President Donald Trump fired the remaining two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday at the agency that enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws. A White House official confirmed the firings of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya to the Washington Examiner. The move is another step by the president to remake the […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested he will mount a primary challenge against Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in 2026. Paxton has been a noted critic of Cornyn, especially after the senator threw barbs at him during his impeachment trial. After being acquitted, Paxton has increasingly eyed Cornyn’s Senate seat. In an interview with Punchbowl […]
President Donald Trump defended top ally Elon Musk’s efforts to return two stranded NASA astronauts during a Tuesday evening interview with Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle. The astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, have been stranded on the International Space Station since June 2024 but returned to Earth on Tuesday. “When I came into office, I said Elon, […]
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) weighed in on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) decision to help pass the GOP government funding bill that she and House Democrats vehemently opposed. Pelosi expressed her confidence Tuesday in Schumer remaining the party’s leader in the Senate despite activists and certain House members calling for him to step […]
The National Archives released thousands of documents on Tuesday related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. The release of the classified files was a campaign promise of President Donald Trump. One of the most famous assassinations in United States history has drawn nationwide interest for over 60 years, with many suspecting that […]
Retired soccer star Megan Rapinoe lamented President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, calling the president’s action “really cruel.” Rapinoe is no stranger to criticizing Trump in the past, previously stating she would not go to the White House should the U.S. women’s national team get invited in 2019 […]
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation named conservative activist Christopher Rufo the first of its three 2025 Bradley Prize winners on Tuesday. The Wisconsin-based foundation awards its annual prizes to three individuals it believes champion its conservative principles and the legacy of the late Lynde and Harry Bradley. The Bradley Foundation also gives grants to […]
The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) detailed work reduction plans and efforts to implement artificial intelligence and boost anti-fraud in a new memo sent to staff on Tuesday, while also acknowledging he has made mistakes during his brief time leading the agency. Leland Dudek has been leading the agency since mid-February when […]
The House Judiciary Committee demanded Tuesday that former special counsel David Weiss and seven current and former Justice Department lawyers testify before Congress about their work involving Hunter Biden, President Donald Trump, and other cases with political undertones. Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote two letters, one to Weiss and another to Attorney General Pam Bondi, […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has begun rebranding himself as the Democratic Party’s top critic, with a 2028 presidential run on the table. After his failed bid as former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in 2024, Walz has sought to remain in the national spotlight by criticizing his party. After briefly stepping out of public […]
