A Texas House Democrat will remain in the chamber building until the legislative body reconvenes on Wednesday after she refused to sign off on a mandatory escort by law enforcement. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, a Republican, has required that Democrats who broke quorum earlier this month be escorted by state troopers to leave the […]
TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada said Tuesday it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike. The union first announced the agreement early Tuesday after Air Canada and the union resumed talks late Monday for the first time since the strike began over the weekend. The strike is […]
Democrats are trying to convince the public that the economy, including persistent inflation, is no longer President Joe Biden’s but that of President Donald Trump. But that messaging is complicated by the perception that Republicans are better at managing the economy than Democrats, and a lack of trust voters currently have in the Democratic Party […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his social media team have been savagely mocking President Donald Trump for the past few weeks, taking aim at his all-CAPS posts, signature sign-off, and using AI-edited content to generate meme-storms. The tone has been combative, crass, and what’s been defended as fighting fire with fire. They’ve poked fun at Trump’s complaints […]
The U.S. and South Korea began their annual summer joint military drills in South Korea on Monday. Ulchi Freedom Shield, a cooperative military exercise between the two nations, “aims to enhance the combined, joint, all-domain, and interagency operating environment, thereby strengthening the alliance’s response capabilities.” It will involve over 21,000 troops — 18,000 of which […]
President Donald Trump surprised the world this month after announcing that two longtime enemies, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, would be meeting in the Oval Office to sign a historic peace agreement. The diplomatic coup gives the United States its most significant position of influence in the Caucasus, an area […]
Former Attorney General Bill Barr told Congress that he never saw any information in the Epstein files that would link President Donald Trump to any crimes. The revelation was made by House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) after Barr testified in a closed-door interview during the House Oversight Committee’s investigation of the federal […]
A federal agent fired his weapon after an illegal immigrant driver rammed two Customs and Border Protection agents at a traffic stop. During an immigration stop in southern California, a driver refused to lower his window, then sped and rammed into two agents. According to a Department of Homeland Security statement, one of the agents […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will leave his role to join the FBI as co-deputy director, sharing the position with conservative commentator and former law enforcement officer Dan Bongino, he announced Monday. “I am proud to announce I have accepted the role of Co-Deputy Director of the FBI,” Bailey, a Republican, said in a statement. “I extend my thanks […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trolling of President Donald Trump has drawn criticism from conservative commentators, who warn that the governor’s online antics could backfire. On Fox News’s The Five, former White House press secretary Dana Perino urged Newsom to take his role more seriously, calling his flurry of all-caps social media posts “foolish” and unbecoming […]
