President Donald Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His nomination comes shortly after Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, a Biden appointee who published an unfavorable job report. He included an implicit slight against McEntarfer in his announcement on Truth Social. “I am pleased to announce […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to help with policing in Washington, D.C., calling the move “deeply dangerous” and “lacking seriousness.” In a statement released Monday, Moore accused the president of using service members “as pawns” to distract from policies he said are driving up unemployment and […]
Former United States Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is accusing former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) of rewriting history after she criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to activate the D.C. National Guard this week. Pelosi wrote on X Monday that Trump “delayed deploying the National Guard on January 6th when our Capitol was under violent […]
Russian troops achieved one of the biggest breakthroughs of the war in eastern Ukraine, with some units making it through Kyiv’s primary defensive line just days ahead of President Donald Trump’s peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Since September 2022, the war in Ukraine has largely been marked by slow, attritional warfare […]
The growing international coalition will formalize the recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 9. The movement presents a sudden upheaval to the status quo of Middle East policy among world powers, and its unexpected momentum has stalled peace negotiations in the Gaza Strip. Recent pledges to recognize a […]
A high-stakes trial began Monday in a California courtroom over whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed thousands of National Guard troops and United States Marines to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids in June. The three-day bench trial before U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, the brother of retired Supreme Court […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday it is true that the city underwent a “crime spike” following the COVID-19 pandemic, but argued a “huge decrease” in crime has occurred since. President Donald Trump announced Monday he is federalizing the district’s Metropolitan Police Department to address a “public safety emergency,” with the MPD under the […]
Three people were killed by a gunman who opened fire at bystanders in a Target parking lot Monday in Austin, Texas, police said. At a news conference, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the gunman, 32, drove away in a stolen car after the shooting, crashed the car, stole another, then was captured by police […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith struck a conciliatory tone amid a wave of outrage from other district officials in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the district’s police and activate about 800 National Guard members. Following Trump’s declaration of a “crime emergency” in the district, Bowser […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg conceded that Vice President JD Vance is “very smart” but doubted the vice president’s integrity in a recent podcast appearance. “He’s very intelligent. I think he’s very smooth. I think he’s very capable. That’s why we definitely shouldn’t — I know there’s a temptation to make fun of him, and — but, […]
