House oversight committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) told reporters ahead of Wednesday’s hearing that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had not been “100% truthful” about visiting convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein‘s island. “I haven’t seen wrongdoing in the email correspondence, but he wasn’t 100% truthful with whether or not he had been on the island,” Comer […]
President Donald Trump tamped down expectations that he would eventually decide on a deadline to force Iran into a peace deal. “Never a deadline. It’ll happen,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during an event touting an upcoming UFC event on Wednesday. “It’ll happen, but never a deadline.” A fragile ceasefire between the U.S. […]
Democrats are eyeing a midterm messaging weapon in a Republican proposal to use $1 billion in federal funds for security upgrades tied to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom. The proposed funding does not appear to be for the construction of the ballroom itself, which Trump has repeatedly said would be financed through personal […]
The Department of Justice said Wednesday that the University of California, Los Angeles, used race-based admissions practices at its medical school, despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling prohibiting such policies. In a findings letter, the DOJ concluded that UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine discriminated against applicants based on race in its incoming classes of […]
Lawmakers on the Minnesota House fraud prevention and oversight committee say that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is refusing to turn over records of her office’s past correspondence with Feeding Our Future’s ringleader. State legislators suspect that the missing messages show proof that the Minnesota congresswoman was involved in the $250 million reimbursement scheme originating in […]
President Donald Trump hosted a number of UFC fighters on Wednesday for an impromptu event to tout the upcoming fight on the White House South Lawn in honor of America’s 250th Independence Day celebrations. The event, which will feature the likes of Justin Gaethje, Ilia Topuria, and more, is slated for June 14, the same […]
Candidates running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) zeroed in on Xavier Becerra during Tuesday night’s debate, the latest indication that the former Health and Human Services secretary may be the one to beat. During the two-hour CNN debate, Becerra took hits from both Republicans and the four other Democrats onstage about everything from handling […]
President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party was reaffirmed during Indiana’s state elections, which saw several of the president’s preferred candidates beat out state Senate incumbents. At least five Indiana state Republicans who snubbed Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional districts were ousted during Tuesday night’s primary elections. The president’s victory spells trouble […]
PHOENIX — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche promised to go after every individual who assaults federal law enforcement conducting immigration enforcement “every single time,” standing firm Wednesday on the Justice Department’s intolerance for protesters. “At my Department of Justice, if a rioter or an illegal alien or somebody you’re trying to arrest touches a federal law enforcement officer in any sort of […]
President Donald Trump turned a White House event honoring military mothers into a rare personal moment on Wednesday, praising first lady Melania Trump as an “incredible mom” before joking about social media posts in which autocorrect changed her name to “Melody.” Speaking during the Mother’s Day event in the East Room, Trump drew laughter from […]
