A federal judge ordered the man accused of targeting and shooting National Guard troops in downtown Washington, D.C., to be force-fed after he was rushed to the hospital in July after starving himself. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, over the weekend authorized “nonconsensual nutrition and medical treatment” for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, which allows medical staff to […]
A federal judge on Monday denied requests from the Trump administration and Republican-led states to lift a temporary block on key parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order intended to secure federal elections. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, left her 14-day temporary […]
President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants the Senate to prioritize confirming Dr. Heidi Overton, his nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, before the 2026 midterm elections, in which Republicans are defending a slim majority. Trump nominated Overton in late August during the congressional recess. The Senate is not scheduled to return […]
Vice President JD Vance on Monday denounced Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed as “very evil” for qualifying an initial statement condemning an attack on a synagogue, revealing a rabbi at the place of worship as a guest at his Detroit rally. Vance spoke to a crowd of attendees at the MAGA Inc.-hosted event […]
As President Donald Trump posts AI-generated videos of Kharg Island being obliterated, one of Iran’s highest-ranking leaders is appealing to their most powerful allies for assistance. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the second-highest official in the Islamic Republic, met Monday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. His […]
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant victory on Monday by allowing construction of the White House ballroom project to continue, rebuffing two lower federal courts that had ruled against the president. The high court ruled 5-4 in favor of allowing the massive East Wing renovation to proceed, finding the National Trust for […]
President Donald Trump praised War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s leadership but claimed it was too early to consider backing a 2028 White House run by the Pentagon chief. “I think he’s doing a fantastic job, but it’s very early to talk about that,” Trump told the Washington Examiner while speaking in the Oval Office on Monday. “We have […]
Vice President JD Vance had a pointed response to Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed, who last weekend appeared to imply Vance would have never introduced his wife, second lady Usha Vance, to his grandfather because of her Indian heritage. During a rally for President Donald Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. in Michigan on […]
Democrat Abdul el Sayed, the Michigan Senate nominee, is seeking to hit reset after a brutal August in which he couldn’t move past his association with Hasan Piker. But short of fully denouncing the controversial Twitch streamer with a history of antisemitism, el Sayed can’t shake the spotlight that remains on their political friendship. El […]
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on Monday addressed the “loud numbskulls” who heckled him for supporting Israel during a protest in New York City over the weekend. Lander, who is Jewish, attended a rally Saturday outside Madison Square Garden protesting the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its leader, Mohan Bhagwat, who was speaking […]
