Labor Day is on Sept. 1, and millions of people are expected to travel for the final holiday of the summer. A record-breaking 17.4 million people are expected to fly across the United States this Labor Day weekend, with Friday expected to be the busiest travel day. Friday fliers will be among the approximately 3 […]
Close your eyes for a moment and consider the following: A deranged maniac sprays bullets into a Planned Parenthood. Or a mosque. Or a gay nightclub. The killer displays right-wing slogans all over his weaponry. This includes a bullet-holed target board with an image directly related to the target site: an aborted fetus, a crescent […]
Tom Homan, President Donald Trump‘s “border czar,” has hit back at District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser after she criticized masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operating in the district. “They’re extremely effective,” Homan told the Washington Examiner on Thursday at the White House. “I mean, look at the crime rate in D.C. It’s not […]
The mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday has triggered a renewed fight over responses to mass shootings. Many on the Left have long criticized offering “thoughts and prayers” in response to tragedies as a shallow expression that distracts from implementing concrete solutions, such as gun control. Many on the Right […]
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Thursday, setting the stage for a legal battle with major implications for the independence of the central bank. The Fed has been under the microscope in recent weeks amid pressure from Trump. On Monday night, Trump announced he had fired Cook after a […]
A four-year campaign to clear Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, shot dead by a U.S. Capitol Police officer as she attempted to access the House floor on Jan. 6, 2021, has ended successfully with the Defense Department agreeing to grant her full military funeral honors. In a letter to Babbitt’s mother and husband, Undersecretary of […]
Russia launched its largest drone and missile strike against Ukraine since the Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump. The attack largely targeted Kyiv. Ukrainian authorities reported at least 15 people were killed and dozens were injured, making it one of the deadliest single strikes in recent months. Ukrainian officials said […]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez’s lawyers rejected her firing by the Trump administration, arguing that only President Donald Trump himself could fire her. Monarez surprised many earlier on Wednesday when her lawyers rebuffed reports that she had resigned, saying she would not do so. Later that evening, the Department of Health and […]
Brandishing his loyalty to President Donald Trump and keeping retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at arm’s length has proven to be an early, lucrative campaign fundraising tactic for Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) in his quest to replace the former Senate GOP leader. “I don’t just talk about supporting President Trump,” Barr, serving his seventh term, […]
A Jewish history museum in Philadelphia was vandalized this week, as an unknown person spray-painted the museum’s exterior wall with red paint. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the Israeli flag displayed on the wall above the entrance of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History was spray-painted around 4:45 a.m. on Monday. It was […]
