Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing a Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband last year, was sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty last month. Boelter, 59, pleaded guilty in June in a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty after initially entering a not guilty plea following his […]
A senior official with the secretary of the Navy‘s office was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday after he appeared to condemn the Trump administration in an undercover video. In an announcement posted to X, acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao said senior Navy official Brandon Newsom had exhibited behavior “inappropriate and incompatible with […]
President Donald Trump is set to make an announcement Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which seeks to protect households from absorbing costs tied to data centers. Trump is expected to announce that 23 Republican governors have signed the pledge, as data centers, the facilities that power artificial intelligence, appear in communities […]
EXCLUSIVE — A little-known United Nations agency funded by the Trump administration has worked with Hamas to provide Gaza aid supplies, a report obtained by the Washington Examiner reveals. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs cooperated with the Hamas-linked Palestinian Ministry of Social Development from at least 2021 to 2025, according to […]
Taco Bell has announced $1 lettuce-free Enchiritos and $1 app-exclusive Nacho Fries to win back customers after being linked to the cyclospora outbreak. “For the ones who have been with us, $1 Enchiritos just dropped, more to come,” Taco Bell said in a post on Instagram. The multinational fast-food chain was recently linked to the […]
Former Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) has thrown his hat in the ring for South Carolina‘s special Republican primary election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the U.S. Senate. Sanford joins a list of about half a dozen candidates, including Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), Graham’s sister and the current caretaker appointed to fill his […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) fired back at White House after press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed reporters that President Donald Trump‘s patience is “running out” over the Senate’s inability to move the Save America Act. Thune was asked by reporters at the Capitol on Thursday about Leavitt’s comments. “She or somebody else ought to […]
A member of Vice President JD Vance’s Secret Service detail has been placed under investigation for allegedly compromising informational and operational security, the Secret Service confirmed to the Washington Examiner. The Secret Service agent is suspected of leaking information to MS Now for a report claiming the vice president’s personal travel plans have been frustrating […]
President Donald Trump’s patience is “running out” with the Senate and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) amid pushback regarding Trump’s top priority, the SAVE America Act. “His patience is running out,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. “He wants to see as much of the SAVE America [Act] passed as […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Wednesday that if Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who was hospitalized last month, is unable to provide the public with an update on his health, he should resign. “If he can’t give us an update, he should resign,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters. “Absolutely.” McConnell, 84, has not been seen in public after […]
