The mayors of Portland and over a dozen other Oregonian cities presented a united front against President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to quell violence in Portland. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson led a column of Oregonian mayors, each of whom came to the podium to give their perspective. The theme of the speeches was […]
Former Department of Government Efficiency employee Edward Coristine, better known as “Big Balls,” recalled his August assault that triggered President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C., in his first interview since the incident. Coristine was asked about what transpired the night he was attacked in an appearance on Fox News’s Jesse Waters Primetime. He replied […]
The Senate on Monday confirmed Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, to also serve as the U.S. representative to the U.N. General Assembly. Waltz, formerly President Trump’s national security adviser, was confirmed in a 54-45 vote. Three Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), joined most […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) told his fellow Democrats to “win elections” if they want policy changes, breaking from his party to suggest he would back legislation to fund the government without special conditions and warning he won’t support a shutdown fight. “I refuse to shut our government down, and that’s not going to change,” Fetterman […]
The White House and congressional Republicans are capitalizing on Democrats’ demands to help illegal immigrants access public services to blame them for a looming government shutdown. “Radical Democrats” are threatening to shut the government down if they do not get their almost $1.5 trillion wish list of demands in a short-term funding deal, “including free […]
Family members of crime victims offered chilling testimonies to Congress on Monday, describing the holes in the justice system that were evident after the murder of their loved ones. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing in Charlotte followed the murder of Iryna Zarutska in August while sitting on a commuter train. Lawmakers heard testimony […]
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is holding a press conference alongside other mayors as President Donald Trump deploys National Guard troops to the city. Wilson and two other mayors of major Oregonian cities released a joint statement on Monday condemning Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and immigration policies. “Enforcement of civil immigration laws by militarized forces […]
The Trump administration suffered another phone messaging scandal when a photojournalist exposed communications between Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Photojournalist Angelina Katsanis snapped a photo for the Associated Press last week, capturing Bessent from behind as he held out his phone at the United Nations General Assembly. The picture exposed his […]
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump no closer to a deal to avert a government shutdown, with the funding deadline looming in just over 24 hours. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]
The Labour Party of the United Kingdom has found itself walking a rhetorical tightrope as it pushes strict immigration reforms demanded by voters while calling its right-wing rivals’ policies “racist” and “immoral.” U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer escalated his attacks against the rising Reform UK over the weekend, telling the BBC that the party’s proposal […]
