Police are responding to an active shooter at the Mall of Louisiana, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) said. Videos posted on social media showed a large police response, with a fleet of police vehicles. Multiple gunshots could be heard. “I am aware of the active shooter scene at the Mall of Louisiana,” Landry said in a […]
House GOP leadership is setting up another clash with its right wing by pushing to renew a government surveillance program before it expires — without requiring warrants to spy on Americans. GOP leaders dropped the latest iteration of legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday. Under the plan, FISA, which […]
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf claimed Iranian unity on Thursday, firing back at President Donald Trump‘s assertion that the Iranians are “having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is.” Ghalibaf said in a statement that “there are no radicals or moderates” in Iran, referring to a statement from Trump earlier in the […]
First lady Melania Trump highlighted the success of the initiatives she has championed, from advancing the foster care system to artificial intelligence, on Thursday at the 113th annual First Lady’s Luncheon. Both initiatives focus on benefiting and helping children, which are key issues the first lady has been focusing on during President Donald Trump’s second […]
Reza Pahlavi, the crown prince of Iran and opposition leader against the Islamic Republic, was doused with red liquid by a protester following a press conference in Berlin. Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, was leaving the city’s federal news conference building on Thursday when an individual approached him from behind and […]
President Donald Trump will be announcing a drug pricing deal with Regeneron at the White House on Thursday at 3 p.m., according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. TAKEAWAYS FROM TWO HEARINGS: RFK JR. ON VACCINES, IRAN WAR, NIH FUNDING, AND MORE Leavitt made the announcement on X, marking the latest deal the Trump […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Wednesday invited House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to personally hash out their dispute over redistricting. DeSantis said Jeffries should come to Florida to talk after the House Democrat criticized the Republican governor for calling a special legislative session to discuss redistricting, among other topics. “I will pay for you […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney doubled down on his country’s provincial bans on U.S. liquor during a press conference Tuesday, saying the bans are in place because of the “irritant” of U.S. tariffs. In retaliation for U.S. tariffs on its hallmark exports, several of Canada‘s provinces have imposed bans on U.S.-imported alcohol. Carney told reporters […]
Celebrity is coming back to Washington, D.C., for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, as rapper Nicki Minaj will be attending the event. While there are few details about Minaj’s appearance yet, Fox News confirmed to the Washington Examiner that she will attend the event as a guest of the media company. Major news companies can […]
Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sided with Democrats on a string of affordability votes in an overnight “vote-a-rama” session, undercutting GOP messaging even as they backed the party’s immigration funding bill. Facing competitive reelection races this fall, Collins and Sullivan sided with Democrats on amendments to lower the cost of groceries, energy, […]
