The new paint job at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears to be peeling just two weeks after reopening, according to video footage from the Washington Examiner. The latest blunder on the National Mall comes after the pool turned from the intended “American flag blue” to bright green due to algae blooms this week. The […]
Democrats’ chances of recapturing the House in the 2026 elections improved Thursday, as new ratings reflect the troubling political environment for Republicans. Though an advantage in redistricting has insulated Republicans’ narrow majority, the party faces headwinds with President Donald Trump’s low approval rating, historical midterm trends for the party in the White House, and the […]
Vice President JD Vance said he is worried people are taping highly sensitive conversations in the White House’s Situation Room, after a New York Times report on a meeting held in the location discussing convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, two New York Times reporters released an excerpt of their new book detailing meetings […]
Maria Bartiromo, host of Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria, challenged Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) over the SAVE America Act, saying, “What’s the problem? Get your birth certificate.” “That’s the law, you can’t vote if you’re not an American citizen. Yes, get your birth certificate. Yes, that’s exactly right.” Bartiromo said. The SAVE America Act, which […]
Janeese Lewis George, a socialist councilwoman, is poised to become the District of Columbia’s next mayor, an electoral outcome that is expected to revive President Donald Trump’s scrutiny of the local government after months of intervening in its affairs. Although votes continue to be counted, Lewis George’s more centrist opponent, Kenyan McDuffie, conceded the race […]
The Cuban Communist Party approved an emergency economic reform package on Thursday aimed at opening parts of the island’s tightly controlled economy as the government grapples with a deepening economic crisis and renewed pressure from the United States. The move came one day after Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel convened an unscheduled session of the Communist […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Thursday accused Senate Democrats of engaging in “bad-faith obstruction” that he said is contributing to a growing standoff involving President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence and efforts to renew key federal surveillance authorities. During a committee meeting Thursday morning, Grassley pointed to Senate Minority […]
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) will return to Congress later this month, after a monthslong absence due to an unspecified health issue. Kean, 57, is set to return to Capitol Hill on June 30, a spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Examiner. The New Jersey Republican has been absent from the House since March and has […]
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a Bureau of Prisons policy designed to phase out taxpayer-funded hormone treatments and other transgender accommodations for federal inmates, ruling that prison officials likely violated federal administrative law when adopting the policy. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued a new preliminary injunction in Kingdom […]
Big Macs are out, and sauerkraut is in at the White House — or at least on the plates of several Cabinet officials. As nearly 1 in 10 American adults take GLP-1 weight loss drugs, these officials are attributing their slim physiques to fermented foods. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce […]
