Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) presided over a contentious Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on Wednesday. At one point, Greene, the subcommittee chairwoman, banged her gavel 46 times in about 30 seconds in an effort to silence ranking member Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), arguing her allotted time to speak was over. “The gentlelady’s […]
In the heart of Times Square, a striking new sculpture is sparking debate well beyond the art world. Unveiled in Duffy Square at Broadway and 46th Street, Grounded in the Stars is a 12-foot bronze statue by British artist Thomas J. Price. The work features a plus-size black woman standing in a relaxed pose, dressed […]
In a Wednesday House congressional hearing that was as tense as it was theatrical, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent found himself at the center of a sharp grilling from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and other Democrats over economic policy, transparency, and access to Treasury Department systems under his leadership. But the hearing opened with an unexpected […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping will be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “guest of honor” for Moscow’s Victory Day celebration on Friday, revealing the close relationship between the two nations amid President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. The May 9 celebration will commemorate the Soviet Union forcing Nazi Germany’s surrender in 1945. Xi’s visit will be the […]
Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told House lawmakers he does not believe the agency should be abolished. This marked a break from President Donald Trump, who has called for the agency’s dismantling. Hamilton testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on Wednesday afternoon. During the hearing, Rep. Rosa […]
FBI Director Kash Patel made the case to House lawmakers during a hearing on Wednesday that the bureau needed an operating budget that is roughly a billion dollars more than what President Donald Trump has proposed. Patel was pressed on the discrepancy by House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). The Democratic lawmaker repeatedly […]
President Donald Trump declined to say if he believed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. Trump sat for a phone radio interview Wednesday afternoon with Hugh Hewitt, during which he was asked if Ocasio-Cortez’s “charisma” would be enough to secure the nomination. “I think you’re right about the charisma,” Trump […]
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to provide a full account of the legal basis for its attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student whose case has become a political flashpoint over free speech and immigration enforcement. Judge Michael Farbiarz of the U.S. District Court in […]
Congressional Republicans are circulating a letter calling for Iran‘s nuclear program to be fully dismantled as the Trump administration gives mixed messages on the purpose of its negotiations. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, plan to send a letter to the White House expressing support […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as his surgeon general pick and nominated Dr. Casey Means, an ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for the role. Nesheiwat, the former medical director of the urgent healthcare system CityMD and a one-time Fox News contributor, had been criticized by conservative activist […]
