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Green Party leader Zack Polanski to run for Keir Starmer’s seat as Labour eyes Somali refugee

The leader of the United Kingdom’s Green Party has announced his intentions to run for the seat in Parliament vacated by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Zack Polanski, leader of the Greens, has led his hard-left party to wild success in the polls as a more extreme and ideologically unorthodox alternative to the mainstream Labour […]

Federal prosecutors charge Texas ICE officer whom Minnesota failed to extradite: Report

Federal prosecutors have reportedly charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant during the Trump administration’s January immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Christian Castro, who is accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the thigh during the Jan. 14 incident, has reportedly been charged with making false statements to federal investigators, […]

Vance says China ‘willing to play ball’ on strangling Iran’s economy

Vice President JD Vance indicated that U.S. overtures to Beijing to crack down on Chinese banks providing financial services to Iran are beginning to work. The vice president told the Washington Examiner during a White House press briefing Thursdsay that he wasn’t sure whether President Donald Trump had raised the subject with Chinese President Xi […]

Massie blasts Vance for saying Iran conflict isn’t a war: ‘Insult to the men and women fighting’

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) had harsh words for Vice President JD Vance‘s assessment that the United States is not at war with Iran. The vice president fielded a number of questions about Iran during a Thursday press briefing at the White House. Though President Donald Trump’s military campaign has extended beyond six months, Vance told […]

Melania Trump has no plans to attend RNC’s midterm convention

EXCLUSIVE — First lady Melania Trump is not planning to attend the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, next week, which is set to begin on Wednesday. A White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Thursday that the first lady is not planning to travel for the convention. This story is breaking and […]

Vance waxes lyrical about RFK Jr.’s sauerkraut diet after being complimented on weight loss

As reporters geared up to ask Vice President JD Vance questions about the Iran war, former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure, and the midterm elections, questions took a humorous turn as one reporter asked about his sauerkraut diet amid recent weight loss. The vice president spoke in the White House press briefing room […]

Missouri House candidate plotted to stash cocaine in rival’s purse, FBI says

A Republican candidate running for Missouri’s House is facing federal drug charges after he attempted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent. Thomas Ross, 37, appeared in court on Thursday on one charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Ross had allegedly asked his campaign manager to place the drugs in his […]

Vance jokes he’s anticipating ‘intense intellectual conversations’ with Biden at 9/11 event

Vice President JD Vance quipped he was looking forward to spending time with former President Joe Biden during the commemoration service in New York City marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “As you guys can probably guess, I’m really looking forward to hanging out with Joe Biden,” Vance told reporters on Thursday […]

Vance: ‘It’s not my business’ to endorse Thune for another term as Senate leader

Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) should the Republican Party keep control of the Senate after November’s elections. President Donald Trump has feuded with Thune over the Senate’s refusal to pass the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill, before the midterm elections. Trump also declined to support […]

Mitch McConnell set to return to Senate after Labor Day, James Comer says

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) on Thursday said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is expected to return to the Senate next week after a roughly three-month-long absence. The development comes as it remained unclear whether McConnell, who suffered a fall that kept him away from his duties in June, would return to Capitol Hill on Sept. 14, […]
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