President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would federalize control of Washington, D.C., if “local youths” aren’t prosecuted as adults. The statement came after former DOGE staffer Edward Coristine, known as “Big Balls,” was reportedly beaten by a group of juveniles over the weekend. Trump has previously condemned the district’s crime and homelessness conditions and […]
Democrats are trying to take the fight to Republicans, alleging they are facing an existential threat, with Gov. Greg Abbott‘s (R-TX) attempt to redistrict Texas’s congressional map mid-cycle to protect the GOP’s majority in the United States House before next year’s midterm elections. Their response coincides with Democrats protesting Republican lawmaker town halls during the […]
The Trump administration has faced renewed friction from courts as it seeks to implement its agenda, causing headaches for the Justice Department and the rest of the administration. While President Donald Trump‘s administration has faced slowdowns and setbacks in the federal courts since returning to office in January, a recent string of orders and actions […]
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will face off against left-wing activist and organizer Katie Wilson in the city’s mayoral election in November. According to reports, Wilson was leading the incumbent in the early returns of Tuesday’s primary election in Seattle by a slight margin of 46.4% to 45%. Election returns showed five candidates received at least […]
President Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to call the state legislature in for a special session where they could approve new congressional maps that would redraw district lines in favor of Republicans. That began a partisan back-and-forth, with Democratic states such as California and New York threatening to redraw their maps in favor […]
Lithuania formally asked NATO to increase its air defense capabilities to protect European countries. The request comes after a Russian drone carrying explosives entered the country’s airspace last week. Kestutis Budrys, Lithuania’s acting foreign affairs minister, and Dovile Sakaliene, Lithuania’s defense minister, reportedly wrote to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to notify him of the […]
Democrat Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s City Council president, won the city’s mayoral primary in a landslide Tuesday night. She was the top vote-getter of nine candidates and will advance to the November general election against the second-place winner. Solomon Kinloch Jr. sat in second place, and Saunteel Jenkins in third as of 10:30 p.m. Eastern on […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is confident that the Trump administration will release the Epstein files after the committee subpoenaed the Department of Justice for them Tuesday. Comer says he doesn’t anticipate a conflict with the DOJ over the files, which the Trump administration has yet to release after President Donald Trump pledged […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is asking the Texas Supreme Court to strip the alleged “ringleader” leading Texas Democrats of his elected office. Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday to remove Democratic Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu from his post. Texas Democrats have been away from their home state to deny Texas Republicans the quorum […]
President Donald Trump declined to wave off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from fully occupying Gaza, as tensions grow within the Israeli government over the proposed offensive. “I really can’t say,” Trump said, speaking to reporters on Tuesday afternoon. “It is going to be pretty much up to Israel.” Pressed on the occupation question, Trump […]
