House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) railed against leaders who have cautioned against generalizing the Minnesota Somali population over a widespread social services fraud scheme. As federal investigators continue to parse through the welfare fraud in the state, in which the majority of those charged were of Somali origin, immigrant rights advocates and Democratic leaders […]
A Russian general was assassinated in a car bombing on Monday in Moscow, making him the country’s latest senior military officer to be targeted. Local authorities investigating the killing of Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, have suggested Ukraine, which hasn’t commented on […]
Washington, D.C. — The Washington Examiner today announced that Bob Cusack, longtimeeditor in chief of The Hill and one of Washington’s most respected newsroom leaders, hasjoined the organization as executive editor, a newly created role reporting to editorial directorHugo Gurdon. Cusack’s arrival reunites one of the capital’s most successful editorial partnerships. Gurdon andCusack worked together […]
Former Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh slammed Vice President JD Vance on Sunday after he joked at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest that Fateh was running for “mayor of Mogadishu.” Fateh is ethnically Somalian but was born in the United States. “Nice try @JDVance,” Fateh wrote on X. “My father came to America on a scholarship […]
The third round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in two days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Dec. 24. The first round of payments went out on Dec. 10 to recipients born […]
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday night that he has nominated Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) as special envoy to Greenland, a Danish territory the president has long expressed interest in. “I am pleased to announce that I am appointing the GREAT Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, as the United States Special Envoy to Greenland. Jeff […]
The state of Colorado will appeal the Trump administration‘s decision not to provide disaster relief funds for wildfires and flooding that occurred earlier in the year, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) announced on Sunday. Polis said the administration denied his disaster declaration requests Saturday night for the Elk and Lee fires, as well as for flooding […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) urged AmericaFest attendees to continue to support President Donald Trump’s agenda in 2026, previewing what could happen if the Democratic Party regains control of Congress after the midterm elections. Republicans are vying to maintain their majority in the House and Senate next year to continue Trump’s agenda. Johnson contended the […]
Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff assured key partners in the peace talks to end the Ukraine war that Russia is “fully committed to peace,” even as the Kremlin is signaling dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump‘s peace proposal. U.S., Russian, Ukrainian, and European negotiating teams descended on Miami, Florida, this weekend for the latest round […]
The Department of Justice has reuploaded an image containing various photographs of both President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein to its dedicated site for the Epstein files release, just one day after it was removed. The image, which is file “468” on the DOJ’s “Epstein Library” webpage, inexplicably disappeared from the site on Saturday as […]
