Violet Affleck, the 19-year-old daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, took the stage at the United Nations this week, calling for urgent action on clean air, pandemic protections, and broader social justice issues. Speaking at the “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” event in New York, the Yale freshman framed her generation […]
The White House budget office is urging federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans if the government shuts down next week. An Office of Management and Budget memo obtained by Punchbowl News detailed the administration’s personnel plans for a shutdown, which go beyond the standard furloughs. The memo asks agencies to find programs, projects, and activities, […]
White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich is leaving the Trump administration, the White House confirmed to the Washington Examiner. Budowich, the top communications aide at the White House who also worked for Trump’s 2024 campaign, is leaving the White House to join the private sector, Axios reported. The White House shared statements with […]
President Donald Trump lamented an incident of “triple sabotage” at the United Nations on Tuesday and called for punishment for any alleged perpetrators. Trump delivered an address at the U.N. and said he endured audio problems, a teleprompter malfunction, and an escalator mishap before he delivered his speech. He wrote on Truth Social that it […]
(The Center Square) – Republicans who identify as MAGA are more likely to believe that bias is a serious issue at the nation’s colleges and universities, according to a new Vanderbilt Unity Poll. The poll released Wednesday shows that 79% of Republicans and 54% of Democrats believe it compared to 91% of respondents who identify as […]
(The Center Square) – The Republican leader in the California Assembly said Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom went too far when he told CBS host Stephen Colbert he feared there would be no free election in 2028. “That’s ridiculous. We’ve had elections every four years for president,” Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher, R-Nicolaus, told The Center Square […]
The pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced on Tuesday that it will build a $6.5 billion facility in Texas, marking the company’s second multibillion-dollar U.S. investment this month. The Indiana-based company announced in February that it would be making four distinct manufacturing investments in 2025 across the United States, with the goal of bringing 13,000 domestic […]
Vice President JD Vance shared the spotlight with a young fan on Wednesday, giving the boy an “excuse” for skipping school. Vance spoke at the Concord-Padgett Regional Airport in North Carolina, after which he took questions from the press. During this, the vice president called on a “young man” who “doesn’t look like a journalist,” […]
Former FBI Director James Comey could face criminal charges within days as the Department of Justice weighs whether to seek an indictment before the clock runs out on a possible perjury case tied to his 2020 congressional testimony. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are preparing to ask a grand jury to indict Come as early as this week, […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth will ask President Donald Trump to approve the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter who killed 14 people and injured dozens more in 2009. Hasan was previously convicted of his crimes before a military jury and was sentenced to death. He has sat on death row for more than […]
