Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is exploring ways to funnel an additional $20 billion in aid from the private sector to ease Argentina‘s debt problems. Argentina’s President Javier Milei, a close ally of Trump, visited the White House earlier this week, just days after the Trump administration announced a […]
“No Kings” protests are set to return this weekend, as demonstrators plan to rally against the Trump administration in thousands of cities across the United States on Saturday. The demonstrations come as the federal government shutdown enters its third week. Republican leaders have criticized the protests as “hate America” rallies. “No Kings” has planned 2,500 […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) dismissed reporters’ questions on Wednesday about the sextortion allegations made against Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), who was hit with a restraining order the day before. “I have not heard or looked into any of the details of that,” Johnson said during a press conference on Capitol Hill, adding he’s not […]
EXCLUSIVE — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said skyrocketing electricity costs are a “binding constraint” of growing America’s artificial intelligence sector but suggested several ways the Trump administration is working to ease the cost of those increases on households. The AI expansion has placed a significant strain on the electrical grid, causing homes located near the growing […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has presented Democrats with a fresh unity test two weeks into the government shutdown, daring them to oppose a bill to fund the Pentagon and other full-year spending measures that enjoy bipartisan support. On Thursday, Republicans will hold a procedural vote on War Department funding, forcing Democrats to decide […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith sharply criticized the Supreme Court‘s landmark decision that found that then former-President Donald Trump and other presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office, warning that the ruling could make it nearly impossible to hold powerful officials accountable. In his first public remarks since Trump’s […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) surpassed his fundraising record in Q3, bringing in nearly $800,000 after pushing a massive pressure campaign for a full release of the files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Massie hauled in $782,155, besting his previous single-quarter record of $648,142, with a little over $2 million on hand. His […]
Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa touched down Wednesday in Moscow, the same city in which the dictator he overthrew now lives in protected luxury. Sharaa was in Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin — the first bilateral meeting between the world leaders since the Syrian president overthrew Bashar al-Assad last year in a violent insurrection. […]
Washington Examiner commentary writer Tiana Lowe Doescher said it was “propaganda” to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza. “I mean, the genocide smear was not just an untruth,” she said Tuesday on Newsmax’s Chris Plante: The Right Squad. “It was an intentional method of propaganda in order to galvanize the world against Israel.” Israel was […]
The Department of Health and Human Services sent reduction-in-force notices to approximately 778 more employees than it originally intended to, a human resources official for the agency said. The department laid off about 1,760 employees on Oct. 10 when it only intended to send RIF notices to 982 employees, HHS Chief Human Capital Officer Thomas […]
