President Donald Trump is setting the gears in motion for a significant expansion of America’s polar fleet, marked by the Monday commissioning of the United States Coast Guard cutter Storis, its first new polar icebreaker in decades. In total, funding provided by Trump’s reconciliation bill, which he signed into law on July 4, and the […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Monday expressed optimism that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be forced to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify on the Jeffrey Epstein case. Earlier this month, the Clintons were among nearly a dozen figures the committee subpoenaed for depositions […]
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) could face a serious challenge against a GOP state senator, as her district remains a toss-up. Washington state Sen. John Braun entered the Republican primary Tuesday in hopes of being the GOP nominee to run for one of the 10 seats occupied by a Democrat and considered a toss-up in […]
The White House has expressed regret over a federal judge’s decision to deny the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury material regarding Ghislaine Maxwell. “We think that decision is unfortunate,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday. “Of course, we moved to unseal that information because the president has said he […]
The District of Columbia’s Ward 8 is on track to have a homicide rate this year of roughly 71.9 per 100,000, slightly higher than the murder rate recorded in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez, a city that frequently appears on lists of the most dangerous places in the world, during 2024, a Washington Examiner review of public […]
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said President Donald Trump is risking a “civil war” by not allowing Congress members to visit Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers. Waters visited the Metropolitan Detention Center and Department of Homeland Security Field Office in Los Angeles, California, on Monday with her colleagues, Reps. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday following the publication of a whistleblower report accusing Schiff of authorizing leaks of classified information meant to damage Trump during his first term. On Monday night, Just the News published documents claiming that a whistleblower identified as a former Democratic […]
In bright-red Iowa, the Democratic field vying to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) grew to five on Tuesday as state Rep. Josh Turek jumped into the race. A former Paralympian with two gold medals in wheelchair basketball, Turek represents Council Bluffs in Iowa’s far west. After being born with spina bifida, which his family ties […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday said prison is on the line for former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke after he was accused of violating a court order blocking him from funding Democratic lawmakers seeking to thwart the GOP’s redistricting plan. Earlier this month, dozens of state Democrats left Texas to delay the vote for […]
As President Donald Trump begins his takeover of Washington by federalizing the local police and activating the National Guard to combat the crime rate, it appears Mayor Muriel Bowser does not want to test her limits with the administration. The mayor indicated on Monday that local officials would comply with the federal government’s directive, although […]
