Virginia mother Stacy Langton said it is “very alarming” how Fairfax High School students are being “victimized” by an illegal immigrant enrolled in the school. Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was arrested on March 7 on charges of nine counts of assault and battery. He is accused of creeping up […]
The Department of Justice on Wednesday said two U.S. citizens and one Chinese national were charged with conspiring to commit smuggling after they illegally attempted to export cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to China. According to a Justice Department press release, Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English are accused of conspiring to smuggle […]
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have indicated that peace with Iran may be imminent, but analysts warn this could be diplomatic maneuvering. On Monday, after threatening to destroy all power plants in Iran, Trump abruptly called off the strikes after posting on Truth Social that “VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING […]
The White House is refusing to provide details on the negotiations being conducted between the United States and Iran, claiming the “sensitive diplomatic discussions” would be harmed by press speculation. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking to reporters at a Wednesday press conference, cast doubt on media reports of President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan […]
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) declined to answer whether he would endorse Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to continue leading Senate Democrats. “I have my ups and downs with Chuck, like many Democrats do,” Warner said at a Politico Live event. “But, I am amazed that nobody works harder. Nobody spends more time fundraising. I […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the United States is still engaged in “productive” peace talks with Iran, even after Tehran rejected the reported plan to end the war offered by the Trump administration. Leavitt opened her Wednesday press briefing by claiming that President Donald Trump‘s Operation Epic Fury had decimated Iran’s […]
Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) unveiled bipartisan legislation Wednesday aiming to ban members of Congress from prediction market trading on political events, policy decisions, and other government action. The Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act applies to all members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children. It also includes […]
Members of the British Parliament belonging to Reform UK marched out of the House of Commons together after a sharp back-and-forth with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Reform leader Nigel Farage made a rare appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, where he demanded the premier admit that his “Smash the Gangs” initiative — aimed at […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rejected the latest offer on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, accusing Democrats of “rehashing old ground” as a partial government shutdown nears a new record. “They know better. They’re asking for things that have already been turned down. So, it just seems like they’re going in circles,” […]
House Republicans voted Wednesday to block lawmakers from forcing politically difficult votes demanding information from the Trump administration, shutting down a key oversight tool for the rest of the year. Republicans tucked language extending a ban on resolutions of inquiry into a procedural vote, bringing a bill to “beautify the District of Columbia” to the […]
