Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his allies on Sunday to maintain pressure on Russia as strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continue. “Moscow allows itself to escalate its strikes, openly exploiting the fact that the world is focused on ensuring peace in the Middle East. That is precisely why no weakening of pressure can be allowed,” […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) confirmed Sunday that he is “comfortable” with the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. “You cannot argue with the fact Jim Comey said one thing under oath in front of the United States Congress. That‘s what he‘s being charged with: false statements to the Congress, 18 U.S.C. 1001,” Jordan said […]
President Donald Trump is expected to greet the freed Israeli hostages on Monday morning during his trip to the Middle East, Vice President JD Vance revealed on Sunday, following the breakthrough peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Vance said it’s unclear exactly at this point in time when the transfer of the remaining hostages in […]
Virginia’s races for governor and attorney general, newly jarred by a turbulent debate and a texting scandal, have suddenly changed three weeks before Election Day, giving new hope to Republicans. After sitting in a holding pattern for months, Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has cut Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s lead in half, and Attorney […]
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Scavino, his longtime aide, will be leading the White House Presidential Personnel Office in addition to remaining one of six deputy chiefs of staff. Scavino will be replacing Sergio Gor, who was recently confirmed by the Senate as the new ambassador to India. Trump said Gor “did […]
Saturday Night Live’s season premiere included a cold open skit centered on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that at times was combative. Actress and comedian Amy Poehler hosted the comedy sketch show Saturday for the third time since she left the role as a cast member. Poehler impersonated Bondi in […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. Pakistan’s army gave far lower casualty figures, saying 23 troops were killed. Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and […]
President Donald Trump’s family is cashing in on the presidential spotlight with less pushback than in the past. During Trump’s first administration, first daughter Ivanka, for example, was criticized for her brand endorsements, including a social media post about Goya beans. Ethics experts at the time complained that she, as a presidential adviser and federal […]
Conservatives on Capitol Hill are in store for painful calculations over more spending to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, a contentious subject that GOP leaders begrudgingly concede they’ll ultimately need to address to pass long-term government funding. It’s a tough pill to swallow for fiscal hawks, who described it to the Washington Examiner as hypocritical of […]
Some GOP Capitol Hill staffers remain wary of House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) decision to keep the lower chamber in recess for a third week despite the government shutdown. House Republican leadership has repeatedly pushed the notion that the “House did its job” in passing its short-term Republican-backed deal to fund the government through Nov. […]
