Politicians and think tanks offered analysis about the reported end of the Department of Government Efficiency. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor said “the principles of DOGE remain alive and well” in his agency, while confirming that it is no longer a “centralized entity.” Many interpreted this to mean that DOGE is dead. […]
A federal appeals court on Monday grappled with the legality of President Donald Trump‘s decision to bar Associated Press reporters from the Oval Office and other small White House spaces after a dispute over the naming of the Gulf of America, drilling into whether the First Amendment protects journalists’ proximity to the president. Justice Department […]
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will visit China in April, with Chinese President Xi Jinping coming to the United States for a state visit later next year. Trump made the announcement on social media after speaking with his Chinese counterpart earlier Monday regarding trade, including soybeans, fentanyl, the Russia-Ukraine war, and, reportedly, Taiwan. In a social media post, Trump […]
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Monday warned President Donald Trump against seeking to send billions of dollars in dividends from tariffs to voters, suggesting the funds should instead go toward paying off the mounting national debt. “Look, we can’t afford it,” Johnson told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo. “I wish we were in a position to […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha condemned Verizon because it “aided and abetted” special prosecutor Jack Smith in the surveillance of Republican lawmakers. In 2023, Smith tracked the phones of Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), […]
A Japanese leader’s offhand comments about Taiwan more than two weeks ago created such a firestorm in Beijing that the United Nations and the White House are still getting an earful. Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with President Donald Trump on Monday, and it seems the most pressing issue on the CCP leader’s mind was […]
The Department of Justice‘s civil rights chief is leading an investigation into last week’s pro-Palestinian protest outside a synagogue in New York City, where a Jewish man was prevented from entering the house of worship by a large mob. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon first announced the federal inquiry on Sunday, followed by a separate […]
A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, ruling that President Donald Trump’s interim U.S. attorney in Virginia had no constitutional authority to bring either case. Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie issued back-to-back orders invalidating every action taken by […]
The White House received a community note on X regarding a post it made regarding gas prices, clarifying that gas prices aren’t as low as it claimed. The X post on Sunday shared an article on the price of gas ahead of Thanksgiving week, including the caption that travelers are hitting the road “with the […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sought to temper expectations for President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, suggesting that implementing the White House’s blueprint for expanding affordability could take some time to kick in. Johnson said the Biden administration orchestrated policies that he blamed on lingering inflation, arguing during a recent interview that “we the people rightfully […]
