Starbucks’s move to expand security for its CEO underscores how an increasingly anti-corporate environment is posing mounting challenges for high-profile figures. Starbucks ratcheted up security spending by roughly 760% last year and disclosed in January that CEO Brian Niccol can use the company’s private jet for all travel, ending a $250,000 cap on personal use. […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) could make history as the first black speaker should Democrats win the upcoming midterm elections. But a razor-thin GOP majority that seems to narrow by the week could put Jeffries in the speaker’s chair much sooner than anticipated. If Jeffries becomes speaker, he will have to take on the burden that […]
Millions of Americans are expected to watch the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, but don’t expect President Donald Trump to be one of them. Instead, Trump and many conservatives are likely to tune out the official NFL performance in favor of Turning Point USA‘s alternative halftime show, featuring country […]
When former Vice President Kamala Harris rebranded her 2024 campaign social media accounts as a “new Gen-Z led progressive content hub” ahead of the midterm elections, she attracted both cheerleaders and scoffers. Some Democrats hailed Harris for visionary outreach to younger voters in a crucial election year with control of Congress on the line. Others […]
EXCLUSIVE — Reform UK has found great success leaning into a British culture and identity that has long lain dormant among the Conservatives and Labour. A nostalgic “Rule Britannia” spirit pervades the speeches and interviews of Reformers. A light, cheeky monarchism bubbles up to the surface when party members sing “God Save the King” or […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has denied withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress, calling such claims from some “Gang of Eight” lawmakers “lies and baseless accusations.” Gabbard issued a lengthy defense of her actions in dealing with the complaint, which dates back to May 2025 but was largely unknown until this week due to […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to Washington, D.C., earlier than expected, as President Donald Trump appears optimistic a nuclear deal with Iran is in sight. Netanyahu was initially planning to meet with Trump at the White House on Feb. 18, the day before the first meeting of the Board of Peace, which is […]
President Donald Trump‘s Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner boarded the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday, just one day after high-stakes negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Witkoff, Kushner, and U.S. Central Command Cmdr. Bradley Cooper met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his team in Oman on Friday […]
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld’s X account fell victim to a phishing scam on Saturday, sparking confusion on the social media platform. A Fox News spokesperson confirmed Gutfeld’s account was hacked, as scammers sent direct messages to users about needing votes so that he could “co-host an upcoming entertainment show.” Over 3 million followers were […]
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman entered the city’s crowded mayoral race on Saturday, marking a shocking and last-minute move to challenge longtime ally Mayor Karen Bass after previously endorsing the mayor. The progressive city councilwoman called Bass an “icon” during an interview with the Los Angeles Times, but said that in recent months, Los […]
