President Donald Trump is painting Democrats as soft on crime ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as he seizes control of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., and accuses liberals of presiding over a public safety crisis. Trump announced Monday morning that he, for the first time in the nation’s history, will federalize Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan […]
The Department of Justice came to terms with two energy companies to remove uranium mine waste from Navajo Nation land located in New Mexico. “The United Nuclear Corporation and General Electric Company have agreed to a consent decree with the United States, Navajo Nation, and the State of New Mexico under the federal Comprehensive Environmental […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) derided Washington, D.C., as the “most dangerous place on the planet” after President Donald Trump took control of the capital’s police force to fight crime. After days of agitating for as much, on Monday, the president announced “Liberation Day” for Washington, D.C., federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and activating the National […]
The gunman who attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta fired over 180 rounds, causing extensive property damage and breaking 150 windows. Patrick Joseph White, 30, opened fire at the building complex on Friday, ultimately killing a police officer. CDC personnel told the Associated Press that the damage could take weeks […]
President Donald Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His nomination comes shortly after Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, a Biden appointee who published an unfavorable job report. He included an implicit slight against McEntarfer in his announcement on Truth Social. “I am pleased to announce […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to help with policing in Washington, D.C., calling the move “deeply dangerous” and “lacking seriousness.” In a statement released Monday, Moore accused the president of using service members “as pawns” to distract from policies he said are driving up unemployment and […]
Former United States Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is accusing former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) of rewriting history after she criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to activate the D.C. National Guard this week. Pelosi wrote on X Monday that Trump “delayed deploying the National Guard on January 6th when our Capitol was under violent […]
Russian troops achieved one of the biggest breakthroughs of the war in eastern Ukraine, with some units making it through Kyiv’s primary defensive line just days ahead of President Donald Trump’s peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Since September 2022, the war in Ukraine has largely been marked by slow, attritional warfare […]
The growing international coalition will formalize the recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 9. The movement presents a sudden upheaval to the status quo of Middle East policy among world powers, and its unexpected momentum has stalled peace negotiations in the Gaza Strip. Recent pledges to recognize a […]
A high-stakes trial began Monday in a California courtroom over whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed thousands of National Guard troops and United States Marines to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids in June. The three-day bench trial before U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, the brother of retired Supreme Court […]
