President Donald Trump praised the IRS decision permitting churches to endorse political candidates, saying it allows them to “speak up.” “I love the fact that churches could endorse a political candidate,” Trump said on Wednesday at the White House. “If somebody of faith wants to endorse, I think it’s something that I’d like to hear.” […]
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was rearrested on Wednesday on insurrection charges. Yoon attempted to impose martial law on the country in December. If found guilty, Yoon could face lifetime imprisonment or execution. Yoon faces five charges, including violating the rights of Cabinet members for meeting with only a select few before launching […]
Five leaders from Africa endorsed President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as they advocated for their countries’ interests at the White House. Leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal praised Trump for his foreign policy, particularly last month’s peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, ending the 30-year war and […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) indicated Wednesday that a Russian sanctions bill was gaining momentum in both chambers of Congress. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced additional sanctions on Russia to pressure Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end his war in Ukraine. Thune said he “hoped” he could bring it […]
The “stupid people” who attacked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Texas deserve a long jail sentence, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. When asked whether ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents enforcing his mass deportation operation are under threat from a left-wing militia, Trump said the attackers are well-funded. “You have some very stupid […]
Former NOAA chief Neil Jacobs told lawmakers Wednesday he would “probably do some things differently” in response to questions over the 2019 “Sharpiegate” scandal, pledging at his confirmation hearing not to sign off again on an inaccurate hurricane forecast under political pressure. Jacobs, nominated to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, came under fire […]
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte has vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have allowed cities and towns to hold partisan elections for governing school boards. The legislation, approved by the state Legislature in a largely party line vote, would give local governments the option of allowing candidates for nonpartisan local school boards […]
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a New York school district it claims is trying to “erase” its Native American mascot and imagery to comply with a state rule that violates federal civil rights laws. The department said its Office for Civil Rights is probing whether the Connetquot Central School District […]
(The Center Square) – A Trump administration official says “good luck” to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who vows local police won’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Trump administration border czar Tom Homan told reporters they plan to increase immigration enforcement efforts. “And for those that say 3,000 a day is too much, I want to […]
Kimberly Guilfoyle, an attorney and ex-Fox News host who was formerly engaged to Donald Trump Jr., emerged largely unscathed Wednesday from her confirmation hearing to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle’s personal ties to President Donald Trump and his family went unmentioned by her or senators as she laid out her vision for the […]
