Republicans have claimed the political high ground in the government shutdown fight, and have not been afraid to poke fun at the Democrats in the process. But their meme-filled campaign risks coming off as too callous, some fear, handing Democrats the upper hand and potentially alienating voters this November and next year’s midterm elections. This […]
The amount of crime reported in Washington, D.C., has dropped significantly since President Donald Trump unleashed a crackdown on crime in August, while total arrests have climbed slightly. Statistics published by the Metropolitan Police Department indicate that crime incidents have steadily decreased from Aug. 7 to Sept. 30 this year, compared with the same period […]
European leaders are sounding the alarm about so-called hybrid Russian warfare over confirmed and suspected aerial incursions in recent weeks in several countries. Russian drones have entered Polish and Romanian airspace, Russian fighter jets have entered Estonian airspace, a Russian jet flew over a German Navy frigate in the Baltic Sea, airports in Denmark and […]
A Department of Homeland Security auditor is concerned that United States customs officers may not be doing enough to quell the flow of drugs into the United States through cruise ship passengers. A report released this week by the DHS Office of Inspector General found U.S. Customs and Border Protection could likely have greater success interdicting illegal drugs and […]
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced that his caucus will meet virtually on Monday evening after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) decided to keep the House in recess next week while the government shutdown fight continues to play out in the Senate. “We are in this fight to win this fight for the American people. To […]
President Donald Trump called for the restoration of Univision to YouTube TV after it was was dropped from the popular streaming service earlier this week. YouTube TV, which is owned by Google, removed Univision’s Spanish-language networks after the two failed to reach a deal to avoid a blackout. According to the Los Angeles Times, negotiations […]
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump‘s National Guard deployment to Portland, Oregon, in what is a temporary legal setback for the administration as it seeks to quell violence in the city. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday night, granted the state of Oregon a temporary restraining order on […]
Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares reacted to his opponent in the 2025 race, Jay Jones, calling for the death of a former state official, blasting the comments as “disqualifying.” Leaked text messages from 2022 show Jones called for former Virginia House Speaker Dan Gilbert to be shot and wished violence on his children. Miyares, […]
President Donald Trump is inching closer to delivering on his 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza, as he announced on Saturday that Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line to facilitate a hostage release. Trump detailed Israel’s cooperation in a post on Truth Social, saying it has been shared with Hamas. “After […]
Oscar-winning actress and progressive activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative that was launched in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s. Nearly 600 figures from the entertainment industry co-signed onto the newly relaunched committee, including Aaron Sorkin, Barbra Streisand, and Gracie Abrams. “The federal […]
