President-elect Donald Trump‘s labor secretary choice is drawing praise from unexpected places — and criticism from some of the president’s allies. “I plan to hold President-elect Trump’s feet to the fire for working people, and I look forward to hearing more from congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR),” progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said. “It’s a big […]
It took 28 days, but Adam Gray is finally going to Congress. Nearly a month after the election on November 5, the Democratic nominee for California’s 13th Congressional District was finally declared the winner in a very close race that was the last to be called. Gray defeated incumbent John Duarte (R-CA) by less than […]
The primary philanthropic arm of the influential Rockefeller family has given millions of dollars to arms of the Chinese government as well as organizations with strong links to the Chinese Communist Party. Between April 2020 and August 2024, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund donated $7.4 million to organizations that are either part of the Chinese government, […]
Pete Hegseth’s drinking was such a problem it worried many of his colleagues at Fox News, according to a report published on Tuesday by NBC News. The claim is based on communication with ten employees who worked alongside President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense and discussed instances in which they suspected him of […]
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering replacing his defense secretary nomination of Pete Hegseth with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Citing people familiar with internal discussions, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s team isn’t confident that Hegseth’s nomination will survive further scrutiny. DeSantis was on the shortlist during the first deliberations and is now reportedly […]
A judge terminated Hunter Biden‘s tax case on Tuesday in response to President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, but not before harshly criticizing the president’s announcement about the clemency as misleading. Judge Mark Scarsi wrote in a five-page order that “representations contained” in Joe Biden’s press release about the pardon “stand in tension with […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, was the target of an Iranian hacking effort. Several sources reported that the FBI notified Patel and Trump’s team of the cyberattack. The Trump transition team didn’t directly confirm or address the incident. “Kash Patel was a key part of the first Trump administration’s efforts against the […]
A Fulton County judge heard arguments Tuesday about District Attorney Fani Willis’s refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Georgia legislature, marking the latest instance of Willis fighting outside scrutiny of her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. The hearing centered on a pair of subpoenas that a state Senate committee sent to Willis in […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) reiterated his wish that his colleagues preserve the 60-vote threshold in the upper chamber, calling it the “bipartisan foundation of the Senate,” in his closing speech. “I have worked and I believe with every bone in my body, every fiber in me and every ounce of blood that I have to […]
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) responded to Hunter Biden’s pardon by vowing to call him before the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the pardon included waiving his 5th Amendment protections. “Thanks to his father’s pardon, Hunter Biden has waived his Fifth Amendment protections,” Biggs wrote on X on Tuesday. “I look forward to bringing Hunter back in […]
