald Trump was caught complaining about repeated blocks of his appointments after acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba resigned. In footage posted on social media, Trump could be heard venting about his judicial appointments being blocked as the press was shepherded out of the room. “You know I can’t appoint anybody,” Trump said. […]
President Donald Trump warned the European Union that it must be “very careful” after its regulators hit Elon Musk‘s X with a $140 million fine. The European Commission implemented the fine on Friday, saying the penalty was due to the platform providing insufficient access to data and the deceptive design of verified markers for accounts. […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled a resolution to condemn podcaster Tucker Carlson and Nazi sympathizer Nick Fuentes on Monday for their recent interview together. The measure, supported by all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus, would be a symbolic endeavor to denounce Fuentes’s antisemitic views and Carlson for giving him a platform […]
White nationalist Nick Fuentes thought conservative commentator Tucker Carlson would press him more on antisemitism, he told British journalist Piers Morgan. Fuentes appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Monday in a notable media appearance for the controversial right-wing podcaster. “He was very nice to me and very cordial, and he didn’t call me an antisemite, […]
President Donald Trump is keeping his promise to help farmers on the front lines of his trade wars with a $12 billion aid package paid for by tariff revenue. Roughly $11 billion will be directed toward the Agriculture Department’s new Farmer Bridge Assistance program, which will provide one-time payments to row crop farmers, according to […]
