The White House suspended public tours due to the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom requested by President Donald Trump. The project, which is estimated to cost $200 million, is scheduled to begin in September. Trump and private donors will cover the cost, according to the White House. The ballroom is expected to accommodate up to 650 […]
Both Republican and Democratic leaders in Virginia are condemning a protest sign targeting Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) that was shown at a protest in Arlington County. The Arlington school board was meeting on Wednesday to discuss its transgender bathroom policy in the face of threats of federal funding cuts, and transgender rights protesters were […]
The world’s leading hunger monitor, backed by the United Nations, declared a famine in Gaza for the first time since the war began, warning that half a million Palestinians were facing “catastrophic” conditions. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said that half a million Gaza residents are “facing catastrophic conditions characterized by starvation, destitution, and […]
The FBI raided former national security adviser John Bolton’s home early Friday morning. Agents conducted the operation at Bolton’s Maryland residence as part of a high-profile national security investigation ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel. The inquiry is believed to be about classified information Bolton was accused of illegally leaking in his 2020 book, The […]
When President Donald Trump announced his plans to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department earlier this month, he included a not-so-subtle threat to liberal cities beyond Washington: either clean up or face the threat of a federal takeover. “We’re going to have a tremendous success on what we’re doing,” Trump said regarding the enlistment of the […]
In a break from its historically liberal disposition, the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Trump administration has awarded funding supporting nearly a dozen projects headed by individuals and organizations linked to the broader conservative movement, a Washington Examiner review has found. Among the projects funded by the Trump administration’s NEH is scholarly work […]
A slew of candidates who lost high-profile Senate races last year are asking voters to give them another shot with the midterm elections around the corner. Democrat Sherrod Brown, the former Ohio senator, became the latest politician to announce a comeback bid Monday after losing in a presidential election year that buoyed his GOP rival. […]
President Donald Trump’s temporary federal takeover of some law enforcement functions in the District of Columbia was prompted by the carjacking of a young man known for his nickname, “Big Balls,” near Logan Circle in the morning of Aug. 3. The young man’s name is Edward Coristine. He used “Big Balls” as his LinkedIn name […]
The U.S. national debt recently surpassed $37 trillion for the first time, as the federal government continues to accumulate debt at a record-setting pace. That includes a $1.9 trillion deficit for fiscal 2025, per Congressional Budget Office projections. So, it might seem odd that some self-proclaimed fiscal conservatives are pushing to include earmarks, specific spending items […]
President Donald Trump and Republicans are having problems selling the president’s signature legislative accomplishment, the One Big Beautiful Bill, before next year’s midterm elections. Their problems come after former President Joe Biden and Democrats similarly experienced difficulties selling Biden’s cornerstone pieces of legislation, from the American Rescue Plan Act to the Inflation Reduction Act, before […]
