John McEntee, who served in multiple senior roles during the first Trump administration, received $175,000 from Chinese tech giant Tencent for his lobbying work between July and September, according to a recently released document. McEntee was President Donald Trump’s body man following his 2016 electoral victory and was later promoted to director of the White […]
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s choice to run as an independent in his bid for Michigan governor may be paying off, as a new poll shows him within single digits of the two major party candidates. The long-time Democrat switched to become an independent in December 2024 when he launched his campaign to succeed term-limited Gov. […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City on Friday, a long-awaited backing from the national Democratic leader as early voting in the mayoral election begins on Saturday. Jeffries released a lukewarm statement of support to the New York Times, coming after months of pressure from his progressive […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is leading an inquiry into the status of Washington, D.C.‘s, relationship as a “sister city” with Beijing, China. Blackburn and several other GOP senators sent a letter to Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, questioning whether the district’s “sister city” status with the Chinese capital has been revoked and calling […]
Member states of the European Union have committed to funding Ukraine through 2027, but they have temporarily abandoned plans to leverage frozen Russian assets into a war loan. The European Council affirmed its intention to inject funds into Ukraine’s military and defense budget in early 2026, but the $163 billion loan intended to be financed […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha said the people who care about the demolition of the White House’s East Wing for a ballroom are suffering from “ballroom derangement syndrome.” “I don’t think one person [is hyperfocused on the ballroom],” Concha said on Fox & Friends First. “If you go to a soccer game or barbecue […]
NORFOLK, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, rejecting prosecutors’ claims that she lied on a 2020 mortgage application to obtain favorable loan terms for a Virginia property. James, 67, appeared before U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker, […]
House Republican leaders are feeling good about their chances in next year’s midterm elections now that they have edged out the Democrats in 2025 fundraising through September. The last time that happened was in 2015, the year before Republicans won the House and Senate and President Donald Trump shocked the world by beating Hillary Rodham […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith has requested a public hearing before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on his investigations into President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and involvement in January 6. Smith’s request follows an Oct. 14 letter from House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) in which Jordan demanded Smith schedule a […]
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is looking to steer his campaign past controversies over an old tattoo and Reddit posts. Platner’s campaign is undergoing damage control, making key staffing changes, including hiring a campaign manager with ties to former President Barack Obama’s presidential bid, sending nondisclosure agreements to employees, and bringing in a compliance […]
