President Donald Trump pledged on Friday to target “Democrat-oriented” government workers as his administration launches sweeping efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy. “These are people that the Democrats wanted that, in many cases, were not appropriate,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “We fought them at the time, and it was ultimately signed in, and […]
President Donald Trump underwent his second annual physical examination of his current term on Wednesday after being diagnosed with a vein condition this summer, and received a COVID-19 booster shot. In a memo, Trump’s physician, Capt. Sean Barbabella wrote that Trump took part in advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments at Walter Reed […]
EXCLUSIVE – House GOP leadership won’t push Republicans to vote against a bill to release all of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein when it inevitably comes to the floor after the government shutdown. Leaders don’t normally whip against privileged motions, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) told the Washington Examiner, and the pending Epstein discharge […]
The White House is seeking to put Democrats on the defensive and pressure the opposition into backing a measure to open up Washington, as the government shutdown heads into its third week. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced on Friday that the Trump administration has begun laying off federal workers. The White […]
President Donald Trump underwent his second annual physical examination of his current term on Wednesday after being diagnosed with a vein condition this summer. The White House has not provided the results of Trump’s examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but is expected to do so in the coming days. After undergoing his […]
Alabama authorities announced on Friday that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting in the state’s capital city that left two people dead last week. The juvenile male, still unnamed, is charged with one count of capital murder, nine counts of first-degree assault, and three counts of second-degree assault, according to […]
Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) appeared to post and then take down an announcement on Friday, launching a campaign to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and flip the Maine seat blue. Mills’s now-deleted post to X asked supporters to donate $5 or $10 to her campaign, explaining she is challenging Collins “because Maine families deserve a […]
New York Mayor Eric Adams urged the public to “let the process play out” after New York Attorney General Letitia James‘s indictment. Adams also pointed to his own prosecution, which he felt was political, in relating to James’s recent fraud indictment. “I’m going to do the same thing to her what I ask of everyone […]
Meet the new prime minister, same as the old prime minister. French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as head of the French government less than a week after the beleaguered politician announced his resignation. This time, the president is giving Lecornu “carte blanche” to do whatever is necessary to pass a budget. “The […]
President Donald Trump will headline a Make America Great Again Inc. dinner at Mar-a-Lago that will cost $1 million per person. The candlelight dinner will take place on Oct. 17, according to an invitation obtained by Politico Playbook. It would follow Trump’s planned trip to Israel as the Israeli government and Hamas implement the initial […]
