Former President Barack Obama is making the New Jersey governor’s race a fresh test of his electoral influence as Democrats seek to keep Republicans from gaining a foothold in a traditionally blue state. Obama is lending his voice to radio and digital ads supporting Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), the Democratic nominee for governor. Sherrill holds […]
The lead defense attorney of former FBI Director James Comey could be removed from representing Comey in his upcoming federal criminal trial if prosecutors get their way. Lawyers filed a motion on Sunday night claiming that Patrick Fitzgerald, Comey’s attorney, could have a conflict of interest resulting from previous actions in which he allegedly helped […]
Shrapnel from the 250th anniversary celebration for the U.S. Marine Corps on Saturday struck and damaged a law enforcement officer’s vehicle along a major California highway. An artillery round fired from one of the weapons used in the “Sea to Shore — A Review of Amphibious Strength” celebration prematurely exploded in the air over Interstate […]
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator who was never a nationally prominent figure until now, won Bolivia’s presidential election on Sunday, preliminary results showed, galvanizing voters outraged by the country’s economic crisis and frustrated with 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party. “The trend is irreversible,” Oscar Hassenteufel, the president […]
President Donald Trump revealed that he will be slapping a new tariff on Colombia, the latest move in his war on drug trafficking in South America. Trump told reporters on Sunday night that he will announce the specific rate on Monday, while calling the country a “drug manufacturing machine” with a “lunatic” for president. The […]
President Donald Trump was seen using the small stairs to board Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, a change that comes after Secret Service agents found a hunting stand in a tree near the Florida airport last week. Photos released on Sunday night show Trump using the shorter, retractable stairs at the belly […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) feuded with ABC News’s Jon Karl on Sunday over President Donald Trump‘s recent commutation of former GOP Rep. George Santos‘s prison sentence as well as the Pentagon’s new press policies. Regarding Santos, Johnson said “redemption” is a “personal belief” of his, and expressed hope that Santos “makes the most of […]
The Israel Defense Forces has returned to its initial position in line with the ceasefire between them and Hamas, hours after fighting ensued in response to alleged violations of the agreement by the Palestinian terrorist group. Earlier Sunday, the IDF launched strikes on “dozens” of Hamas targets, including weapons facilities and its notorious tunnel infrastructure, […]
President Donald Trump has selected Mark Savaya, an entrepreneur who owns a marijuana company, as his special envoy for Iraq. Trump announced the pick in a Truth Social statement on Sunday, in which he pointed to Savaya’s “deep understanding” of U.S. relations with the country, as well as his past work on Trump’s campaign in […]
Actor Robert DeNiro drew a comparison between White House homeland security adviser Stephen Miller and Hitler’s propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels. DeNiro offered a prediction during MSNBC News’s The Weekend on Sunday that President Donald Trump “will not want to leave” his position when he reaches his term limit in 2028. “[Trump] set it up with, […]
