Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an increasingly narrow path to remaining as the leader of his party and, thus, the country, particularly after his deputy prime minister, who worked for him for more than a decade, resigned this week. Cries for his resignation as Liberal leader have grown louder, including from his fellow party […]
Ryan Routh, who tried to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump at his golf course in September, is facing a new felony attempted murder charge connected to his flight from law enforcement. The charge stems from when Routh fled law enforcement, forcing them to shut down traffic. The traffic shutdown caused an accident that almost killed a […]
Canadian officials proposed the creation of a joint Canadian-United States police force to help fight transnational crime. In a press release, as part of its new Border Plan, Ottawa announced that it would propose to the U.S. the creation of a “North American Joint Strike Force to target transnational organized crime.” Public Safety Minister Dominic […]
The House passed legislation on Wednesday that aims to curb child abuse at residential homes for troubled youth. The 373-33 vote on the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act was repeatedly championed by socialite and media personality Paris Hilton. The bill would establish federal data collection and reporting standards that would act as state guidelines on […]
Even before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump is either, depending on your perspective, projecting power or spreading chaos beyond America’s borders. As I write, the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, is hanging on by a thread following the resignation of his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland. The problem? Trump’s threat of a 25% tariff on […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took home millions of dollars while running for president in 2023, primarily through his work with various law firms and his leadership at a vaccine-skeptic nonprofit organization. Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made roughly $10.7 million in 2023, according to recently amended […]
President-elect Donald Trump appeared before supporters with his hair styled a new way, prompting online commentary on the look. Trump was seemingly fresh off the golf course as he approached a crowd while wearing a Trump-Vance polo shirt and had his hair slicked back. He was at his International Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida […]
The Senate passed on Wednesday the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense bill that authorizes Defense Department policies and funding levels. Approval of the sweeping, must-pass legislation came with little time to spare: The 2024 NDAA expires at year’s end, and this is the Senate’s last working week of the year. The NDAA passed […]
A State Department-housed office that conservatives say funded an unconstitutional “censorship scheme” would receive a one-year extension under a provision in a 1,547-page spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. The bill text, which was released on Tuesday before the House and Senate adjourn for Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s holidays, includes a provision that […]
A group of Senate and House Republicans will speak about the proposed continuing resolution to extend government funding through March 14, 2025, during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. The group, which includes Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ron Johnson (R-WI), along with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), are expected to begin speaking at […]
