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WATCH LIVE: JD Vance and Erika Kirk speak at Turning Point USA tour in Athens, Georgia

Vice President JD Vance and Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk are set to speak at an event Tuesday night as part of the organization’s tour, the latest stop of which is in Athens, Georgia. The two appeared onstage together at a TPUSA event last fall after the assassination of the late conservative activist Charlie […]

Treasury threatens foreign banks aiding Iran with ‘Economic Fury’ sanctions

The Treasury Department has threatened to impose secondary sanctions on foreign banks that may be aiding Iran as the weekslong war persists. The secondary sanctions are part of the Trump administration’s “Economic Fury” effort, an allusion to Operation Epic Fury. “Treasury is moving aggressively with Economic Fury, maintaining maximum pressure on Iran,” the department posted […]

House turns focus to Cherfilus-McCormick and Mills in ethics crackdown: ‘Two down, more to go’

Furor in the House over alleged congressional ethics violations is shifting focus to two members of Florida’s delegation: Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Cory Mills (R-FL). Heading back into session on Tuesday after a two-week recess, calls for four members to resign or be expelled from the House reached a fever pitch, resulting in the […]

Spain legalizes residency of over 500,000 illegal immigrants in the country

Spain finalized a highly controversial move to legalize over 500,000 illegal immigrants in the country, despite stiff opposition. The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the measure, granting legal status to over half a million illegal immigrants in a country of under 50 million. The effort was pushed for months by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s […]

Ex-Mike Pence aide launches Democratic congressional campaign in Virginia

Olivia Troye, an adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence who became a critic of President Donald Trump, announced Tuesday that she is running for a House seat in Virginia as a Democrat. Troye became a fierce critic of Trump after she resigned from her position as Pence’s homeland security and counterterrorism adviser in 2020, […]

Thom Tillis slams Trump’s proposal to impose tolls on ships in Strait of Hormuz

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Tuesday criticized President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States could tax vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. “I think that that is crazy,” Tillis said. “That makes no sense. It’s another tariff. You can call it a toll, but now it’s a water tariff. That doesn’t make sense […]

Ukraine has no ‘unrealistic expectations’ for Hungary as it pitches itself as ally to Magyar

EXCLUSIVE — The Ukrainian government breathed a sigh of relief this week when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Russia’s greatest supporter in the European Union, lost his reelection bid. But Kyiv remains clear-eyed that the Hungarian leader has not been replaced by a rabidly pro-Ukraine alternative. Incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar has signaled points of […]

The candy and Coke commander in chief: Trump’s sweet tooth feels all-American

President Donald Trump, like many Americans, has a hunger for success and certainly works up an appetite. Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed that the president always has candy ready to go in the Oval Office, along with his Diet Coke button. “He’ll first start off with candy bars,” Oz said on Donald Trump Jr.’s Triggered podcast […]

Eric Swalwell scandal hangs over ‘best friend’ Ruben Gallego’s 2028 hopes

The rapid downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) over sexual misconduct and rape allegations is threatening to claim the future political ambitions of Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) as a casualty. Gallego is a possible 2028 White House contender for Democrats. But his proximity to Swalwell in the wake of sexual assault accusations from at least […]

Lawmakers honor Holocaust Remembrance Day amid rising antisemitism

Trump administration officials and a bipartisan group of lawmakers reaffirmed the Holocaust would “never again” occur at the annual commemoration for the Days of Remembrance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, as Republicans and Democrats face growing accusations of antisemitism. The Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony has been held every year since 1979, commemorating […]
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