President Donald Trump conceded that his efforts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia to end their three-year war are proving much harder than he initially expected. During a news conference at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, Trump was asked why he had not been able to end the war in the […]
Council of the District of Columbia Chairman Phil Mendelson proposed separating the bill approving the new Washington Commanders stadium from Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s budget legislation, which is expected to face a vote on July 15. On Friday, Mendelson introduced a stand-alone bill called the Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025 to give Washington, […]
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday denied allegations of “racial profiling” over its policy to enlist local law enforcement to help with immigration enforcement. “Allegations that 287(g) agreements with local law enforcement encourage ‘racial profiling’ are disgusting and categorically FALSE,” DHS said in a post on X. “Our 287(g) partners work with us to […]
The White House projected that the tax provisions in the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would reduce deficits by up to $2.3 trillion because of the economic growth spurred by the legislation. The Council of Economic Advisers released its latest analysis of the Senate’s reconciliation legislation on Wednesday morning. The agency […]
New York Mayor Eric Adams set his sights on state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani following the latter’s Democratic primary victory on Tuesday. Adams is running for reelection as an independent in November despite initially winning office as a Democrat and his claims that he is “still a Democrat.” As a result, he will face off against […]
One of the original employees of the Department of Government Efficiency, formerly led by Elon Musk, has left the federal government. Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old high school graduate who goes by “Big Balls,” left the job and the Trump administration this week. A social media account under his name confirmed that he left. “I’m officially […]
EXCLUSIVE — A Rhode Island federal judge who blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal assistance is under renewed scrutiny for his long-running ties to a taxpayer-backed nonprofit organization that has received millions of dollars in government grants and was flagged for serious financial irregularities. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr., appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2010, issued […]
Former Sen. Scott Brown launched his second Senate campaign in New Hampshire on Wednesday to replace Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who won’t be seeking reelection in 2026. If Brown, who previously represented Massachusetts in the Senate, wins, it will be the first time someone has been elected to serve in the Senate in two different […]
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte cannot stop heaping praise on President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The two appeared at a press event on Tuesday for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit currently underway at the Hague in the Netherlands. During their comments, Trump referred to the recent ceasefire established between Israel and Iran following U.S. […]
State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani‘s upset victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during New York‘s Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday puts establishment Democrats in a tough position. A self-proclaimed socialist with less than five years of legislative experience under his belt, Mamdani, 33, built a grassroots campaign centered on affordability that promised to bring working-class voters […]
