Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) sent his colleagues a letter defending his gifts, poems, and compliments to female staffers, claiming his actions were misinterpreted as sexual harassment. The House Ethics Committee handed down its recommendation that Edwards be censured earlier this month, and his peers are expected to vote on the suggestion in the coming days. […]
President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack NATO member territory. “I’ve had good talks with Putin,” Trump said during an Oval Office event. “He’s not going to be attacking a NATO territory.” Trump’s comments come as CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow this week for meetings […]
The Justice Department is urging the Supreme Court to reject a bid by alleged Sept. 11 attack mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and a co-defendant to restore plea agreements that would spare them the death penalty. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices on Wednesday to leave in place a federal appeals court ruling that […]
The United States is taking a victory lap after a Syrian paramilitary group previously backed by Washington against the Islamic State agreed to dissolve its organization and integrate into the national government. The Syrian Democratic Forces, formed by Kurdish fighters in 2015 to combat insurgent Islamic militants, will dissolve and integrate into the Syrian national […]
Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino accused the Trump administration of wanting him dead. “Do I think they want me killed? Absolutely,” Bovino said on The Tucker Carlson Show on Wednesday. Bovino served in the commander role from October 2025 to January 2026 before he was reassigned following public backlash in Minnesota […]
Former New Hampshire Republican Sen. John Sununu does not have plans to attend the inaugural 2026 Republican midterm election convention, at least for now. Sununu, also a former congressman, is running in the Granite State’s Republican Senate primary election against another former senator, one-time Massachusetts senator and former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Scott Brown. […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America as cross-border relations with Canada deteriorate amid trade negotiations. “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade,” Trump said on Thursday from the White House. “Very sadly, even the military. You know, we defend Canada for […]
Former President Joe Biden reportedly considered a pardon for President Donald Trump in an effort to unify the country. The anecdote appeared in a profile on Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) published Thursday morning by The Atlantic. According to Cox, who did not support Trump in 2016 or 2020 but has used his platform to try […]
The battle for Georgia’s closely watched Senate seat is increasingly becoming a fight over the company the candidates keep, as Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and GOP challenger Mike Collins trade accusations of racism and antisemitism fueled by controversial figures who are close to each other. The latest salvo came Thursday after the Washington Post reported […]
Diner en Blanc Washington, D.C., is more than a mysterious, elaborate picnic. Imagine an outdoor dinner party at a secret location and one very specific dress code: all white. Welcome to Diner en Blanc. For 11 years, thousands of Washingtonians have dressed head-to-toe in white, packed gourmet meals and folding tables, and followed strangers to […]
