President Donald Trump said he encouraged his wife, first lady Melania Trump, to “go forward” with her lawsuit against Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden. The first lady has responded to allegations that the late Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker, introduced her to her husband in 1998 with demands to stop […]
The Justice Department on Thursday unsealed sweeping drug trafficking indictments against five top leaders of the United Cartels, a powerful Michoacán-based criminal syndicate that President Donald Trump earlier this year designated as a foreign terrorist organization. The case is being prosecuted in the Eastern District of Tennessee, where federal prosecutors say the investigation first began before expanding into an international operation. Attorney […]
The Trump administration on Thursday sanctioned a crypto exchange for allegedly facilitating payments for Russia-linked cybercriminals. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced that it sanctioned Garantex Europe OU, which it accused of facilitating over $100 million in payments for “notorious ransomware actors and other cybercriminals.” The exchange had recently been […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said the emails from the Russia collusion investigation that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified Wednesday were “pretty damning.” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt show Wednesday that former President Barack Obama’s Director of the National Security Agency Mike Rogers allegedly felt pressured to reach a conclusion on […]
Washington Examiner’s Timothy Nerozzi said Wednesday that President Donald Trump has “more or less” been a “sucker” in negotiating peace with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Trump is meeting in person on Friday. Trump said on Thursday that Putin can expect “very severe consequences” if he does not agree to end Russia’s war with Ukraine […]
President Donald Trump attacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Thursday, suggesting that her opposition to his policies is due to drug use. Throughout his political career, Trump has frequently sparred with Warren, whom he refers to as “Pocahontas.” “It’s such a good question. It’s so vicious what they do. Elizabeth Warren said she was an […]
Congress is preparing for a pitched fight over Washington, D.C., crime as President Donald Trump pursues a federal takeover of the district. When lawmakers return in September, they could have on their hands a pair of requests to expand the president’s federal crackdown on carjackings and other acts of violence in the District of Columbia. […]
(The Center Square) – Despite the ongoing challenges of finding employees, small businesses are a little more optimistic. The National Federation of Small Business’ Optimism Index showed a rise of 1.2 points in July to 100.3, above the 52-year average of 98. Businesses are citing better conditions and expansion possibilities as the reason. While the […]
(The Center Square) – A new report by a Florida taxpayers group focuses on the importance of school principals and the factors that contribute to strong leadership. “Having an effective principal has the same impact as a student having an additional three months of learning per year,” says the report by Florida TaxWatch. “Effective principals […]
Washington Examiner’s Christian Datoc said District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is in a “unique position” with President Donald Trump after he federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. “And she is in a unique position,” Datoc said on LiveNOW from Fox Wednesday. “We’ve seen her work with this administration much more closely than the Trump 1.0 […]
