Attendees leaving the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention on Friday said they heard something more than a pep talk for Republicans after their midterm losses. To many of them, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sounded like someone who might run for president in 2028. Rubio gave no explicit indication Friday that he was preparing to […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will hold a press conference Friday evening at the White House to discuss the Federal Aviation Administration issuing a ground stop earlier in the day. FAA IMPOSES NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP ON ALL FLIGHTS The FAA halted all flight departures nationwide Friday afternoon due to a […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a break from his diplomatic schedule Friday to deliver the Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, where he put to rest rumors that he is imminently resigning to run for president and instead took up the mantle of coalition bridge builder. His speech […]
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear a case over the legality of President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order that largely barred people from applying for asylum at the southern border. The high court will hear Mullin v. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services later this term, dealing with one […]
The son of former CIA chief John Brennan was arrested on Friday and charged with “transportation of child pornography,” according to an affidavit signed by a special agent with the FBI. Kyle Brennan, 40, was arrested in Warrenton, Virginia, following investigators uncovering a two-year-long trail of his alleged possession of child sex abuse material, which […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will deliver remarks Friday night at 5 p.m. at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention in Washington, D.C. RUBIO REPEATEDLY SAYS HE’S NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT 2028: ‘WASTING YOUR TIME’ The event is intended to celebrate “250 years of exceptionalism” and discuss the institutions that have shaped American society. […]
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) this week pushed back against the idea that President Donald Trump’s move to name Stephen Miller his White House chief of staff put a possible immigration deal at risk. As dismal results trickled in for Republicans on election night last week, Trump first suggested he would be open to crafting legislation […]
DENVER — Division over who should lead the Democratic Party in Congress in January 2027 has been put on stark display at a celebration of the party’s historic election gains. At the two-day What’s Next conference in Denver, where strategists and lawmakers are debating the path forward for the Democratic Party, disagreements over the incoming […]
A tanker collided with a cruise ship carrying over 100 passengers on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. when an Atlantic Asphalt tanker crashed into the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage, which was docked on the Mississippi River, […]
Nevada Gov.-elect Aaron Ford said he supports abolishing the Electoral College, arguing the institution has racist origins and has repeatedly allowed presidential candidates to win without the national popular vote. Ford, a Democrat who defeated Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) in the Nov. 3 election, said he initially had reservations about the National Popular Vote Interstate […]
