Former Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has found a new post-Congress side hustle: personalized video messages. Greene announced Wednesday that she has joined Cameo, the platform where users pay celebrities and public figures to record custom videos, with her profile charging $150 per message. “This is Marjorie Taylor Greene, and I am excited to […]
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the U.S.-born man believed to lead Mexico’s powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The State Department increased its previous $5 million reward for Juan Carlos Valencia González, known as “Pelón,” as part of a broader campaign targeting […]
The Department of State has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador, striking back at the Brazilian government’s refusal to approve Washington’s own appointed ambassador to the country. Brazilian ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti was stripped of her visa on Wednesday, suspending her ability to represent the country. The decision was explicitly made in retaliation for […]
Vice President JD Vance has remained notably quiet on the allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), the former son-in-law of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), despite Vance and Moreno’s long-running relationship. Vance made his first public appearance on Wednesday as the domestic violence allegations against Miller received new scrutiny this week after the congressman, who was […]
Wisconsin’s leading Democratic gubernatorial contender on Wednesday reversed her support for canceling Thanksgiving, as she faces a steep path towards winning over more centrist voters in the race. Socialist Francesca Hong is viewed as the favorite to clinch the Democratic primary nomination on Aug. 11, though no polling has been released since her top rival, […]
New Mexico on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, stymying the state’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez. Torrez alleges that Blanche and the Justice Department […]
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, along nearly partisan lines on Wednesday. Schwartz, who was confirmed 51-43 after a turbulent confirmation hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions last month, is slated to take office after the agency has […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio came out on top in this past weekend’s nonpartisan straw poll at the Western Conservative Summit, outpacing a packed field of would-be 2028 presidential hopefuls. Hosted by the Centennial Institute, Colorado Christian University’s public policy think tank, the summit ranks among the largest annual gatherings of conservatives in the Western […]
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined Wednesday to say whether President Donald Trump should fire Jeanine Pirro after the president criticized the U.S. attorney for dropping charges against an Olympic canoeist accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “If the president chose to fire a United States attorney, it turns out he’s allowed to […]
The National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday launched its first joint ad campaign with a GOP candidate, months after a Supreme Court ruling lifted caps on coordinated party spending. The ad campaign, in conjunction with vulnerable Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), features two ads boosting the first-term lawmaker. Bresnahan, who faced scrutiny over stock trades made […]
