Washington Examiner Defense Reporter Mike Brest joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss Pete Hegseth‘s, nominee for secretary of defense, controversial reporting with his academic records as well as the mysterious drones flying around in New Jersey and the disagreements between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump on the war between Ukraine and […]
President-elect Donald Trump called for mystery drones spotted above the Northeast to be shot down, taking questions some lawmakers have been asking a step further. Northeast residents have been baffled by sightings of mysterious drones, to which the Biden administration has offered vague answers. Trump urged a forceful response, calling for them to be shot […]
President Joe Biden is set to allow California to ban the production of new gas-powered vehicles after 2035. California and 11 other states were awaiting permission for the ambitious measure, which Biden is set to give in one of his final acts during the lame-duck period, two people briefed on the matter told the New […]
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) rejected calls for state funding for sex change operations for transgender prison inmates. At a Thursday press conference, Beshear rejected the premise on the grounds that it would mean prisoners would be “receiving better coverage and healthcare than a law-abiding citizen.” “I recognize that LGBTQ inmates may be at a higher risk […]
A judge ordered President-elect Donald Trump on Friday to appear in Florida next week for a deposition as part of his defamation lawsuit against ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos. The judge said Trump must appear in person in the Southern District of Florida for the deposition at some point during the week and that questioning could last up to four hours. […]
OpenAI head Sam Altman joined a host of Big Tech figures cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump, donating $1 million to his inaugural fund. Big Tech has been one of Trump’s biggest long-term rivals, a frequent target of his ire in public speeches. During the 2024 election cycle, however, several major Big Tech figures started […]
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country just hours before rebel forces seized the capital, with the details of his exit showing a chaotic retreat. Reuters spoke with 14 people close to Assad or who were familiar with his exit. The report showed Assad’s desperation in the final days of his rule, desperately fighting […]
House Republicans are considering whether to move forward with disciplinary measures against House Ethics Committee ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) over her handling of the panel’s investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) said he had been asked for his “view” on introducing a censure resolution against Wild, who will leave […]
Pro-Kremlin writers are claiming that North Korean soldiers are seeing front-line action in the Kursk region of Russia. Approximately 10,000 personnel of the Korean People’s Army were dispatched to aid the Russian military in October. Since then, there has been scant evidence of widespread deployment to the front lines. Now Kremlin-aligned bloggers in Russia are […]
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is seeking “clear assurance” that all of President-elect Donald Trump‘s Cabinet nominees will undergo FBI background checks. Raskin made the requests on Friday in a letter sent to Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon, the co-chairs of the Trump-Vance transition team. He pointed out that while the transition team has “reached an […]
