The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of a Washington, D.C., man who was arrested after playing “The Imperial March” from Star Wars behind National Guard troops in the district. Officers of the federalized Metropolitan Police Department arrested 35-year-old Sam O’Hara for playing the song behind Ohio National Guard member Devon […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is trying to wrest a narrative over healthcare away from the Democrats, telling the Washington Examiner that Republicans have been discussing ways to improve affordability as it becomes a flashpoint for 2026. “You got to have an alternative,” Thune said during a Wednesday interview at the Capitol. “You need to have […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) engaged in a sparring match this week over who the true MAGA candidate in the Texas GOP primary is. An already heated primary between the incumbent Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was joined by Hunt earlier this month. Despite trailing Cornyn significantly, the Senate […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland and ranking Biden administration Justice Department officials signed off on the Arctic Frost investigation, which later evolved into the criminal election interference indictment targeting President Donald Trump, according to a newly declassified memo released Thursday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA). The four-page memo, signed by then-FBI Director Chris Wray and dated April 4, 2022, sought […]
President Donald Trump is clashing with critics once again, this time over his plans to construct an ornate ballroom in the White House complex. Trump announced one of his most ambitious construction projects of his second term in late July — a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, originally slated to cost roughly $200 million. The ballroom reached new heights […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was noticeably dour following a perceived slight from the Knesset. Following Rubio’s meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday, the two statesmen emerged for a conference that lasted less than two minutes and took no questions from reporters. “No one’s under any illusions. We’ve […]
The White House updated its website on Thursday to include Biden administration-related “easter eggs” on a page dedicated to its history. “Some easter eggs on the White House site for the wannabe historians on social media. Enjoy,” White House deputy communications director Kaelan Dorr wrote on X. The website now includes references to a 2023 […]
EXCLUSIVE – Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is teasing a series of votes punishing Russia for the war in Ukraine, calling legislation that cleared a key Senate panel this week part of a “toolbox” of options meant to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. “There may be a point here where […]
President Donald Trump would support legislation from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that funds Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits beyond Nov. 1 as the government shutdown continues, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “Yes, the administration would absolutely support that legislation. We hope that it would come over the finish line,” Leavitt said Thursday when […]
Donald Trump Jr. said on Thursday that it is unlikely Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani will lose the New York City election, but this could be “exactly” what the nation needs. Mamdani is leading by double digits against both independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and early voting is set to […]
