The Trump administration moved Tuesday to keep Bill Essayli in charge of the Central District of California, extending the tenure of Los Angeles’s top federal prosecutor past his expired interim status by naming him acting United States attorney. Essayli, a former Republican state legislator and longtime ally of President Donald Trump, was initially appointed to […]
President Donald Trump’s recent account of how he broke off his friendship with the late, convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sent shockwaves Tuesday. Trump told a gaggle of reporters aboard Air Force One that he banned Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago resort over a dispute about Epstein poaching employees. Trump’s association with Epstein is known, but […]
The Justice Department argued before an appeals court panel on Tuesday that the Trump administration should be allowed to continue with a Biden-era mass parole program for hundreds of thousands of migrants, leaning on a Supreme Court order issued in May as part of the argument. The three-judge panel on the United States Court of […]
Congressional Republicans are looking to use more face time with constituents during the August recess to right the ship of sinking poll numbers for President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” tax law. Democrats are pummeling the law just as pivotal 2026 midterm election races take shape, leaving Republicans playing catch-up to sell Americans on its provisions, which a […]
California officials are “racing against time” to fix a pricey stretch of highway that is at risk of falling into the ocean and crippling an entire region. The cliff-hugging section of U.S. 101, which links Eureka to Crescent City, has had a string of “multimillion-dollar band-aid” fixes throughout the years, including squeezing the highway into […]
President Donald Trump confirmed that a Secret Service agent tried to sneak his wife on board a support plane accompanying him to his trip to Scotland. The story, first reported by the Herald newspaper of Glasgow, was confirmed by Trump on Air Force One during his trip back to Washington, D.C. “Wouldn’t you think it might […]
The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a new website that implores U.S. citizens to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement and help the Trump administration‘s mass deportation efforts. The website, join.ICE.gov, is brand new, according to DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin. Its rollout comes weeks after Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which […]
After months of silence, North Korea finally opened up about talks with President Donald Trump, leaving open the door for positive dialogue but warning against any talks of denuclearization. Among Trump’s most notable foreign policy moves of his first administration was warming relations with North Korea, opening up talks with the country, and famously meeting […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday introduced a bill to prevent midair collisions, six months to the date after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed into a passenger jet approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people. The legislation aims to mandate the installation of anticollision technology on all military flights and require the Army […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is set to hold a meeting with Texas Democrats on Wednesday as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is calling the state delegation back to redraw the state’s congressional map. The visit comes as the House Majority PAC, which backs House Democrats, launched a “Lone Star Fund” to spend upwards of […]
