Two targets of President Donald Trump’s law firm revenge spree filed lawsuits against the administration on Friday, saying the president’s executive actions against them were unconstitutional. The firms, WilmerHale and Jenner & Block, brought the cases in Washington, D.C., in response to Trump signing executive orders stripping their employees of security clearances, restricting their access […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha said Friday that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) doubling down on woke policy is another example of why Democrats are losing popularity with voters. “If you’re a Republican or you’re MAGA, you should go out and put a Tim Walz for Democrat nominee sign on your front lawn like right now,” Concha […]
President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday morning, the first contact between the two as world leaders. Trump, who has been roundly dismissive of Carney and previously said he “doesn’t care” about Canadian politics, said the phone call was “extremely productive.” “We agree on many things, and will be meeting […]
President Donald Trump called upon the House to pass a funding fix to Washington, D.C.‘s budget “IMMEDIATELY” to avoid $1.1 billion in cuts, which would likely sail through the chamber on a bipartisan basis. In a post to Truth Social, Trump said Washington needs to become “CLEAN and SAFE again!” “We need our Great Police […]
BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge, and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed. The 7.7 magnitude quake, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation will soon overwhelm and destroy the Ukrainian military, and suggested the United Nations take control of the country if the war ends. Putin made the bellicose comments, which run counter to Russia’s self-proclaimed openness towards negotiating an end to the invasion of Ukraine, on Thursday during an address […]
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Labor from implementing certain elements of President Donald Trump’s executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for federal contractors and grant recipients. The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Chicago Women in Trades, a nonprofit group founded in 1981 that helps prepare […]
Comedian and podcast host Bill Maher said his dinner at the White House will be similar to former President Richard Nixon‘s visit to China. “I don’t have some sort of complex where I think I can heal America. I can’t,” Maher told Chris Cuomo on The Chris Cuomo Project. “But, if two guys who’ve been at […]
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to revive its use of a wartime deportation law after a lower court blocked efforts to expel more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members without hearings. In an emergency petition, Justice Department lawyers urged the high court to lift orders issued by a federal judge in […]
President Donald Trump tapped Vice President JD Vance to lead the charge to rid the revered Smithsonian Institution of “anti-American” ideology. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Vance, who is a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to oversee an effort to eliminate “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Washington, D.C.-based Smithsonian […]
