There is limited desire among Republicans on Capitol Hill to haul Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan back in front of lawmakers, despite accusations that he may have lied to Congress about statements related to 2016 Russian election meddling. A years-old House Intelligence Committee report now available to the public appears to contradict statements made to […]
Pope Leo XIV mourned those killed in the violent attack on a Catholic Church in the Congo on Sunday by ISIS-backed rebels. The pontiff expressed sympathy and regret over the murders and wished for peace in the region. The massacre left 43 people dead, according to a United Nations representative. “His Holiness Pope Leo XIV […]
The Department of Justice filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg on Monday, alleging he made “improper public comments” about the Trump administration. “These comments have undermined the integrity of the judiciary, and we will not stand for that,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in announcing the complaint. The DOJ complaint […]
Senate leadership’s hopes of passing a trio of spending bills before the August recess are dimming as senators from both parties raise objections. Two Republicans told the Washington Examiner on Monday evening that they were blocking a request to bundle the three bills together, while a bloc of Democrats signaled they, too, would throw up […]
Police responded to an active shooter situation reported in midtown Manhattan around 6:40 p.m. Monday. At least two people, including a police officer, were shot and injured, according to initial reports. The victims’ conditions are unknown. The gunman armed with a rifle walked into a skyscraper that houses the headquarters for Blackstone and the NFL. […]
The Justice Department was grilled by an appeals court panel Monday over its bid to pause restrictions on immigration raids in Los Angeles that were put in place by a federal district court order. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, made up of Judges Ronald Gould, Marsha Berzon, […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem admitted Argentina back into the Department of Homeland Security’s visa waiver program, which lets foreign citizens travel in the United States for up to 90 days without a visa, on Monday. The U.S. removed Argentina from its visa waiver program in 2002 when Argentinians began entering the nation illegally after fleeing […]
Washington Examiner‘s Byron York said Democrats are using the Jeffrey Epstein scandal as a tactic to divert attention from recent revelations that the intelligence community misled the public about Russian interference in the 2016 election, misinformation that for years fueled their narrative that Donald Trump was an illegitimate president. Appearing on Fox News’ The Ingraham […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) on Monday filed legal action against a New York clerk for refusing to enforce a judgment against a New York doctor, who prescribed abortion pills to a Texas resident. Paxton’s office, previously this year, asked acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck to file a summary judgment and court summons against […]
The “Great Recall” of more than two dozen opposition lawmakers in Taiwan over the weekend greatly disappointed the president and his progressive supporters. All 24 members of the Kuomintang, or KMT, survived the coordinated challenge of their office on Saturday, smashing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s hopes of taking control in the Legislative Yuan. Hsinchu […]
