President Donald Trump is complicating the renewal of a key government spying program with his insistence that Congress pair any extension with passage of the SAVE America Act, his signature election bill. Over the weekend, the president urged Congress to pass the voter identification bill alongside an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance […]
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear gunmakers’ challenge to New York’s law allowing civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers, wholesalers, and dealers, leaving in place a lower court ruling that upheld the measure. The move is a setback for the firearms industry, which argued that New York’s law conflicts with a federal statute designed to […]
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron avoided any public tussles over foreign policy at the opening events of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on Monday. The two leaders have had a complicated relationship during Trump’s second term as the United States imposed “Liberation Day” tariffs on most trade partners, pressured the NATO […]
Washington Examiner White House reporter Christian Datoc described the various political, military, and diplomatic pressures on President Donald Trump as the United States nears a peace deal with Iran. “Ultimately, President Trump has a mountain to climb, not only because of ending the war itself, but kind of countering growing public dissatisfaction with the way […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said Monday that he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are under investigation by the Justice Department. The outgoing governor, who is widely expected to launch a 2028 presidential campaign, suggested that the inquiry is politically motivated. “Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list,” Newsom wrote on X. […]
Vice President JD Vance called himself “boneheaded” in his new memoir for once deriding Democrats as “childless cat ladies,” five years after he made the divisive comment. In Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, Vance admitted fault in making the comment. “One of the dumbest things I ever said came when I argued that […]
Vice President JD Vance responded to concerns from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) over the looming Iran-U.S. peace deal, which the Hillbilly Elegy author helped to negotiate, on Monday morning. “I’d caution Lindsey Graham and anybody else not to believe the hard-liner propaganda in Iran, but to believe what is actually in the agreement,” Vance told […]
President Donald Trump did not appear willing to extend his current trip to Evian, France, for the G7 summit to attend the official signing of the memorandum of understanding with Iran on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland. “Well, it depends,” Trump told reporters during a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. “JD is […]
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday (R) signed off on a legal settlement that clears the way for roughly $1.1 million in payments to contractors who installed security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) private home. The move breaks a monthslong impasse with state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Shapiro’s Republican rival in this year’s governor’s race. Sunday […]
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was struck by a fleeing vehicle in New Jersey while trying to apprehend a suspect, who remains at-large. The incident occurred on Route 72 in the township of Manahawkin, New Jersey, according to the Stafford Township Police Department. The report said the incident occurred Monday morning, after a suspect […]
