Vice President JD Vance dismissed a photo of an alleged birthday letter from President Donald Trump to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, doubting its authenticity. The House Oversight Committee received a book of messages allegedly compiled by Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell on Monday in response to Chairman James Comer’s (R-KY) subpoena from Aug. […]
The House Oversight Committee is nearing completion of its investigation into former President Joe Biden’s inner circle and his use of the autopen during his presidency. The committee has been moving quickly through the investigation, conducting 12 interviews thus far, with two more on the books, as it looks into whether Biden’s inner circle hid […]
The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers after ordering a U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-running vessel in the Caribbean Sea last week, with critics questioning whether the president has the authority to act without congressional approval. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Sept. 4, obtained by the Washington […]
The Minneapolis City Council authorized the city attorney’s office to bring litigation against a property owner who has refused to clear a homeless encampment on his property, moving in favor by a vote of 6-4 during a special meeting on Monday morning. The city attorney’s office can now move forward with legal action against Hamoudi […]
Senate Republicans took the first step on Monday to invoke the so-called “nuclear” option to change chamber rules and allow dozens of President Donald Trump’s pending nominees to be swiftly confirmed en bloc. Although nominees are already approved with a simple majority and are not subject to the 60-vote filibuster, they require individual and time-consuming […]
President Donald Trump blamed the public murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zaruska on former Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D-NC) crime policies. Zaruska was murdered last month, but her fatal stabbing came to widespread attention on Friday after the Charlotte Area Transit System released footage of the attack. Trump was made aware of the incident on Sunday […]
The Justice Department filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking for the Trump administration to be permitted to maintain a freeze on $4 billion in foreign aid. The filing to the high court on its emergency docket came after the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to […]
A North Carolina magistrate judge is under fire for allowing a schizophrenic, repeat offender to walk free without bond, seven months before he fatally stabbed a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte light rail train in an unprovoked attack that has horrified the community. Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes released DeCarlos Brown Jr., 34, on Jan. 21 on a “written […]
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is the House Democrats‘ pick to serve as ranking member of the newly formed subcommittee investigating the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but that selection is subject to Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) approval. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced he appointed Swalwell to serve on the committee […]
Israel ramped up its threats against Gaza City, threatening to destroy it entirely in a “mighty hurricane” if Hamas doesn’t surrender and release all remaining hostages. The Israeli air force has ramped up its strikes against Gaza City over the past couple of weeks, destroying many of the last remaining high-rises in the city. Israeli […]
